Author Archives: Elda
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
AR-Resident Alain Bazamuka a.k.a. “Brown Messia”
Biography Alain Bazamuka, also known as Brown Messia, is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and founder of MISISA Company. Originally from Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, his artistic practice blends krump, traditional Congolese movement, and contemporary dance to explore … Continue reading
AR-Resident Bénédicte Luendo
Related:Introducing new AR-Residents in Zanzibar! Meet AR-Resident Bénédicte Luendo! Press Report: AR-Alumna Benedicte Luendo featured on Radio Universitaire ISDR-Bukavu Press Report: AR-Alumna Benedicte Luendo featured on RTNK TV Biography Bénédicte Luendo is a singer, songwriter, and performer from Goma, Democratic … Continue reading
PRESS: Mohebali: “The pillar of the regime was Khamenei, but freedom will be a bloody birth” by La Stampa
SOURCE: https://www.lastampa.it/esteri/2026/03/02/news/mohebali_il_pilastro_del_regime_era_khamenei_ma_la_liberta_sara_un_parto_cruento-15528084/#google_vignette AUTOTRANSLATED PRESS TEXT:: Mohebali: “The pillar of the regime was Khamenei, but freedom will be a bloody birth” The author of “Tehran Girl”: “The Islamic Republic pushed us into this dead end” Francesca Paci March 2, 2026, 01:00 … Continue reading
PRESS: Mohebali: “The pillar of the regime was Khamenei, but freedom will be a bloody birth” by La Stampa
Source: La Stampa by Francesca Paci, 2.3.2026, https://www.lastampa.it/esteri/2026/03/02/news/mohebali_il_pilastro_del_regime_era_khamenei_ma_la_liberta_sara_un_parto_cruento-15528084/ Automated Text Translation: Mohebali: “The pillar of the regime was Khamenei, but freedom will be a bloody birth” (Reuters)The author of “Tehran Girl”: “The Islamic Republic pushed us into this dead end”By … Continue reading
UBN Network Meeting at Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts
We’re looking forward to the upcoming UBN Network Meeting taking place from 28 March to 1 April 2026 at Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts. The meeting is part of the AR–UNB Network project supported by Nordic Culture … Continue reading
PRESS: Piggy Banks Shaped Like Grenades and Missiles in My Yard: I Have Lived Through Every War in Iran, but Now I’m Outside — and This One Is the Most Difficult by Eldiario
SOURCE: El Diario by Hossein Zoghi, 28.2.2026 https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/huchas-forma-granada-misiles-patio-he-vivido-guerras-iran-ahora-fuera-dificil_129_13029689.html AUTOMATED TEXT TRANSLATION: Piggy Banks Shaped Like Grenades and Missiles in My Yard: I Have Lived Through Every War in Iran, but Now I Am Outside — and This Is the Hardest … Continue reading
