Sadegh Tirafkan (July 3, 1965 in Karbala, Iraq to Iranian parents – May 9, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Persian: صادق تیرافکن)[1] was an Iranian contemporary artist who lived mainly in Tehran, Iran.
[2] Tirafkan employed different media in his work: photography, video installation, and collage.
[citation needed] He graduated from Tehran University with a degree in Photography in 1989 and participated in solo and group exhibitions worldwide.
[citation needed] Tirafkan's work included "Manhood", which dealt with the perception of masculinity in Persian culture.
Other projects such as "Persepolis", "Ashoura", "Secret of Words", "Iranian Man", "Whispers of the East", "The Loss of Our Identity", "Multitude" and "Devotion" dealt with Iranian history, identity, sociopolitical, religious and gender issues.