Artist Talk with Elmira Bagherzadeh
Saturday, October 1, Oct 01, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Arts Fort Worth
1300 Gendy St, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
Elmira Bagherzadeh is an Iranian visual and new media artist currently living in Dallas, Texas. She received her bachelor’s in biomedical engineering in Iran in 2011. Bagherzadeh moved to the United States to pursue a degree in Art, Technology, and Emerging Communication at the University of Texas at Dallas. Bagherzadeh’s works during this period focus on the synthesis of early avant-garde experimental animation and physical computing techniques.
Bagherzadeh’s work investigates psychological themes such as perception, consciousness, and mental health. Her short animation Roohangiz was screened in international festivals such as Utah Arts, Genreblast film festival, Bange Pouyaei, and 55th Youth Cinema Regional Festival and received awards in the short-animated film category.
