Atoosa Pour Hosseini (Persian: آتوسا پورحسینی; born 1981, Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-Irish artist-filmmaker based in Dublin, Ireland. Her work draws inspiration from the historical avant-garde cinema and delves into the concepts of illusion, reality, and perception, utilising the mediums of film, installation, and performance.[1]

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Atoosa Pour Hosseini holds a Master of Arts in Fine Art Media from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art Painting from Azad University of Art and Architecture in Tehran. She co-directs the Experimental Film Society, an Irish organisation focused on experimental cinema.[2] She has received awards and funding from institutions including the Arts Council of Ireland, Culture Ireland, and Dublin City Council.[3]

Pour Hosseini's artwork has been exhibited in numerous galleries, museums, festivals, and showcases. Notable venues where her work has been shown include the Irish Film Institute (IFI),[4] the LAB Gallery in Dublin,[5] the 63rd Cork Film Festival,[6] the 18th LUFF Festival in Switzerland,[7] The Museum of the Moving Image in New York,[8] Jeu De Paume in Paris,[9] the ANALOGICA touring programme,[10] and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) (2023). "Atoosa Pour Hosseini - IMMA". IMMA. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Artists' and Experimental Moving Image (2 May 2016). "The Films of Experimental Film Society". aemi. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ Temple Bar Gallery (2023). "Atoosa Pour Hosseini | Studio Artist". Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ Irish Film Institute (2023). "Antler by Atoosa Pour Hosseini". Irish Film Institute. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ^ the LAB. "Kinetics in Blue - Atoosa Pour Hosseini". Dublin City Arts Office. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ^ Cork International Film Festival (3 November 2017). "Cork Film Festival: Nov 10-19, 2017" (PDF). Cork Film Fest. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. ^ Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival (18 October 2019). "Experimental – New Bodies, Discarded Bodies". 2019 LUFF. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. ^ Museum of the Moving Image (13 January 2017). "On Resistance: International Avant-Garde Films & Videos" (PDF). Reverse Shot. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  9. ^ Dick, Vivienne (23 November 2021). "CARTE BLANCHE TO VIVIENNE DICK as part of Vivienne Dick. Real without being real". Jeu de Paume. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  10. ^ ANALOGICA (Bolzano & Milano, Barcelona, Mexico City & San Francisco) (2018). "Analogica Selection 7". Analogica. Retrieved 17 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (4 December 2022). "DABF22 Open Studio: Atoosa Pour Hosseini". Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

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