Author: Rah

“Ululation” was a six-hour durational performance performed at Xpace Cultural Centre in Toronto, ON in March 2013. The performer was dressed in traditional Iranian clothing often worn in the northern regions of Iran. This traditional dress has many layers including: a vest, blouse, skirt, pants and head garment. The performer rolled in and out of  …

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    “Oreo,” is a Youtube tutorial parody which was completed as part of Artslant’s Georgia Fee Residency in Paris.  Read full Interview by CineWomen Cahier, Paris, 2015: http://www.rah-eleh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/12-CineWomen.pdf

“Oriental Drag” was a two-hour durational performance at Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown Massachusetts on November 21, 2013. Rah stood still and silently on a plinth while allowing spectators to play “dress up.” On a nearby table, there were various accessories including scarves, makeup and brushes, and a blonde wig. On a garment …

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  “Self Portrait” is a two channel video installation. Both channels are projected larger than life size and are installed in front of each other. As the viewer approaches the videos, their shadows becomes a part of the installation. The viewer is encouraged to think about their relationship with these racialized characters and their role …

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  “In his major contribution, Fatima is Fatima  (1971), Ali Shari’ati (1933-77), constructed a role model for Iranian women that would restore the moral fortitude that had been seemingly lost to overwhelming Euro-American mass consumption during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah (r.1941-79): ‘What creatures [women] they [the monarchy] have sent to the market place …

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“Shades of the Orient”is a light box installation that was commissioned by SAW Gallery for the show “Transformer: the Body Remixed.” Shades of the Orient is a photographic image made by exposing a single frame multiple times while moving around within the frame as the light hits the set. Completed in 2012, this piece is …

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http://www.vimeo.com/65312462 [vimeo clip_id=65312462 width=1000] Music: Hamid Reza Naderian Studio Assistant: Lilian Cardoso

      

[vimeo clip_id=63436620 width=1000] Assistant: Lilian Cardoso

“Sound of Strings” is a two channel video installation. On the right screen,  Rah is threading her face, which is a form of epilation and it originates from middle eastern countries. On the left screen, she is sewing the front of chador, which is a garment worn by women in Islamic countries to show religious …

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