I am the Kuwaiti Woman

Ghadeer me avisó hace unos días de una exhibición fotográfica de la artista Tahany Al- Ayoub sobre el estilo de vida de las mujeres Kuwaities hace mas de 50 años. Para empezar el lugar de la exhibición no es usual, se trata de una pasillo entre dos casas en Suweikh, al aire libre, por suerte estos días el tiempo esta fantástico.

Por otro lado las fotos han sido tomadas a mujeres normales, no modelos, en una antigua casa kuwaiti y la verdad que si no fuera por el montón de joyas que llevan todas podría decir que esta muy bien simulado. A excepción de una señora mayor que en una foto amasa pan o en otra carga a la que parece ser su nieta, el resto son señoras impresionantes de guapas y bien conservadas. Un poco mentirijilla pero bueno las fotos son bonitas y muy explicativas.

Tahany Al-Ayoub is a Kuwaiti photographer, she has tried to show us the way of life of Kuwaiti ladies from last 1st half century when oil was not yet in Kuwait. In her words " It seems, people have lost their sense of brotherhood and friendship, people are torn apart by what social class or familu they come from and we lost many traits that were once ingrained into our culture".

Pictures are very good and realistic. But I think that except for the old lady wearing abaya and hiyab and the lady with the three daughters the others are showing too much wealthy as I assume there was not so many gold and diamonds in that old times. But it is quite interesting to look at. Sorry that today was the last day but I couldnt make it to go but today.

Ghadeer y sus hijas en la fantástica foto.
Ghadeer and her girls in a really beautiful photo.

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