Morehshin Allahyari

Morehshin Allahyari is an Iranian media artist, activist, and writer based in the Bay Area and an assistant professor of digital media art at Stanford University. Her work questions current political, socio-cultural, and gender norms, particularly exploring the relationship between technology, history, and art activism. Through archival practices and storytelling, her work weaves together complex counternarratives in opposition to the lasting influence of Western technological colonialism in the context of MENA. Allahyari’s artworks include 3D-printed objects, videos, experimental animation, web art, and publications. As a 2017 research resident at Eyebeam, Allahyari also worked on the concept of "Digital Colonialism"; a term she has coined since 2015.