ABOUT IRUS ART SHOW

IRUS art opening was a great success! There were many people who were interested in Persian culture and the process of our collaboration. Something that was very interesting for me was that some people still wanted to talk about politics. It is so weird that anytime the name of Iran comes up, many people in America think political not cultural. I started IRUS project because I was frustrated with the one sided, dark image of Iran that American media continues to promote. I wanted to break down the cultural barriers and help to give a more balanced view to Iran. When I look at our art works in our show, all I see is the cultural exchange that we tried to deal with. Some people in our opening asked me what I think would happen between Iran and United States. I just don't know what will happen and honestly, all I care is presenting my country and my culture without the media or political bias. I just hope this project continues to happen so there are more people in America who can understand Persian culture and see the beauty of Iranian art. I also want to say: IF YOU EVER DECIDE TO DESCRIBE IRUS ART SHOW FOR OTHER PEOPLE, DESCRIBE IT AS IT IS, NOT THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO BE!!

NEWS

IRUS ART'S IRANIAN TEAM BLOG IS NOW PUBLIC: HERE

Collaboration:Second Side

Collaboration:First Side

ALL TEAM MEMBERS

IRUS:SUSTAINBLE ART

***All the Maps and Timelines in this post are made and designed by Morehshin Allahyari for Advanced Design Class

Project Description
IRUS is both a research project and actual exhibition that analyze cultural
exchange through art between Iranian and American artists whom attempt to
form a dialogue through art collaboration, using digital media as a tool to cross
and overcome the restrictions of mailing system between Iran and United
States. IRUS is a way to share research, experience intercultural exhibitions
which try to see people of other countries as diverse individuals rather than
nations and suggest the similar practices that aim to develop dialogue to foster
greater understanding of one another.



IRUS Dialogue
The Iranian team will send their individual projects to the American team; the American team will complete the projects, adhering to the established guidelines of collaboration listed below.

The American team will send their individual projects to the Iranian team; the Iranian team will complete the projects, adhering to the established guidelines of collaboration listed below.  

Each member of IRUS will develop an interpretation of the Persian story of Scheherazade (One Thousand and One Nights, mistranslated as Arabian Nights in the west).

Each member of IRUS will develop an interpretation of the works of American storyteller, Mark Twain.

Collaboration Guidelines:
Trust members of the other team in the handling of work.
Respect the cultural and religious perspectives of each artist.
Specifically communicate how the work (or elements of the work) may not be altered.
The members of IRUS, who collaborated on a particular piece, are the owners of that piece, whether it sells or not.





DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

�� Traveling 3,200 kilometres by air
�� Driving 3,060 kilometres in a mid-sized car
�� Driving 9,700 kilometres in a hybrid car
�� Operating a personal computer for 10,600 hours

IRUS

Carbon Footprint / Resource Consumption
Transportation for meetings
The use of computer during our meetings
Power/heat/air condition/water/food in our meetings
Mailing from Iran To United States (2 times)
Mailing from United States to Turkey
Mailing from Turkey to Iran
Art supplements: Canvas, Paint, Photos, Projector, Screen, Papers, etc.
Press Package: 700 Business Cards, 1000 Invitation Cards, 700 DVDs, 1000 Posters.
Exhibition: Food, Paper, Power, Heat, Audience’s Transportation.
American’s Artist Trip to Iran