Born in 1987 in Zahedan, Iran, Reza Hazare hails from a family of Afghan refugees forced to leave their homeland during the civil wars. Hazare studied art in Tehran, worked with artists such as Basem Rassam and Vahik Hartounian before settling in Baku, Azerbaijan to continue his education and life.

This book was produced in the context of Art Dubai’s Marker, a curated not-for-profit gallery programme that concentrates each year on a particular theme or geography. (www.artdubai.ae/marker).

The 2014 edition of Marker is curated by Slavs and Tatars and takes Central Asia and the Caucasus as its focus.