ONE OCEAN IS THE DISTANCE​

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A multimedia installation: 

​8 min HD video I 16:9 I Stereo I Dialogue in Farsi I Subtitle in English 

Supported by Kone Säätiö  I Taiteen edistämiskeskus I Kuvasto

June 2015

 

 

Artist examines her lived experiences in Iran and Finland combining landscape with poetry. The video work is made based on memories of places and erasing the geographical and/or mental distances between two cultures through resemblance. The infinite horizon of the sea is where the home is located referring to sense of belonging and freedom. Rahaa’s work is inspired by Iranian prominent singer Qamar-Ol-Molouk Vaziri (1905-1959), who was one of the first Iranian woman in 20th century, who performed singing publically without a hijab and changed the Iranian women’s position in our history for over half a century while retaining her reputation.The written poem on the white chador in the video is inspired by Mirzadeh Eshghi’s poem which Qamar used to read in her public performances. Eshgi was one of the most prominent poets and journalist of his time, who supported women’s liberation and education. He directly supported Qamar and Iranian Women Movement by his anti-patriarchal criticism in Iranian society. The poem is a direct criticism of patriarchal norms in the Iranian society. 

 

 

Director, writer and editor Sepideh Rahaa  I  Sound artist: Ana Gutieszca  

Performers Sepideh Rahaa, Shoora Sadatizarrini I Photographers: Sepideh Rahaa, Ali Kiany 

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The curators of year 2015, summer’s Mänttä Art Festival, Kalle Hamm and Dzamil Kamanger, have invited to the exhibition an impressive sample of international artists working in Finland. At the festival, spatial, audio and video installations as well as community art projects take centre stage. The works of 43 artists and artist groups create a phenomenal whole that offers new perspectives on the world today.

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Mänttä Art Festival; New Present To Open Up The Senses And Provoke Thought

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