Khosrow Hassanzadeh is an ex-soldier, artist grocer. "My generation saw a revolution and a war," explains Khosrow. "Many of my friends became martyrs, prisoners of war or were disabled during the war." Faced with this suffering, he started to question the value of the conflict. "In Iran, only a specific group of people is allowed to talk about the war," he complains. In contrast to official murals glorifying war heroes, Khosrow's paintings are not about fruitful sacrifice. From shrouds displayed in shop windows to pallbearers in bodybags, his images of war are anything but heroic. But his paintings are too controversial to exhibit, so he organises private viewings on his roof.