Bok Dolls, Kormanj Lives

Photographed inside Kormanj homes in northeastern Iran, this series follows women making Bok dolls, capturing shared routines, family presence, and the dolls as carriers of memory, care, and living tradition.

In the northeastern region of Iran, among Kormanj nomadic and semi-settled communities, Bok dolls are made by women as part of everyday life. These handmade figures are created using simple materials and traditional techniques, passed down through generations.

This project was photographed during time spent inside their homes and shared living spaces. Rather than focusing only on the finished objects, the series observes the relationships around them: women working together, children watching, men present in the domestic space, and moments of quiet routine shaped by light, texture, and proximity.

The Bok dolls function both as objects of labor and as silent carriers of memory, care, and continuity. They are not symbols imposed from outside, but part of a living process rooted in family, tradition, and survival.

By moving between interiors, gestures, portraits, and collective presence, this series aims to offer a respectful and intimate view of Kormanj life — not as spectacle, but as lived reality.