Iran: New Voices
Untitled Series: bedun e onvan 2
(untitled 2)

Barbad Golshiri
Born 1982, Tehran, Iran, he studied painting at The School of Art and Architecture, Azad University, Tehran. He is both a media artist and a critic. As an artist he works with video, installation, photography and digital media. As a critic he deals with the current socio-political situation of Iran. His works are mostly exhibited outside Iran.

Mandana Moghaddam
Mandana Moghaddam is a Swedish-Iranian artist living in G�teborg, who in recent years has mainly worked with installations. Her art pursues questions relating to communication, isolation and exile, discussing alienation and existential conditions, cultural and gender related restrictions. In 2005 her work Chelgis was displayed in the Iranian pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

Vali Mahlouji
Born in Tehran, Vali Mahlouji came to London as a result of the outbreak of the Islamic Revolution in Iran to study archaeology and linguistics at the University of London, specialising in ancient Iranian art and antiquities as well as studying Old and Middle Persian for an MPhil in Iranian Philology. He subsequently established his own art gallery before also training in Fine Art and Theatre Design. As a designer his recent projects in theatre and film range from Maeterlinck's The Blind to Dvorak's Rusalka for amongst others the ICA, Riverside Studios, Arcola Theatre and Grange Park Opera, as well as short films for the BBC and UK Film Council. Vali has also worked extensively as a translator in collaboration with the Barbican, NFT, BFI, V&A and Channel 4. His translations and publications include Koohestani's Amid the Clouds (Royal Court), Samini's Eleventh Minute (BBC) and as a co-contributor on Islamic Affairs and Arts & Education for The Guardian.