Iranian artist opening Leeds show exploring disability and migration
Paralympian Mohammad Barrangi hopes his work will help people think of human stories behind headlines about migrationA decade ago the artist Mohammad Barrangi was representing Iran as an elite Paralympic sprinter and was ridiculously speedy.“My best time for the 100 metres was 10.72 seconds, in Tunisia,” he says with understandable pride. “I have friends who don’t believe I’m an artist.” Continue reading...