In her artist book independence Days, Maryam Jafri presents an expanded version of her photo installation, ‘Independence Day 1934–1975’, juxtaposing and arranging 234 photographs sourced over 10 years of research in 40 archives across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, including many from rare and at-risk collections.

This investigation of the role played by photography in mid-twentieth century decolonization processes has been published on the occasion of her solo exhibition ‘Maryam Jafri__Wege zur Knechtschaft neu geteert (Roads to Serfdom, Repaved)’ at TAXISPALAIS Kunsthalle Tirol. Essays by Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, Paul O'Neill, and Nina Tabassomi in English and German accompany Jafri’s work.