ArteEast is pleased to present an interview with artist Shadi Yousefian as part of our Artist Spotlight series. Shadi Yousefian was born in Tehran, Iran in 1978 and moved to the United States when she was sixteen. At a time when she lacked the language skills in English to express herself, she felt drawn to…
This September, ArteEast’s Artist Spotlight series features interviews with artists who collaborated on PORT FICTION, a web-based audiovisual documentary project dealing with the relation of Beirut and Hamburg. Explore the project at www.portfiction.com. PORT FICTION is the work of Myriam Boulos, Moritz Frischkorn, Robin Hinsch, Ibrahim Nehme, Siska, Nour Sokhon and Kolja Warnecke. This fall, the…