Persepolis 2.0
July 11
Persepolis, the 2007 movie and graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, has been remixed for the web in the wake of the recent June Iranian elections. Called Persepolis 2.0, the site rearranges the original panels from Satrapi’s work with new text in order to highlight the repetition of history. Co-created Sina told the Guardian that he chose to use Persepolis because ‘Satrapi’s novels are about her life, but to my generation of Iranians (at least in the west) they have become more than that: they have become iconic. The fact that images from 30 years ago can tell a story about what is happening now makes them all the more powerful’.
‘I’ve read some comments online from people angry that we ‘ruined’ Satrapi's work or unhappy with the poor quality of the copy,’ he said. ‘Their opinions are valid, but our point was just to get people to discuss Iran so that it didn't slip back into collective obscurity. Unlike her original work, Persepolis 2.0 is filled with flaws and inaccuracies, but the bottom line is that it has helped spark hundreds of conversations and that's more than we could have expected.’
Satrapi was not directly involved with the update, but lent her support. You can read the remixed panels here or on the the Spread Persepolis website.
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