Read about some of our previous exhibitions.
Better to Speak Remembering
This work is inspired by “Better to Speak Remembering” in A Litany for Survival by Audre Lorde. It was part of The Creaction Series: Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice organised at the Institute for Advanced Studies at UCL. The series brought together performers, artists, writers and academics, whose work focuses on social justice. This is an excerpt from our…
Ephemeral Lines
Ephemeral Lines was our art residency project at Milton Keynes Arts Centre June-September 2020. The project was initially aimed to examine if the architecture, cultural provision and infrastructure of Milton Keynes reflected on the city’s inhabitants and affected their sense of belonging to the city. Due to the lockdown following the pandemic, instead, we decided to examine the importance of…
Untitled.In.Equality
Inequality in beautiful Cambridge Untitled.In.Equality is a collage by Zadissa sisters about inequality in Cambridge. It is a commissioned piece for the True Tales of Change project initiated by The Cambridge Commons and Pivotal. Five Cambridge based artists and a songwriter were commissioned to create works inspired by conversations with Cambridge people who have experienced inequality. Mrs B. We had…
Tulip Series
Tulip Series is our response to the accelerating climate crisis and environmental disasters we have now come to expect as parts of our daily lives. Tulip Series was exhibited at Green Peace Group Exhibition at Christ’s Pieces in Cambridge, autumn 2019. Climate crisis Plastics Microplastics and nanoplastics are emerging concerns of global proportions. They are polluting water and land. In…
Gazes and Spaces Art Show
Gazes and Spaces an art show with queer artists of colour curated by Elmira Zadissa and Ramona Zadissa. The show was part of queer qandī festival. The festival was the first event that we organised for QTI Coalition of Colour which is a network we founded. The aim to not only raise awareness about issues faced by QTI BIPoC but…
To Drop Anchor
To Drop Anchor, a mixed media collage by Zadissa sisters about our own story of migration was exhibited at CamCRAG’s exhibition Home at St Michael’s House, Cambridge June 2019 and at Uncharted Territory Art Show, at St Barnabas Press, Cambridge May 2019. To drop anchor Life, a khatamkari, delicate pieces in eternal patterns sealed under solid varnishFragments of fleeting memories,…
Uncharted Territory Art Show
Uncharted Territory Art Show was an exhibition about Brexit and migration curated by Zadissa sisters 24-30 May 2019. Our aim with the show was to discuss issues about Brexit and Migration through art. Best for Britain supported the show. Participating artists: Barbara Ash Alexandra Bulat Jill Eastland Theresa Easton April Lin Szilvia Ponyiczki Sarah Steenhorst Fatemeh Takht Keshian Elmira Zadissa…
Brexit Stories
Life post-Brexit for EU-citizens living in the UK is the focus of Brexit Stories, a mixed media collage series by the Zadissa sisters. The decision for the UK to leave the EU is one that not only transforms the socio-political structures of the country but also consequently affects people’s self-image and understanding of their identity. We use mixed media collage…
Breaking Noon – Iran
Breaking Noon was a project about baking bread in Iran. In 2011 we travelled to Iran as members of the media collective LoreDoor and spent three months there visiting villages and meeting women who baked bread. To read more about the project visit Loredoor’s blog. This project was funded by Iran Heritage and through scholarships from Umeå municipality and Västerbotten…