Of
past and present
Photo essay: Iranian-American art in San Francisco Bay Area
Jahanshah Javid
May 29, 2005
iranian.com
Photographs and video clips from "Of past and
present" -- the first public presentation of "CrossConnections",
a collective art project by Taraneh Hemami with Persis Karim. CrossConnections
is a yearlong residency at California College of the Arts' Center
for Art and Public Life that explores personal, political, and
social concerns of the San Francisco Bay Area Iranian-American
community through multidisciplinary collaborative art projects.
Held at the Intersection for the Arts gallery last
month, the participating artists and writers were invited to engage
in a creative dialogue reflecting on their past and present experiences,
leading to the development of personal and collective pieces in
the visual, literary, and performing arts.
Participants included: Seyed Alavi, Naseem Badiey,
Ali Dadgar, Ala Ebtekar, Mahru Elahi, Iranshid Ghadimi, Haleh Hatami
, Ghazaleh Hedayat, Taraneh Hemami, Afshean Hessam, Persis Karim,
Parissa Milani, Amanda Movlai, Mokhtar Paki, Fariba Safai, Farnoosh
Seifoddini, Roham Sheikhani, Nazanin H. Shenasa, Hadi Tabatabai,
Bijan Yashar, Termeh Yeghiazarian, Shadi Yousefian.
The project's next public presentation "rePresent" will
expand on their personal reflections of past and present as well
as create collaborative pieces that focus on dialogue between and
across artists and disciplines. Catch "rePresent" next
month at the Oliver Art Center gallery at the California College
of Arts in Oakland (5212 Broadway at College) on June 4 and 19,
2005 >>> Details
By Shadi Yousefian
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Video clips
* Art
installation by Mokhtar Paki
* Persis Karim praises main organizer, Taraneh Hemami
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