I am a Stone, My name is River

New Media projects will host a video night “I am a stone, My name is River”, curated by Montreal-based artist/curator Bahar Taheri in collaboration with Centre des arts actuels Skol and Parking Video Library.

Artists: Nikki Forrest, Pierre Hebert, Nelson Henricks, Nebras Hoveizavi, Olivia McGilchrist, Siavash Naghshbandi, Mehdi Shiri and Simin Yaghoubi.

Through the Démart-Mtl’s grant from Montreal Arts Council, Bahar Taheri collaborated with Centre des arts actuels Skol. As a part of this program, they planned a video exchange between Iran and Canada. she chose the theme of ”transformation” and finally, 4 artists from each country were chosen with 9 artworks which will be screened in Montreal and Tehran. A text written by Hanieh Ziaei will also be presented on the screening day.

*The title is taken from the video Still Life, Mehdi Shiri, 2015.