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The works of the Iranian illustrator Alireza Pakdel criticize the current patterns of behavior in society and propose a reflection on issues that are left aside by a large part of the modern-day population.

In the images below, the artist is trying to address several themes such as capitalism, consumerism, technology, and the harm caused by humans to nature and animals who have to live in pollution.

We featured the author’s work here at Bored Panda a few months ago with his comics portraying the sacrifice of health professionals in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, right now we would like to share some of his new work that takes on a different perspective and touches the morals and values of modern-day society.

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KitKatss
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People trying to keep mainstream and make their lives look perfect, making their lives worse instead, the sacrifices some people make are too great and pointless sometimes, this is just sad

Pantea
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Iran (the artist is Iranian), politicians pretend to live modest lives, while gathering wealth on the back of the poor. The camera shows what they want the public to see (on state controlled media) and behind the camera we see their actual life style.

Aamna Shah
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think celebrity culture is also to blame. Granted we'll all put our best foot forward but most of what we see in their lives is not true. They don't look like that in real life as opposed to the massively photoshopped covers. Their PDA is mostly carefully crafted for media consumption. Obviously many ordinary folks buy into it and want the same and feel inadequate because their lives aren't as 'perfect'. It's all projection.

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