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Contemporary Islamic Art Through a Landscape of Dreams

Kaz Rahman

23/شعبان/1435 03:00 م Salon: ŞAKİR KOCABAŞ SALONU

In the fourteenth program of the series ArtMemory  organized by the Center for Art Studies, we host Kaz Rahman on June 21th 2014. Kaz Rahman will talk about his work both in the visual arts and cinema and how it intersects Islamic artistic expression, the natural elements and contemporary culture with dreams, memory and time. “Contemporary Islamic Art Through a Landscape of Dreams” begins at 15:00 in Şakir Kocabaş Hall of BSV, is free, open to the public and will be conducted in English.

Kaz Rahman

Kaz Rahman is an artist and filmmaker.  His work has screened or exhibited at venues such as Anthology Film Archives, National Film Board of Canada, Andy Warhol Museum and The San Jose Museum of Art.  He is the writer/ director/ producer of two feature films;  Salaat (2010) 'revolves around the five Muslim prayers' and is currently being broadcast on Turkish TV and Deccani Souls (2012) 'a mystical journey that weaves characters through the portentous streets, cafes and chaos of Hyderabad' and was an official selection at the 2012 Three Rivers Film Festival.  Both films have played across India and have been featured in The Times of India, The Hindu and The Indian Express.  He has a BFA in Visual Arts from York University, Toronto and an MFA in Media Arts (writing/directing) from City College (CUNY), New York City and is currently Lecturer in the department of Cinema and TV at İstanbul Sehir University.   

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