A new exhibition in our window : “THE PARTY OF GOD, WELL DID WE LIVE” by Nazanin Noori

7. Sep 2024

From the 11th of September, we’ll have the pleasure of hosting a new exhibition in our windows.. Berlin-based artist Nazanin Noori’s “THE PARTY OF GOD / WELL DID WE LIVE” explores the possibility of political protest in the virtual age.

“ معذرت, the Farsi phrase for “I’m sorry,” appears in bright yellow acrylics, backdropped by green curtains. It is a radical redesign of the green-on-yellow Hezbollah flag, presenting a hysterical, unbearable scenario where those in power would offer an apology—ruling under a flag that acknowledges past wrongdoings—and a promise to do right by the people. How ironic that political justice is a heightened fantasy for some, while remaining self-evident for others. How can we distance ourselves from echoing a kind of hope that is simultaneously a weapon and an illusion?”

Noori’s exhibition at our gallery is an extension of her solo exhibition at CCA Berlin, a non-profit Center for Contemporary Arts. Under the title “THE ECHO OF PROTEST IS DISTANT TO THE PROTEST”, CCA Berlin is presenting the artist’s first solo exhibition in the temporary exhibition space Kranzler X (formerly Kranzler Eck) from 12.09. to 19.10.2024. More information is available on the CCA Berlin website: www.cca.berlin

Of course, we’ll also be making sure to keep you immersed in the artwork throughout your stay with us. In our bathroom you’ll be able to listen to sound art by Nazanin Noori, belonging to her preferred genre of “ambient hardcore”. 

Nazanin Noori’s (Persian: نازنین نوری‎ ; IPO: [ˈnɑːzəniːn ˈnʊəri/]) interdisciplinary work includes sound art, composition, live and lecture performance, installation, direction, and text.

 With a formal education in theater, film and media studies, Noori addresses the merging of sound, space, sculpture and post-dramatic poetry, focussing on atmospheric narratives. Primarily delving into the Ambient Hardcore realm, her hypnoacoustic compositions also extend into Doom Electronics. Her performances have been staged at Villa Massimo, Berghain, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Schauspielhaus Zürich, La Gaîté Lyrique, CTM Festival and ICA. Her theatre works were staged at Deutsches Theater, Berliner Ensemble and Schauspiel Hannover. Her sound scenarios have been presented in various radio stations across Africa, Asia, America and Europe, such as Mutant Radio, Deep House Tehran and Refuge Worldwide, where she holds a residency since 2021.

More about Nazanin Noori:  www.nazaninnoori.com

A new exhibition in our window : “THE PARTY OF GOD, WELL DID WE LIVE” by Nazanin Noori

7. Sep 2024

From the 11th of September, we’ll have the pleasure of hosting a new exhibition in our windows.. Berlin-based artist Nazanin Noori’s “THE PARTY OF GOD / WELL DID WE LIVE” explores the possibility of political protest in the virtual age.

“ معذرت, the Farsi phrase for “I’m sorry,” appears in bright yellow acrylics, backdropped by green curtains. It is a radical redesign of the green-on-yellow Hezbollah flag, presenting a hysterical, unbearable scenario where those in power would offer an apology—ruling under a flag that acknowledges past wrongdoings—and a promise to do right by the people. How ironic that political justice is a heightened fantasy for some, while remaining self-evident for others. How can we distance ourselves from echoing a kind of hope that is simultaneously a weapon and an illusion?”

Noori’s exhibition at our gallery is an extension of her solo exhibition at CCA Berlin, a non-profit Center for Contemporary Arts. Under the title “THE ECHO OF PROTEST IS DISTANT TO THE PROTEST”, CCA Berlin is presenting the artist’s first solo exhibition in the temporary exhibition space Kranzler X (formerly Kranzler Eck) from 12.09. to 19.10.2024. More information is available on the CCA Berlin website: www.cca.berlin

Of course, we’ll also be making sure to keep you immersed in the artwork throughout your stay with us. In our bathroom you’ll be able to listen to sound art by Nazanin Noori, belonging to her preferred genre of “ambient hardcore”. 

Nazanin Noori’s (Persian: نازنین نوری‎ ; IPO: [ˈnɑːzəniːn ˈnʊəri/]) interdisciplinary work includes sound art, composition, live and lecture performance, installation, direction, and text.

 With a formal education in theater, film and media studies, Noori addresses the merging of sound, space, sculpture and post-dramatic poetry, focussing on atmospheric narratives. Primarily delving into the Ambient Hardcore realm, her hypnoacoustic compositions also extend into Doom Electronics. Her performances have been staged at Villa Massimo, Berghain, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Schauspielhaus Zürich, La Gaîté Lyrique, CTM Festival and ICA. Her theatre works were staged at Deutsches Theater, Berliner Ensemble and Schauspiel Hannover. Her sound scenarios have been presented in various radio stations across Africa, Asia, America and Europe, such as Mutant Radio, Deep House Tehran and Refuge Worldwide, where she holds a residency since 2021.

More about Nazanin Noori:  www.nazaninnoori.com