Twelve years ago, she began documentary work in the Middle-East. Often associating herself with humanitarian organizations, Josée's work primarily focused on the impact of sanctions on the Iraqi people. She also produced, in collaboration with Amnesty International, an important documentary with prisoners of Khiam Detention Centre, south of Lebanon. For her exhibition Ils étaient absents sur la photo, she was awarded artiste pour la paix in 1998. Shahrzad Arshadi, a human rights activist and Montréal-based Canadian/Iranian artist, came to Canada as a political refugee on December 24,1983. In the past ten years, Shahrzad has ventured into different fields of photography, painting and video, enabling her focus on issues of memory, culture and human rights. Shahrzad has exhibited her work in various locations across North America.