A Production by:

Iranian Association

A Voice of Iranian ArtistsA Voice of Iranian Artists

February 2009 marked the 30th anniversary of the

Iranian Revolution.

The Artists UK Heritage Project has collected the stories of the

Iranian artists who have lived and worked in the UK since the 1979

Revolution.

The memories of the artists have been collected in the

video, audio and text forms and will be archived.

WorkshopOral History

November 2009

WorkshopVideo Camera Operation

November 2009

WorkshopDigital Photography

November 2009

The first interview was on Friday 18th January 2010 with Mr. Hadi Khorsandi Satirist and stand up comedian

Hadi Khorsandi

Satirist and stand up comedian

The recipient of the Hellman-Hammett Award in 1995

Kourosh SalehiPainter – Visual Artist

Maryam Hashemi

Painter – Visual Artist

Shadab VajdiPoet and Translator

Lotfali KhonjiTranslator and BBC Radio Journalist

Lobat Vala Poet, Writer, Journalist and Editor

Mehrdad Seyf

Theatre Director and Playwright

Farnosh BehzadComposer

Ghazi Rabihavi

Writer and Playwright

Esmaeil KhoeiPoet and Philosopher The Winner of the Friedrich Rvkrt Award in 2010

Soudabeh FarokhniaActress

Fariborz Kiyani

Composer and University Lecturer

Parvin Cox

Singer

Adom Saboonchian Film Editor

Saeed Kamali Dehgan

Guardian Journalist and Literary Critic

Manoochehr Hosseinpoor Drama Director

Mahmood Kianoosh

Writer, Poet and Literary Critic

Tahmores Tehrani

Actor

Maziar Bahari Documentary Filmmaker and Journalist

The Winner of the Award for Excellence in Iranian Cinema

Refugee Week Exhibition at Hammersmith Town Hall on 25 June 2010

SOAS Event on 25 September 2010

Gunnersbury Museum Event on 25 November 2010

Special Thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund

Our thanks should also go to

The Artists Volunteers

Project Advisory Group Interviewers

Translators/Transcribers Stage Manager/Photographer

Graphics Designers Cameraman,

Exhibition GuidesVideo Editor

Project Coordinatorand Project Development Manager

Volunteers

The project has benefited from over 200 volunteer days. They have participated in a

wide range of activities such as interviewing the artists, filming the interviews, taking photographs, translation/transcription,

leaflet/poster design, helping in exhibitions and general admin work

LondonLondon

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