Caged Hearts
Caged Hearts
Caged Hearts is a new interactive multi-disciplinary work developed by Farhad Bandesh, Mostafa Azimitabar and Sara Cowdell. A story from the close confines of a Mantra hotel room in Preston, a detention cell in an immigration detention centre, a two-story terrace house in the heart of Melbourne city, and the online space between us all.
Drawing on Kurdish traditions of music, poetry and storytelling, this work will take you on a journey through the memories, feelings and experiences of these three artists. Sharing with audiences the reality of indefinite detention in all its horror, despair and mundanity and the moments of joy, hope and connection that are bundled in together.
You are invited to use your phone to facilitate participation in this immersive work within the confines of your own home. Using the latest interactive web technology we will share with you vignettes of the living history of Australia's heartless refugee policy.
Caged Hearts was commissioned for HYPERLOCAL - a new series of immersive art works that invites audiences to see Darebin differently.
Check out Caged Hearts online.
Find out more about the artists
Farhad Bandesh
https://twitter.com/FarhadBandesh
https://www.facebook.com/Farhad-Bandesh-Art-1114421918662106
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuLqX9dooKrRfSNO9p7LbUw
Mostafa Azimitabar
https://www.facebook.com/AzimiMoz
https://twitter.com/AzimiMoz
https://www.instagram.com/mostafaazimitabar/
Sara Cowdell
| ARTISTS | Farhad Bandesh is a Kurdish artist that works across multiple mediums. His work includes paintings, drawing and graphic art. He is also a musician, guitar maker, singer and poet. Farhad uses his art to ensure the voices of those who are imprisoned are heard and not forgotten.
Mostafa Azimitabar is a musician and human rights activist.
Sara Cowdell is an artist and curator from Aoetaroa, New Zealand. Sara is interested in the intersections between art and activism, as well as ways in which we can build meaning and solidarity across identity lines through creative and curatorial practices.
*Farhad Bandesh and Mostafa Azimitabar are both Kurdish refugees who were transferred to Melbourne under the Medevac legislation over one year ago. They were previously held in inhumane offshore detention centres on Manus Island for over six years. They are still indefinitely detained at this time. |
Event & ticketing details
Accessibility
Dates & Times
| Available online | 1 November - 29 November |
Event notes
Age Restrictions
This work is recommended for audiences aged 16 years and over. It contains strong language and adult themes.
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