about
cv
films
A departure
Minevissam (I am writing)
... - then love is the name
The Sparrow is Free
Albalo
Just Another Year
selected exhibitions
My sadness, for you, for me,
for all those who, like us, sing
Bow Open
Archéologies
Minevissim (We are writing)
The Birds, the Ladder, the Painter and their songs
community + education projects
Lum’a Playlab
Cinema Noun
Resistant materials
In a world, not so different from ours
Shahre Farang
contact
For vimeo links, screenings and other inquiries please email.
︎︎
about
cv
films
A departure
Minevissam (I am writing)
... - then love is the name
The Sparrow is Free
Albalo
Just Another Year
exhibitions
My sadness, for you, for me, for all those who, like us, sing
Bow Open
Archéologies
Minevissim (We are writing)
The Birds, the Ladder, the Painter and their songs
community + education projects
Lum’a Playlab
Cinema Noun
Resistant materials
In a world, not so different from ours
Shahre Farang
contact
For vimeo links, screenings and other inquiries please email.
︎︎
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cv
films
A departure
Minevissam (I am writing)
... - then love is the name
The Sparrow is Free
Albalo
Just Another Year
exhibitions
My sadness, for you, for me, for all those who, like us, sing
Bow Open
Archéologies
Minevissim (We are writing)
The Birds, the Ladder, the Painter and their songs
community + education projects
Lum’a Playlab
Cinema Noun
Resistant materials
In a world, not so different from ours
Shahre Farang
contact
For vimeo links, screenings and other inquiries please email.
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Ma tristesse, pour toi, pour moi, pour tous ceux qui comme nous, chantent
My sadness, for you, for me, for all those who, like us, sing
25 September, 2026 – 7 November, 2026
CALM - Centre d’Art La Meute, Lausanne (CH)
Curated by Alexandra Sheherazade Salem & Xheneta Imeri
The exhibition takes its title from the lyrics of Bezan Tar (Play the Tar) by Hayedeh, an iconic figure of Iranian music. Drawing on the graphic and sonic forms of the Persian and Arabic alphabets, Kohandel constructs an origin story in reverse, in which letters transform into bodies, elements of nature and objects, gradually giving shape, colour and sound to a world coming into being. The story draws on Persian oral tradi- tions and is punctuated by songs from the Iranian musical repertoire, evoking a memory shaped by stories of resistance.
Bringing together a sound piece, monotypes and etchings, the exhibition creates a narrative that invites us to connect what we hear and what we see, to make sense of what emerges between them, to reflect on what connects us, and to imagine other worlds.
The exhibition is accompanied by a newly commissioned text by Camille Lévy Sarfati.