November 6th, 2021

FUTURE FORMS AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS, SESSION ELEVEN

Dear Bi-Lingering: The Language of Letters

Led by Labkhand Olfatmanesh and Gazelle Samizay.


Artist Labkhand Olfatmanesh currently resides in Los Angeles and is a board member at Level Ground organization. Her work in photography, video, and performance explores themes of feminism, racism, and isolation, and how these forces take shape in the US and her birthplace of Iran

Gazelle Samizay’s work in photography, video and mixed media has been exhibited at White Chapel Gallery, London; the California Museum of Photography, Riverside; the de Young Museum, San Francisco; and is part of LACMA’s permanent collection. She is also a recipient of the Princess Grace Experimental Film Honoraria.