Last month we put on an exhibition, a series of discussions and events over 3 weekends in London called New Players, New Roles. International satellite station, one of the main stations to broadcast back to Iran in Persian, ManotoTV decided to come down and ask us what it was all about… Continue reading
A group of six UK-based Iranians on show in London, June 2013. What is it like living between two countries, or being exiled from the place where you feel you belong? And what are British views of Iranians today? When viewing the art, what are the traps into which we frequently fall, and are we … Continue reading
Writer Rajesh Punj’s piece on the current show, ending June 16th 2013 at Hundred Years Gallery, London. New Players, New Roles ‘The title New Players, New Roles, inspired by John Berger who in his book Ways of Seeing states that Rembrandt‘s self-portrait with new wife Saskia, is not made in the style of a new … Continue reading
Inspired by Persian poetry, Dana-Haeri has developed her own confident and indirect way of expressing the lofty concerns of which Persian poets and mystics once wrote, and which are still recited today. Here Dana-Haeri explains how she began her practise, what her influence was and the extent to which poetry is part of her everyday … Continue reading
Six Pillars 