Statement:

"Gut Feelings 2.0" is the first large scale exhibition by Iranian multidisciplinary artist and writer Kasra Jalilipour, launching 6 June, 2025 at Grand Union, Birmingham. 

‘Gut Feelings 2.0’ is an exploration of ‘queer’ lives and rebellions in 19th Century Iran, which have been purposefully hidden away from the public consciousness.

Although at times, queerness has played a key and obvious role in Iranian art and literature, societal structures have ensured that it has been erased from historical memory despite always having existed in the culture.