Author and Interdisciplinary Artist

Birthday: 1978

Educational Background:

BA in Persian Language and Literature, Allāmeh Tabātabā’i, 1997-2002

Authorship:

Books:

• Mirzādeh Eshqi, a monograph on Mirzādeh Eshghi, (Iranian poet and journalist lived in the era of Persian Constitutional Revolution) Sāles Pub., 2009
• Shākh-e Nabāt (a Collection of Visual Poetry), Dibāyeh Pub., 2014

Articles:

With Literary Themes:

-The Evolution of Poetry (A Study on the New Methods of Literary Creation), Ketāb-e Hafte-ye Khabar Journal, May 2017

–  From Page to Scene: About the Revival of Oral Traditions in Persian Poetry), Tasvirnāmeh Journal, No. 3, Summer 2015

– Eyd-e Khun (Bloody New Year), Etemād-e Melli Newspaper, 2009

– Resurrection Opera, the Passion Play of Iranian Ancient kings: About the First Iranian Opera, Composed by Mirzādeh Eshqi), Bārān Magazine, Sweden, 2006

– Discovering the Despotism Pattern on the basis of Gender Pattern: An Analysis of “Se Tāblo maryam”(three Paintings of Mary)by Mirzadeh Eshghi), Haftād-o-Haft Magazine, No. 1, 2006

– Thoughtless Republic: The Iranian Constitutionalism Book, Supervised by Naser Takmil Homayun, 2nd Volume, Bāzshenāsi-ye Eslām va Irān Pub., 2005

Women and the art:

– To Revive out of One’s Ash like a Phoenix: A Review of Shahla Moazzezi’s Paintings), Zanān-e Emruz Journal, No. 15, February 2016

– The Unsettling Experience of Contemplation: (A Review of Pante’ā Rahmani’s Paintings), Zanān-e Emruz Magazine, First Year, No. 10, March 2015

– Folk Music and Femininity, Zanān-e Emruz Magazine, First Year, No. 6, November 2014

– Bony Fairies in the Costume of Kobani Women (A Criticism of H&M Function in Modelling Kobani Guerrillas), Sedā Weekly, No. 9, October 2014

-A coexistence with Death: (A Review of Fariba Rahnavard’s Paintings), Zanān-e Emruz Magazine, July & August 2018

-The Magic of Writing in the Feminine Ornaments and Language of Mystery, Zanān-e Emruz Magazine, No.1, First Year, June 2014

– Hamdoukhtehā: (An Introduction to the Exhibition of Women’s Fabric-Paintings), Pardis-e Mellat Gallery, June 2012

– The Illustrator of Words’ Absence (A Review of Mansureh Hosseini’s Calligraphic Paintings), Honar-e Fardā Magazine, No. 8, 2012

– Translating “Feminist Aesthetics” entry (into Persian), from Stanford Encyclopedia, Zanān Magazine, Nos. 147, 148, 149, Summer 2007

– The Silent History (Introducing the International Museum of Women in San Fransisco); E’temād-e Melli Newspaper, April 24, 2006

– Reflection of Feminine Experience (A Study on Music from the Viewpoint of Gender), Zanān Magazine, No. 136, September 2006

– Translating “Gender, History and Post-structuralism” (into Persian), from Women Studies, by June Hannam, The Cultural Heritage News Agency Site, 2003

-The Masculine Ideal of Beauty in the Faces of the Royal Harem’s Women, (Interview with Beate Petersen), Tasvirnāmeh Journal, No. 3, Summer 2015

– I Knew I Had to Deal with Passion, (Interview with the painter Pante’ā Rahmani) E’temād-e Melli Newspaper, November 12, 2014

– I Wish I Could Publish My Lullabies in Iran (Interview with the singer Sima Bina), Zanān-e Emruz Magazine, No. 6, November 2014

-I’ve Been Left with the Melancholy of Those Accidents, (Interview with Azadeh Akhlghi), Zanān-e Emruz Magazine, No. 1, Spring 2014

Calligraphy and Visual Arts:

– Marginalia on the Importance of a Name: An Introduction to the Solo Exhibition of Mohammad Ahsa’i in Bum Gallery, 201

– Body Embodiment in Persian-Islamic Calligraphy, Tazraw Quarterly, No. 4, November 2017

– Cartouche Prototype and the Spatial Formalization of Writing, Ketāb-khāneh Magazine, No. 1, May 2016

– Alefbāl-e Fārsi; A Review of Bird Motif’s representations in the Contemporary Calligraphic Painting, Ketāb-khāneh Magazine, No. 0, March 2016

-On the Virtue of Deviationism: The Aesthetics of Imperfection in Persian-Islamic Calligraphy Tradition, Tasvirnāmeh Journal, No. 2, Winter 2014

– Calligraphic Painting; Reconstruction or Demolition(A Criticism of the Criticism of Al-e Ahmad for the 5th Biennial of Painting), Tasvirnāmeh Journal, No. 1, Spring 2014

-The Other Half: On the Aesthetic Crisis of Calligraphic Painting, Alef Magazine, No. 86, November & December 2011

– An Introduction to the Catalogue of “khatnegaareha” Exhibition: Recognizing the Calligraphy and Calligraphic Components in the Modern Iranian Art, Pardis-e Mellat Gallery, January 2012

– Abstract Orbiting Tradition in Divine Words, Sedaghat Jabbari’s Art Book, Total Art Gallery, Dubai, 2006

– Narration for a Documentary Film about an Iranian-Japanese Calligraphy Workshop in Imam-Ali Museum, Tehran, 2008

– A Wrong Picture in the Eyes: A Review of Nosratollah Moslemian’s Paintings, E’temād-e Melli Newspaper, December 3, 2008

– A House Subjugated to Dream; (A review on The first winner of Tehran International sculpture symposium by Ali Jabbar Hossein), Haft Magazine, Fifth Year, No. 42, December 2007

– Abbas Kiarostami, Cannes Film Festival and Globalization, A Persian Translation of a chapter of Cannes: Inside The World’s Premier Film Festival, Corless, Kieron & Chris Drake, Film Magazine, No. 367, September 2007

– A Man Composed of the Nature (About the Sculptures of Nasser Hushmand Vaziri), Sharq Newspaper, May 7, 2006

-Ancient civilizations and the symbolic mirrors ; A Persian translation of a chapter from the book Mirrors in Mind by Richard Gregory, The Cultural Heritage News Agency, 2005

-The 700-Year-Old Sultan; an inseparable part of the history: About the Soltāniyeh Dome), Information Site of Urban Engineering and Architecture, November 20, 2005

– The Structure of Narrative in Modern Museum Architecture, Information Site of Urban Engineering and Architecture, October 2005

Documentary Authorship and Directorship:

– Against Oblivion: A Review of Davud Zandian’s Paintings, produced by Irānshahr Gallery, 2019

– “Hu”; A Review of the Exhibition of Calligraphic Paintings by Hamidreza Ghelichkhani), Farmānfarmā Gallery, 2019

– Zāyecheh: A Short Documentary about a Work of Hossein Zendehrudi, produced by Tehran Auction, 2019

– Ān (That): A Short Documentary about a Work of Mohammad Ahsa’i, produced by Tehran Auction, 2018

– Jān-e Jahān (The Soul of Universe): A Short Documentary about a Work of Monir Farmanfarmayan, produced by Tehran Auction, 2018

– Raj (Row), A Short Documentary about a Work of Hossein Zendehrudi, Pi+Ruz+Ji, produced by Tehran Auction, 2018

– Heh, A Short Documentary about a Painting of Hossein Zendehrudi, Heh Havvaz or Hansden, produced by Mehran Haghighi (Homa Film), 2018

Occupations:

Teaching:

• Children’s creativity workshop, Farhangān-e Qarib Bookshop, 2019
• Creative writing to children with Down syndrome, Khorshid Association, 2012-2014
• Calligraphy, Tehran Society of Calligraphers, 2003-2007
• Art, Farzānegān Middle School, Tehran, 2000-2001

Journalism:

• A member of the Editorial Board, Tasvirnāmeh Quarterly, 2014-2015
• Freelance journalist and reporter for the newspapers Sharq, E’temād, Kārgozārān, E’temād-e Melli, Yās-e Naw
• Reporter in the Cultural Heritage New Agency (CHN), 2002-2005
• Collaboration with the Forum of Young Journalists, 1996
• Secretary of the children and teenagers’ page, Āfarinesh Newspaper, 1996

Art Management:

• Curator of the Group Exhibition “Between Window and Watching”, for Forugh Farrokhzad, Āriā Gallery, April 2008
• In charge of Emruz Gallery, 2007
• In charge of the secretariat of the 1^st Tehran International Sculpture Symposium, 2006

Exhibitions:

• Alefbāl, Solo Exhibition of Calligraphic Paintings, Farmānfarmā Gallery, December 2017 – January 2018
• Between Lines, Common Exhibition with Sajedeh Sharifi (Calligraphy and Photography), Farmānfarmā Gallery, December 2017 – January 2018
• Alefbāl and Between Lines , Bayān Gallery, Isfahan, February 2018
• Fālnamā, Solo Exhibition of Visual Poetry, Fereshteh Book City Gallery, July 2015
• The Little Conceptual Art, Group Exhibition, Tarrāhān-e Āzād (Freelance Designers) Gallery, 2007
• Deeper Depression, Group Exhibition of Typography, Tehran Gallery, 2006
• Picturing Meaning, Solo Exhibition of Calligraphic Paintings, Iranian Artists’ Forum, October 2004

Music and Performance Poetry:

• Performing music and poetry, Festival of The Magic of Spring Swallows, April 2019, Paris
• Sarketāb, performance poetry, Dā Theater, May 2018
• Feelings of the Fish after Swallowing Jonah, poetic performance, Negar Gallery, April 2017
• Virtual Female, Poetic performance, Sur Café, on the occasion of March 8^th, February 2016
• Sarketāb, performance poetry, Denā Gallery, July 2015
• Ghamar-ol-Moluk Vaziri, audio poetry , February 2010
• Aql-e Sorkh (The Red Intellect), A conversation with Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, with Ruzbeh Mehr, performance poetry, Iranian Artists’ Forum, June 2009
• Singing for the closing credits of of Naser-ad-Din Shah and His 84 Wives Film, a film directed by Beate Petersen,2011
• Singing for the closing credits of Shirin, a film directed by Abbas Kiarostami,2008
• Tati Tati, Maternal Songs Album, (coming soon)

Video Poetry

-Jonah (video poetry), Famanfarma art gallery, 2018

-Kale Joush(Mobile video poetry) published at Alefma Website,2018

-Gemini Sunset (Mobile video poetry), Baharestan Movie Theatres, 2018

International Events participation:

•  Music and dance festival of “The Magic of Spring Swallows”, April 2019, Paris, with a musical performance
• The Biennial of Iranian Studies, 2016, with a lecture titled “The Revolution and the Defloration”, Vienna University
• Waste Land Audiator (Poetry Festival) Bergen, Norway,2012, with Shakhe Nabāt collection,