ATELIER VENUS

Zohreh Sadati

She is an Iranian visual artist from Tehran, based in Paris, France also Tehran, Iran.

The founder of VENUS Studio (Atelier VS) specialising in visual arts and film.

Her work focuses on personal life, society, and the existentialism of philosophy using diverse platforms to tell intimate and truthful stories.

Through Photography, Painting, films, and poetry books, Zohreh explores themes of identity, human dignity, and the complexities of human experience.

She is a member of the:

_ “Union of Professional Photographers (UPP)” in Paris,

_ Maison des Artistes, and the Iranian Photographers Association, _ Ambassador for the European Reform University Alliance for the international students.

Additionally, Zohreh has participated in various masterclasses around the world, studying acting, human behavior, law, and the intersection of art with AI, politics, media, and human dignity.

 

Education

  • Master’s in Fine Arts – Plastic Arts, Université Paris 8

  • Diploma in Photojournalism and Media – Danish School of Media and Journalism, Aarhus, Denmark (2023–2024)

  • Master’s in Anthropology – Odin Teatret, Italy (2022)

  • Bachelor of Arts – Dramatic Literature, University of Art, Shiraz (2010–2014)
  • High School Diploma – Graphics (Graduated in 2007)

Professional Education

  • Master Class: Technological Programming MAX_MSP JITTER by Stéphane de Gérando (2018)
  • Master Class: Brecht’s Acting Techniques by Andreas Raykov (Germany, 2015)
  • Master Class: Performance by Professor Christian Biet (France, 2015)
  • Acting and Performance Workshop under Victor Timounune (France, 2015)
  • Master Class: Technological Theater & Acting by Professor Valentina Valentini (Italy, 2014)
  • Workshop: Actor’s Body Techniques by Yaser Khaseb (Tehran, 2014)
  • Workshop: Actor’s Expression & Body by Dr. Farhad Mohandespour (2013)
  • Workshop: Writing Monologues for Theater by Dr. Aliakbar Alizad (2013)
  • Workshop: Directing & Acting by Mohammad Hassan Madjouni (2009)
  • Workshop: Acting & Directing by Dr. Farhad Mohandespour (2008)

Training

  • Intellectual Festival Laboratory of Theater Practice, Teatro Potlatch, Fara Sabina (2016)
  • Workshop: Masks & Characters in Commedia Dell’Arte by Claudio De Maglio (Italy)
  • Workshop: Practical Training on Language Development by Eugenio Barbara & Julia Varley (Denmark)
  • Workshop: Kamigata-Mai Dance in Japanese Tradition by Keiin Yoshimura (Japan)
  • Workshop: Song, Dance & Narrative Techniques in Indian Tradition by Parvathy Baul (India)

Theater and Performance Experience

Acting and Directing

  • Café Performances: Shiraz and Mazandaran (2008–2012)
  • Plays Performed:
    • Invitation by Gholamhossein Saedi
    • Good Night Sir Count by Akbar Radi
    • 1001 Nights by Bahram Beizaei
    • Point Line Thee by Véronique Olmi
    • Basement by Arash Abbasi
    • Panda Bears by Matei Vișniec
  • Performance Projects:
    • In Cost of Dollar
    • September, Ending Days

Video Art

  • The Atlantic Is Between Us (You Were Born in New York) (2020)
  • The Precipice for the Mistress Lulla (2019)
  • Birds (Documentary Art about the Taksim Square bombing, Istanbul, 2016)
  • I Am A Land (Shiraz Sarvenaz Gallery, 2017)

Performance Art

  • Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and His Daughter Valeri (2020): Based on the tragic drowning of migrants in the Rio Grande.
  • Vinnie in War (2019)
  • Innocent (Tehran Art Center, 2018)
  • When the Trains Stop Running (100-year-old shoemaker’s shop near the Embassy of France, Tehran, 2018): Addressing the story of African Americans in 1928.
  • Rose Flower Sale (Kamranieh, Tehran, 2017): A street performance dedicated to two political prisoners.
  • From September 1939 to August 1945 (Tehran Contemporary Theater, 2016): A theater-performance piece reflecting World War II.

Critical Writings and Poetry

  • Reinterpretations and Performances:

    • Medea by Euripides (2012)
    • September 1939 in Final Days (2014)
    • Eva Braun Letters: The Lover of Adolf Hitler (2015)

  • Collections of Poems:

    • The Atlantic Is Between Us (You Were Born in New York) (2020)
    • The Precipice for the Mistress Lulla (2019)
    • Vinnie in War (2018)
    • I Am A Land (2017)
    • A River in Mexico (2014)
    • Anvary Inn (2013)
    • Romantic Poems (2012)
    • The Clean Streets of Paris (2011)
    • Wet Ducks (2009)

 

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