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IRAN Vs. Guided by Amirali Ghasemi at PiST///
PiST/// Interdisciplinary Project Space has started its Artist Information project on May 2007 to focus on Istanbul and Turkey’s contemporary art production. On 2010 this project will cross borders to focus on contemporary art practices abroad. The first country of this research series will be Iran, a neighboring country with a 499 km border with Turkey. Its capital Tehran is 66 hours away from Istanbul by train and 3 hours by plane. Iran is one of a few countries that does not request a visa from Turkish passport holders. There is a 1,5 hours time difference in between them. Both countries have a population of over 70 billion. While there is a lack of local support for the contemporary art production in Turkey, it is the opposite in Iran, rather it is difficult to get international support.
Amirali Ghasemi is an independent curator and media artist from Tehran. He is the founder of the independent art space Parkingallery and since 1998 he continues his projects there, in different countries / cities and online. Starting from January 2010, Saturday and for the following 4 weeks, PiST will start a research period with the guidance of Amirali on Iranian contemporary art. This instruction, research and discussion period will start with cliches and prejudices, and by the second week Amirali will return back to Tehran and we will continue screening those works of Iranian artists curated by him. The screenings will continue by Q&A sessions via a skype connection to Parkingallery with Amirali and those artists he will invite. On May 2010 Parkingallery will screen works from Turkey with the guidance of PiST and we will answer those questions forwarded from Tehran to Istanbul for 4 weeks.
* The talks will be in English and there is a limited space for 30 people.
PiST///
Dolapdere Caddesi
Pangalti Dere Sokak
No 8A/B/C
Pangalti 34375
Istanbul TR
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1st session
16.01.2010 Sat 3 pm – 5 pm
Curator Talk: Amirali Ghasemi in conversation with Didem Ozbek
Screening Program:
Arash Khakpour and Arash Radkiya | Tehran Zoo | Documentary | 2009 | 10’20”
Mohamad Abbasi (IR/FR) | I am my mother | Short Film | 2008 | 1′
Amirali Navaee (IR) | When I was Leaving my city | Short Film | 2007 | 3′
2nd Session
13.02.2010** Sat 3 pm – 5 pm
unsuccessful attempt to be Live from Parkingallery
Screening Program
Manouchehr Tayyab | The Rhythm (Hossein Tehrani and His Drum) | 1971 | 9′
16mm transfered to DVD | (From Mooweex.com Arvhive)
Hadi Afarideh | The Morning ceremony | Documentary | 2008 | 9’31”
Ehsan Behmanesh and Arefeh Riahi | Silent/off families | Slideshow | 2007 | 5’55”
Amirali Mohebbi Nejad | 26 min to go | Short Film | 2009 | 17′
Hamed Sahihi | The sundown | Animation | 2007 | 3’29”
3rd session
24.02.2010** Sat 6 pm – 8 pm
Presentation of works by Amirali Ghasemi
Screening Program
Sona Safaie (IR/CA) | Alef | Experimental film | 2009 | 2′36″
Tala Madani (US/IR/NL) | The Apple Tree | Animation | 2008 | 2′36″
Nassrin Nasser (UK/IR) | Exile Paranoia | Short Film | 2009 | 10′30″
Elham Doust Haghighi (IR) | One Stupid Idea | Animation | 5′22″ | 2007-2008
Samira Eskandarfar (IR) | Comode | Short Film | 2008 | 5′22″
Payam Mofidi (FR/IR)| SHÂER KOSHI (Poeticide) | Animation | 2009 | 11′
Parisa Yousof Doust (NL/IR) | A Story of the Flying Carpet in the City of Zwolle | Short Film | 2005 | 8′
4th Session
Screenig Program
Coming soon