Shirin Neshat. Photo: Rodolfo Martinez. Courtesy of Goodman Gallery.
As part of our #culturepersists campaign, we’re launching a podcast series where SLEEK’s Editor-in-Chief Grace Banks will speak to influential people across the arts on how culture will move forward following the coronavirus pandemic. The series will explore how creativity is impacted by the current crisis, and how culture will change in the future.
For the first episode, Grace spoke with Iranian artist Shirin Neshat, who has recently turned her gaze to America, and whose lens on the country’s domestic affairs is needed now more than ever. Shirin discusses her daily life in the wake of pandemic, her newest project Land of Dreams, and finding ways to persevere in times of crisis.
"Four weeks later, I've had the chance to process, and I realise that we are strong as communities, and that we have all suffered but we are going to come out of it and have to continue to make art. It's about finding ways that in the middle of chaos and anxiety, you find a glimpse of strength... Every day is a new beginning." —Shirin Neshat