When I went to meet Ayesha, Chaman had me tortured by the police. In my pain I ran to Dayanita’s house to make a record of my pain, from the series "Myself Mona Ahmed"

Photography and Media

1998, printed 2008

Dayanita Singh
Indian, born 1961

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Artist: Dayanita Singh
Title: When I went to meet Ayesha, Chaman had me tortured by the police. In my pain I ran to Dayanita’s house to make a record of my pain, from the series "Myself Mona Ahmed"
Place: India (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1998
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Edition: 5 of 7
Dimensions: 30.5 × 45.7 cm (12 × 18 in., image); 40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in., paper)
Credit Line: Photography Associates and Contemporary Art Discretionary Funds
Reference Number: 2013.131.13

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