June Taraneh

During the year-long seminar held by @mirjanavrbaski at @ostkreuzschule_seminare , I developed the series "Personal Persia". It was on view at Bethanien Kreuzberg in the Group Exhibition "No Person Without a World" last week. Thank you Mirjana for guiding my project through the year in such a sensitive way and thank you @julia_kochanek for your beautiful curatorial advice. // Personal Persia is a photographic journey into a homeland and a heritage that the artist can sense but never fully grasp. Growing up in Germany as the daughter of a German mother and an Iranian father, Ahuraian has never lived in nor visited Iran. Yet Persia is woven into her identity through stories, customs, and memories. In her photographs, Ahuraian gathers fragments of her origins that lie within reach — in Berlin, in her small hometown in Hessen, and at her core. Using an analog camera, she engages with her family‘s history, reflects on cultural longing, and searches for an elusive homeland. She captures the moments that shape her vision of, and relationship to, Persia. Her very own Persia, collected from here.

Es gibt keinen Menschen ohne Welt, schreibt die Dichterin Anne Carson und verweist auf das enge Geflecht aus Einflüssen, Ereignissen und Beziehungen, das jeden Menschen umgibt. In Mirjana Vrbaškis Seminar an der Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie begaben sich neun Fotograf:innen auf eine einjährige Entdeckungsreise zu den Welten, die in ihnen und um sie herum existieren. Sie gingen der Frage nach, wie diese persönlichen Universen ihre Arbeiten bereichern können und warum gilt: Je persönlicher eine Arbeit, desto universeller wird sie sein. In der Ausstellung „No Person Without a World“ berichten die Fotograf:innen von ihren Begegnungen mit Orten, Menschen, Geschichten, sich selbst. Sie zeigen intimste Erfahrungen, von Verlust und Schmerz bis hin zu Liebe und Gemeinschaft, die auf bewegende Weise universell sind. Die Eröffnung findet am Donnerstag, den 2. April 2026 um 19 Uhr im Kunstquartier Bethanien | Projektraum in Berlin-Kreuzberg statt, kommt vorbei! Um 18 Uhr eröffnet zudem Mustafah Abdulaziz’ OKS Seminarausstellung „Neun“ im Studio 1. Kuratorische Begleitung: Julia Kochanek @julia_kochanek . Mit Arbeiten von: Angelika Eppert @foryourdreamsonly Avery Edelman @aveedelman Claudia Gil Heike Kosa @heikekosa June Taraneh Ahuraian @junetaraneh Katja Regenspurger @katja.regenspurger Tarik Kemper @tarik_kah Thomas Hirsch-Hüffell @habefertig1 Vincent Jondeau @vy_jondeau ☞ Weiterlesen auf PiB Photography in Berlin: https://www.photography-in.berlin/ostkreuzschule-fuer-fotografie-co-kunstquartier-bethanien-seminar-mirjana-vrbaski/ Images: © June Taraneh Ahuraian / Claudia Gil / Tarik Kemper / Avery Edelman

JUNE TARANEH AHURAIAN — Personal Persia — @junetaraneh Personal Persia is a photographic journey into a homeland and a heritage that the artist can sense but never fully grasp. Growing up in Germany as the daughter of a German mother and an Iranian father, Ahuraian has never lived in nor visited Iran. Yet Persia is woven into her identity through stories, customs, and memories. In her photographs, Ahuraian gathers fragments of her origins that lie within reach — in Berlin, in her small hometown in Hessen, and at her core. Using an analog camera, she engages with her family’s history, reflects on cultural longing, and searches for an elusive homeland. She captures the moments that shape her vision of, and relationship to, Persia. Her very own Persia, collected from here. On view April 2-5 in the group exhibition: NO PERSON WITHOUT A WORLD Seminar @mirjanavrbaski Vernissage // Thursday, April 2, 19:00 Exhibition // April 2-5, 2026 Thur-Sat // 10:00-20:00 Sunday // 10:00-18:00 Kunstquartier Bethanien Projektraum // Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin “There is no person without a world,” writes the poet Anne Carson, referring to the intricate web of influences, events, and relationships that surrounds each human being. In the exhibition “No Person Without a World,” nine photographers examine the worlds that exist within and around us. Through intimate encounters – with places, people, stories, and themselves – the artists touch on a range of universal experiences, from loss and pain to love and companionship. Read more in PiB // LINK IN BIO

I am immensely proud to present the exhibition of my first @ostkreuzschulefuerfotografie seminar ’No Person Without A World.’ We spent one year together, developing projects, getting to know each other, asking questions, and ultimately photographing our lives in all their touching complexity. We cannot wait to open our doors on April 2! // Vernissage Thursday, April 2, 19:00 Exhibition April 2-5, 2026 Thur-Sat 10:00-20:00, Su 10:00-18:00 Kunstquartier Bethanien Projektraum Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin No Person Without a World Seminar Mirjana Vrbaški Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie “There is no person without a world,” writes the poet Anne Carson, referring to the intricate web of influences, events, and relationships that surrounds each human being. In the exhibition “No Person Without a World,” nine photographers examine the worlds that exist within and around us. Through intimate encounters – with places, people, stories, and themselves – the artists touch on a range of universal experiences, from loss and pain to love and companionship. // With works by: Angelika Eppert @foryourdreamsonly angelikaeppert.com Avery Edelman @aveedelman Claudia Gil: @c.laudiagil Heike Kosa @heikekosa June Taraneh Ahuraian @junetaraneh Katja Regenspurger @katja.regenspurger Tarik Kemper @tarik_kah Thomas Hirsch-Hüffell @habefertig1 unglaeubigesstaunen.wordpress.com Vincent Jondeau @vy_jondeau vincentjondeau.com // Curatorial Advice: Julia Kochanek @julia_kochanek

Marrakesch

More analogue Morrocco #streetdreamsmag #afilmcosmos #analogdrivemag #grainlinemagazine #somewheremagazine

Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose in Marrakesch

Moroccoococococococo 🌀 #grainlinemagazine #somewherenicemag #analogdrivemag #afilmcosmos #streetdreamsmag

Tea at Mt. Fuji 🌸 Japan, December 2023

Ladakh & Kashmir

Some moments from my trip through Ladakh and Kashmir in Northern India in April 2024. ..somewhere between the border of Pakistan and a frozen lake, that reaches into Tibet, the highest mountain pass of the world and Nubra Valley, an area where wild apricot trees grow on 3000m altitude.

1,5 years ago in Varanasi