velvet on velvet, 2017
letterpress printing on Gumpi paper
11x 15 inches
A quasi-autobiographical film about poetics of places, the crystal image of time and the psychic attachment of it.Within the film, insignificant moments are shot as fragmented memories of something far away-- a different point in time resonating sense of longing and nostalgia.The use of mirrors and water introduce transient characteristics of light and reflection rooted in Iranian architecture.
The film’s title is adopted from Forough Farokhzad’s poem, paralleling reflective imagery in the journey of time:
“A voluminous journey in the line of time,
And with a form, impregnating the dry line of time,
A form aware of an image
Which returns from the party of a mirror.”
Another Birth, 2017
Super 8mm film transferred to SD, 5:07 mins, color, sound, 4:3 aspect ratio
Camera, Editing, Directing: Mehregan Meysami
Voice: Mojtaba Meysami
Poems: Elisavata Bagriana, Mirza Agha Askari
Location: Iran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Tehran:
Ali Qapu Palace, Hasht Behesht, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Khalvat House
Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz Bazaar
Thanks to Cina Shariatmadar, Victor Artiga, Parvin Attar
one channel video, digital projection on Gumpi paper.
72 in. X 42 in.
velvet on velvet, 2017
letterpress printing on Gumpi paper
11x 15 inches
A quasi-autobiographical film about poetics of places, the crystal image of time and the psychic attachment of it.Within the film, insignificant moments are shot as fragmented memories of something far away-- a different point in time resonating sense of longing and nostalgia.The use of mirrors and water introduce transient characteristics of light and reflection rooted in Iranian architecture.
The film’s title is adopted from Forough Farokhzad’s poem, paralleling reflective imagery in the journey of time:
“A voluminous journey in the line of time,
And with a form, impregnating the dry line of time,
A form aware of an image
Which returns from the party of a mirror.”
one channel video, digital projection on Gumpi paper.
72 in. X 42 in.