A photo exhibition of 30 birds is to be held at Niavaran Cultural Center in north of Tehran, July 6-16.
Titled Simorgh, the show is about photos taken by Mohammad Amin Kajouri from 30 birds at Tehran Zoo and Tehran Bird Garden, Honaronline reported on its Persian website.
The show is inspired by the famous poem written by the mystical Persian poet Attar Nishabur (1145-1221).
In his poetry “Mantiq ut-Tayr” (Conference of the Birds), the birds of the world gather to decide who is to be their sovereign, as they have none. The hoopoe, the wisest of them all, suggests that they should find the legendary Simorgh. The hoopoe leads the birds, each of whom represents a human fault, which prevents human kind from attaining enlightenment.
The hoopoe tells the birds that they have to cross seven valleys to be able to reach the abode of Simorgh. In the end only 30 birds remain in the quest and find out that they themselves are the Simorgh; the name Simorgh in Persian means thirty (si) birds (morgh). The exhibit venue is located across Niavaran Park, Pasdaran St.
