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From May 16 to November 02, VIDEOFORMES presents Volcanahita by Yosra Mojtahedi, at the Fondation villa Datris.
Volcanahita is an organic machine embodying the delicate fusion of feminist archaeology and a reinterpretation of ancient and lost civilisations.
THE artist: Yosra MOJTAHEDI
Yosra Mojtahedi was born in Teheran in 1986 and graduated from Le Fresnoy – National Studio of Contemporary Arts in 2020. Her work explores the intersection between art, science, and technology, with a focus on “soft robotics”. Her sculptural installations in the form of “machine-humans” or “body-fountains” are sensual works that challenge and question taboos associated with the female body. “Black” occupies a central place in her creations, symbolizing the absolute and the depth of the void, transcending the limits of time. There’s a strongly assumed feminism at work here: she creates universes where nature and gender merge, revealing a political and unifying message to transcend fragile boundaries.
Winner of the ADAGP’s Digital Art-Video Art Revelation in 2020, her work has been exhibited internationally, notably in France, Belgium, Iran, Italy, Germany, Dubai and Turkey.
photo: © Pierre Bouyer
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Produced by VIDEOFORMES for the Route des Villes d’Eaux du Massif Central as part of the Culture Bains #2 project supported by the ANCT du Massif Central. The work was created during a residency in partnership with the city of Evaux-les- Bains, the thermal baths and Creuse Confluence tourist office.