Tehran, YJC. He is 33 and the director of Owj Art Media Agency.
His billboards caused a lot
of controversy both when erected across the city and after they were removed by
the City Council.
Ehsan Mohammad Hassani, is 33
and he is the Director of Owj Art Media Agency, the organization that published
and installed a set of anti-US billboards across the city of Tehran.
Prior to his position at the agency, he was the Deputy of
Arts at the Foundation for the Preservation and Publication of Sacred Defense
Values.
The anti-US billboards were set up in the days of Iran-West
nuclear talks and a few weeks after Iran and the US started to show willingness
to strengthen bonds.
Second from left, front row, Ehsan Mohammad Hassani
The billboards were gathered by the Tehran City Council, followed by severe criticism by some political groups.
One of the billboards Hassani designed