Arash Nassiri's “Tehran-Geles” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2016, category Computer Animation.
*Tehran-Geles* is a fictional vision of Tehran, set within the urban landscape of Los Angeles. Through an aerial journey, we discover an architectural transposition of the two cities. While flying over the Los Angeles boulevards, personal migrant testimonies echo the collective story of the Iranian capital.
About Arash Nassiri
Arash Nassiri (IR), born in 1986 in Teheran, lives and works between Teheran, Los Angeles, USA, and Paris. Arash studied at the prestigious art schools ENSBA École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris (2008), UdK Berlin (2010), Ensad, Paris (Master’s degree…
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