Mehdi Haghshenas‭ (‬born 1982‭)‬

Molavi

2004‭, ‬silkscreen‭, ‬100x70‭ ‬cm

 

Typographic poster to celebrate

Iranian mystic‭, ‬philosopher and

teacher‭, ‬Jalal-e-Din Mohammad

Molavī‭ (‬1207‮–‬1273‭), ‬known as

Rumi‭, ‬who instituted the ecstatic

dance ritual for which the‭ "‬whirling

dervishes‭" ‬are known to this

day‭. ‬The designer used a kind of

‭"‬whirling‭" ‬typography referring

to the Molavī‭ ‬Order of Whirling

Dervishes‭.‬