Iman Tajik

The Dreamers

Iman Tajik,2020
The Dreamers is a series of performative photographic works by Iman Tajik, created during a residency with Deveron Projects as part of the Bordered Miles programme for Glasgow International 2020.

Set within the Scottish Highlands, the series places the artist in dialogue with two symbolic objects: a long piece of cloth, representing the shifting and often arbitrary notion of the border, and an emergency blanket, hoisted like a flag to evoke both nationhood and collective identity.

Through posture, gesture, and the act of carrying these objects across the landscape, Tajik questions how borders and national symbols shape belonging and exclusion. The work reflects his own lived experience of migration while addressing wider issues of identity, freedom of movement, and the ways individuals navigate geopolitical boundaries.

These photographs have been exhibited at Stills Gallery in Edinburgh and The Hunterian Art Gallery in Glasgow. They are also part of various public and private collections.