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Artist-researcher, literary translator and curator

Email: b.ahmadifard@gmail.com

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Summary

Holds a Master of Arts in Photography from the Tehran University of Art, focusing on contemporary Iranian photography discourse. Demonstrated experience in curating exhibitions, developing new media projects, and contributing to art discourse through writing and translation. Possesses analytical skills for interpreting complex themes and facilitating interdisciplinary projects.

Education

  • Master of Arts in Photography, Tehran University of Art, 2019
    • Thesis: “Analyzing the Recurring Themes in Critical Texts about Contemporary Photography in Iran”
      • Analyzed 100+ texts, identified key terms (historiography, authorship, etc.), and clarified inter-textual relations.
    • Bachelor of Arts in Photography, Tehran University of Art, 2016

Curatorial & Artistic Projects

  • Open Studio, “Things Over Words,” April 2024.
  • Co-Curator & Video Artist, “Kariz: Dark, Wet, and Moving,” The Festival 2023 – Instants Vidéo numériques et poétiques, Marseille, France, October 2023.
  • Curatorial Residency, Les Instants Vidéo Numériques et Poétiques, Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France, October 2023.
  • Wall Installation, “Immediate and Remote: HerMaP Art Projects in Tehran Exhibition,” Aaran Projects, December 2021.
  • Solo Presentation/Wall Installation, “Movement & Disruption,” New Media Projects, 2021.
  • Installation, “Movement & Disruption,” Within the Finitude exhibition, Pejman Foundation, November-December 2020.
  • Curator, “Learning photography at Tehran University of Art; A simulator | collective project | New Media Society | 2019 – ongoing
  • Curated Programs Researcher/Collaborator, Parking Video Library, 2018-present.
  • Project Coordinator, New Media Projects, 2018-present.
  • Curatorial Associate, New Media Projects, 2018-present.
  • Project Coordinator & Content Supervisor, Limited access Festival for moving images, sound & performance, August 2019.
  • Curator Assistant, Reset Modernity! Tehran Perspective Workshop, April 2019.

Writing & Translation

  • Writer/Columnist, Art & Culture Magazines (Engar, Exir, Tajrobeh, CinemaVaAdabiat), 2016-present.
  • Board Member/Contributor, Poetica Project, 2015-present.
  • Editorial Team, Sarkhoshi Magazine, 2020-present.
  • Guest Editor/Contributor, Calotype Quarterly, Tehran University of Art.
  • Editor in Chief, IS magazine, Tehran University of Art.
  • Translator (Published Books):
    • “Antoin Sevruguin: The Illustrator of the Five Eras,” Pargar Publication, 2022.
    • “Harold Bloom’s Critical Essays on Modern Literature,” Tamaas Publication, 2021.
    • “How Fiction Works,” Mania Honar Publication, 2019.
    • “Loitering with Intent,” Parseh Publishing House, 2017.
  • Translator (Selected Essays):
    • Amirali Ghasemi, “Video as an Artistic Medium in Iran from the 1990s to the Mid-2000s: As Seen through the Lens of Upheaval and New Technologies,” in Honar-e Jadid: A New Art in Iran, edited by Hannah Jacobi (Berlin: mohit. art, 2022); published on www.mohit.art on February 25, 2022.
    • Staci G. Scheiwiller, “Relocating Sevruguin: Contextualizing the Political Climate of the Iranian Photographer Antoin Sevruguin (c. 1851–1933).”
    • Impossible Tehran, a review on Mehran Mohajer’s Photobook “Undated/Displaced Tehran” | published in Sarkhoshi online magazine
  • Translator (Theatre & Performance Texts): (List 2-3 of the most relevant texts)
    • Azade Shahmiri’s performance manuscript, “Temporeality”; Flinn Works produced in co-production with Sophiensaele.
    • Sina Seifee – Goda Palekaite’s performance manuscript titled Project Odyssey is a part of the HerMap Art Projects exhibition at the Aaran Gallery in Tehran.

Work Experience

  • Founding Member & Interpreter, Room for Doubt, 2021-present.
  • Collaborator/Coordinator/Translator, HerMap Art Projects Online Residency, August-December 2020.
  • Research Assistant, Photographic Cultural Exchange Workshop, Two Cities, Tehran-Dortmund, 2019.
  • Workshop Instructor, “Future: as a Point of Departure, the Literary Self-portrait as an Alternative Novelistic Approach,” 2019.
  • Lecturer Assistant, “The language experience: Defensive preparations,” New Media Projects, 2018.
  • Project Collaborator, Animation; experiment collective, 2018-2020.
  • Speaker/Panelist, “Future as the Point of Departure,” Mosaic Rooms, London, August 2020.
  • Digital Design/Web Development
  • Website Designer (Freelance):
    • Designed and developed websites for individual artists and art galleries, including.
    • Skills: WordPress, responsive design, SEO, content management.

 

Memberships

  • Room for Doubt, 2021-present.
  • New Media Society, 2018-present.
  • Poetica Project, 2015-present.

Languages

  • Persian (Native)
  • English (Proficient)
  • French (Intermediate)