Title: Body-Weaving
Ensiyeh Salehnia – Neda Darzi
Aban – Azar 1402 (November – December 2023)
Persbook 12th Executive Team:
Curators for this period: Neda Darzi, Reza Monjezi
Research Articles: Pouria Jahanshad, Amin Ali Kordi, Pamela Karimi, Reza Monjezi
Graphics: Mojtaba Shariati
Motion Graphics: Bita Amel
Documentary Production and Editing: Harf Honar Studio
Workshop Venue: Dima Residency
Collaborative Work by Neda Darzi and Ensiyeh Salehnia
Title: Passage
Neda Darzi
Neda Darzi, a painter, curator, and the founder of the Persbook Contemporary Art Biennial, was born on October 19, 1971, in Tehran. After academic studies in photography, tapestry, and ceramics, she expanded her experience to newer mediums such as video installation and public art. Neda Darzi has participated in 8 solo exhibitions and over 50 group exhibitions in Iran, Italy, France, Spain, Turkey, Finland, Sweden, Mexico, and Greece. Persbook is an annual event showcasing works of Iranian artists, both domestic and abroad, founded by Neda Darzi in 2009. Her first experience in collaborative curation was with Alice Stepanian in the project “Nietzsche Was a Man,” featuring video works of 19 Iranian artists exhibited from 2013 to 2015 in Mexico (Museo Ex Teresa Arte Actual), Sweden (Malmö Konsthall), and Finland (Pori Museum). Darzi’s art addresses universal concerns, and her curatorial work reflects similar engagements.
Ensiyeh Salehnia
Aniseh Salehnia was born in 1986 in Nowshahr, Mazandaran. She holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from Islamic Azad University, Noor branch, and began her career in architecture in 2010. In 2019, she became acquainted with macrame and tapestry art and started working in fiber art alongside her architectural practice. She has two years of group collaboration experience with Bohemi Studio and has acquired extensive personal experience in macrame and tapestry art. Persbook 12 marks her first participation in contemporary art events, where she presents a collaborative work with Neda Darzi.
