Author Archives: Elda
Issa Touma’s return to AR-Helsinki!
Issa Touma’s return to AR-Helsinki! Touma is a self-taught photographer and filmmaker whose work is held in major international collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) and FOMU (Antwerp). His films have received wide international recognition, with 9 Days … Continue reading
PRESS: Over 6,000 Sign Letter Opposing Russia’s Venice Biennale Pavilion by Hyperallergenic
Source: Hyperallergenic by Bella Bloomberg, 10.3.2026, https://hyperallergic.com/over-6-000-sign-letter-opposing-russias-venice-biennale-pavilion/ Press text: Over 6,000 Sign Letter Opposing Russia’s Venice Biennale Pavilion The petition, signed by cultural figures such as Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, comes as the European Union threatens to pull Biennale funding … Continue reading
PRESS: A symbol of the decline of the Iranian regime by Revista 5W
SOURCE: https://www.revista5w.com/temas/conflictos/un-simbolo-de-la-decadencia-del-regimen-irani-158676 AUTOMATED MACHINE TRANSLATION: At the heart of Tehran, a colossus of gray concrete stands upright as if time had stopped within it: the Khomeini Musalla. This monumental building, trapped for nearly four decades in the grinding gears of … Continue reading
AR-Resident Daniel Mparanyi
Biography Daniel Mparanyi (Masasi Mparanyi Daniel) is a gospel musician, multidisciplinary artist, and peace activist from Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. His work combines music, spoken word, and visual storytelling to address themes of war, displacement, faith, and human … Continue reading
PRESS: Iranian Women in Catalonia: “Women started the movement — they won’t steal the revolution from us” by 3CAT
Source: 3CAT by Clara Virgili Mas and Núria Jar, March 7, 2026 https://www.3cat.cat/3catinfo/iranianes-a-catalunya-les-dones-vam-iniciar-el-moviment-no-ens-robaran-la-revolucio/noticia/3398422/ Automated text translation: Iranian Women in Catalonia: “Women started the movement — they won’t steal the revolution from us” The war by Israel and the United States against … Continue reading
PRESS: Hossein Zoghi, periodista iranià exiliat a Catalunya: “El govern de l’Iran no avisa els ciutadans dels bombardejos perquè vol que morin i fer-ne propaganda” by RAC1
Source: Rac1 by Joan Torras, 4.3.2026 https://www.rac1.cat/internacional/20260304/329225/hossein-zoghi-periodista-irania-exiliat-catalunya-govern-iran-avisa-ciutadans-bombardejos-morin-propaganda-versio.html Automated text translation: Hossein Zoghi, Iranian journalist exiled in Catalonia: “The Iranian government does not warn citizens about the bombings because it wants people to die and then use it as propaganda.” The … Continue reading
Artist talk and film screening with Tatiana Chistova
Artists at Risk (AR) warmly invites you to an artist talk and film screening with a documentary film director, AR-Safe Haven Helsinki resident, Tatiana Chistova from St.Petersburg. 🗓 Tuesday, 10 March 🕔 5:00–6:30 PM 📍 Rosebud Bookshop Postitalo (Mannerheimintie 2) … Continue reading
AR-Resident Mahsa Mohebali
Related PRESS: La Vanguardia: Iran, a Cultural and Feminine Revolution PRESS REPORT: RNE Audio: Iran: Culture Does Not Stay Silent. Art as a Tool of Resistance PRESS: Mahsa mohebali interviewed for Italian newspaper La Repubblica PRESS:Anatomy of the Collapse of … Continue reading
PRESS: Mahsa Mohebali: Divorce and War by TFP
Source: TFP by Mahsa Mohebali, 3.3.2026 https://michaeljudge.substack.com/p/mahsa-mohebali-divorce-and-war?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7b1eha&triedRedirect=true&_src_ref=google.com Press text: Mahsa Mohebali: Divorce and War The acclaimed Iranian writer in exile on her arrest and interrogation by the regime in Tehran and why “Bombs will not teach us how to hear … Continue reading
Introducing AR-Resident Tatiana Chistova
Introducing Tatiana Chistova Russian filmmaker, scriptwriter, editor, and Resident at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki Tatiana Chistova has directed a feature television film which is a Ukrainian–Russian co-production, and worked on six full-length documentaries as director, screenwriter, and editor. Her documentaries have … Continue reading
