Analysis of the works of Mehran Mohajer: A contemporary photographer

Photography experts believe that Mehran Mohajer is a photographer who makes good use of the power of photography media, such as straightforwardness and even spontaneity (i.e., snapshots). He utilizes two approaches in his works, including documentary writing and formalistic attachments, both of which can be studied in Mehran Mohajer's works. All of the features of Mohajer's works at least in the field of photography represent unique works, and no one has been able to apply this method simultaneously. Therefore, it is possible to gain a better understanding of this artist's creative look by investigating his collection of works. This study aimed to discover the artistic expression in Mohajer’s photographs that reaches a specific expression with specific elements. To this end, it was attempted to identify the modes of expression in photography using linguistic possibilities. Since there is a dearth of research on criticizing Mehran Mohajer's works, the literature on the topic was investigated in this study. The article entitled "Investigation of the Importance of Semiotics (Semantic Implications) in Conceptual Photographs" by "Freshteh Dianat" (2017) addressed the role and position of photography as one of the fundamental and expressive elements of conceptual art. This study seeks to highlight the role of semantic implications in conceptual art by evaluation and analyses of the position of semantics in conceptual photographs based on Pierce's theory. Therefore, the main question is: what position does the photograph have in the semantic implications of conceptual art?