Sammaneh Pourshafighi is a Queer genderfluid Muslim from Iran who grew up on the problematic paradise of the Gold Coast. Their ancestral tribes originate from Isfahan, Gilan, and Kurdistan. Their work frequently examines identity politics, mental health, diasporic tensions, ethno-futurism and the complex relationships between bodies and environments through an intersectional feminist lens. As part of a trans-disciplinary practice, Pourshafighi’s work encompasses performance, poetry, collage, and photography often with an emphasis on surprising contrasts and humour. Pourshafighi is currently co-creating a performance based work ‘Over The Borderline’ with feminist arts collective APHIDS as part of the Arts House Culture Lab.
Appearing In
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Saturday 24 June, 8pm
Closing Night: Celestial Bodies
See the festival off with us in true extravagance, gala-style, and witness a dreamy line-up of well-loved writers, artists and inter-galactic DJS.
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Friday 16 June, 5:30pm
Writers’ Toolbox: Finding your Audience
Four evenings of professional development sessions for aspiring and seasoned writers alike who wish to dig into the nuts and bolts of being a professional writer.
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Saturday 24 June, 11AM
CTRL+F: Assembling and Resembling the Poem
Dive into experimentation with procedure, constraint, chance and technology to generate poems.
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Wednesday 21 June, 7pm
EWF X AMWP: Spillways
In this fluid display of literature, writers will perform in Urdu, Hindi, French, Russian, Arabic, Mandarin, English and Spanish to promise an evening of waterworks.
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Thursday 15 June, 8:30am
Morning Pages: Zines
Be endowed with all the materials and skills to make a zine, either to take home, or to use throughout the festival!
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