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Once the Breaking Noon project was carried through in Iran, the media collective LoreDoor travelled around the county of Västerbotten in search of traditional recipes. The stories we heard in the wooden bakery cottages in northern Sweden were similar to those we were told during our field trip in Iran. Many of the women we met had worked hard… Read more →
Publications
Here is a list of publications and reports we have complied on request from different organisations such as Region Västerbotten, a co-operative body which is responsible for regional development in Västerbotten County in Sweden. Zadissa, Ramona. 2015. Chapters 3 to 8 in the report Brokering Migrants’ Cultural Participation Sweden, endorsed by Region Västerbotten and Intercult. Zadissa, Elmira. 2012. آرزوهای دیگر. Avaye… Read more →
Where is Nora’s sledge?
Where is Nora’s sledge is a picture book that we wrote and illustrated in 2008. It is available in twelve different languages. Click on the links to open the book. Arabic English Irish German Spanish Visit Polarbibblo to read the book in other languages. This project was funded among others by Norrbotten County Council, Västerbotten County Council and Swedish Arts… Read more →
Events
Food
Photos taken for Tsubako cooking. Read more →
Pottery
The pottery works are made by Roxane Poozesh. Read more →
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… Read more →
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… Read more →
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… Read more →
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,… Read more →