Staring at Life is a photo series created in one of Tehran’s children’s state hospitals in 2004.
Life presents us with questions that each of us seeks to answer in our own way, and these answers may shift as we move through different stages of life. In this project, photography became my tool for exploring and understanding the complexities of life in the presence of suffering, illness, and pain.
Through these images, I sought to document moments of vulnerability, resilience, and humanity, creating a space to reflect on how children and those around them confront the challenges of illness while navigating the fragile yet enduring nature of life itself.
Zohre Kord 