Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016

Oct 28, 2016–Feb 5, 2017

Exhibition artists

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Nassiem Valamanesh
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Nassiem Valamanesh

Nassiem Valamanesh (b. 1949), still from Distant Words, 2011. Video, color, sound; 5 min. Collection of the artist

Nassiem Valamanesh

As part of the Dreamlands film series, Nassiem Valamanesh’s film screens in Distant Words, a program of two Iranian and Syrian filmmakers living outside their countries addressing their sense of isolation and injustice in hand-drawn animation and montage. The films explore the isolation and loneliness of an outsider visiting his native country as a stranger.

This screening takes place on January 15, 2017. Learn more.

Nassiem Valamanesh (b. 1949), still from Distant Words, 2011. Video, color, sound; 5 min. Collection of the artist

Nassiem Valamanesh (b. 1949), still from Distant Words, 2011

Nassiem Valamanesh (b. 1949), still from Distant Words, 2011. Video, color, sound; 5 min. Collection of the artist

Nassiem Valamanesh (b. 1949), still from Distant Words, 2011

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