Woman, Life, Freedom — Zan, Zendegi, Azadi — became the defining phrase of the protests that spread across Iran from September 2022. The pieces in this collection put that phrase, and the visual language that grew up around it, onto canvas: raised hands, cut hair, women in motion, winged figures, and the Azadi Tower.
Where the phrase comes from
The slogan reached a global audience in 2022, following the death of Mahsa Jina Amini in police custody. Its roots are older and Kurdish — Jin, Jiyan, Azadî — and it had circulated in Kurdish political movements for years before entering Persian usage. Written in Persian it reads زن، زندگی، آزادی, and that is the form preserved on these pieces.
How the imagery is treated
These are not documentary works. They use the same contemporary Persian design language as the rest of the catalogue — nastaliq calligraphy, layered colour, figures rendered with movement rather than detail — so the result reads as artwork rather than as a poster. Some pieces set the phrase against the Azadi Tower or the Iranian flag; others centre a single figure, often winged, with the calligraphy woven through the composition.
Where these work
This is statement work. It holds a wall on its own and tends to be the piece people ask about, so a hallway, a study or a feature wall suits it better than a quiet corner. Every piece is printed to order, gallery-wrapped over a wooden frame, and arrives ready to hang.
Questions
What does Zan, Zendegi, Azadi translate to?Literally “Woman, Life, Freedom”.
Is the Persian script accurate?Yes — the phrase is written correctly in Persian, not as decorative approximation.
Which size should I order?Each product page lists exact dimensions. For a feature wall, the larger landscape formats carry the composition best.
