THE INVISIBLE PRESENT video screening at Camera, Toronto

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THE INVISIBLE PRESENT
Curated by Amirali Ghasemi/Parkingallery Projects, Tehran

The Invisible Present organized by Sanaz Mazinani and presented by Stephen Bulger Gallery, is the first screening of Iranian video art in Toronto. The series which was conceptualized and curated by Amirali Ghasemi of Parkinggallery in Tehran introduces the vibrant new wave video art scene in Iran. This particular program of two forty minute presentations highlights the use of various disciplines, such as narrative fiction, documentary, experimental, animation, performance and photography. The artists—most of whom are younger than 35—work within Iran and across the globe. The Invisible Present sheds light on a generation that can not be plainly defined and is often harshly targeted internationally; a generation which seeks to be present and exercise their significant liberty to experiment, while being invisible to many.

The program will be followed by a Question & Answer period with Curator, AmirAli Ghasemi and artists, Mani Mazinani, Taimaz Moslemian and Sona Safaei.

Abbas Akhavan | Amirali Ghasemi | Anahita Hekmat | Zeynab Izadyar | Gelare Khoshgozaran | Mani Mazinani | Payam Mofidi | Amirali Mohebbinejad | Taimaz Moslemian | Tara Najd Ahmadi | Shadi Noyani | Shirin Sabahi | Sona Safaei | Bahar Samadi |

Please RSVP as seating is limited

416 504-0575
info@bulgergallery.com

CAMERA/ Stephen Bulger Gallery
1026 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON

Program:

3:00 pm
PART 1 (45 mins)
Shadi Noyani – The Iron Heel (4 min)
Shirin Sabahi – Swede Home (14 min)
Amirali Mohebbinejad – My Calm Town (6 min)
Taimaz Moslemian – Beard (4 min)
Tara Najd Ahmadi – Measuring the Level of Resisitance (4 min)
Anahita Hekmat – Apparition IV & V (3 min)
Zeynab Izadyar – Cut (1 min)
Sona Safaei – Decenter (1 min)

Intermission:
Gelare Khoshgozaran – Why (15 min)

4:00 pm
PART 2 (40 mins)
Payam Mofidi – Poeticide (11 min)
Abbas Akhavan – August 2006 (8 min)
Sona Safaei – Alphabet (1:25 min)
Bahar Samadi – The Memory (2 min)
Mani Mazinani – Screen Scene (14 min)
Amirali Ghasemi – Coughing and a bit of Scratching (3 min)
Sona Safaei – Grid (1:40 min)