“Beak of Lies” Word, Act & Voice: Amirali Ghasemi A Film by | New Media Society

“Beak of Lies”
Word, Act & Voice: Amirali Ghasemi
A Film by Mahoor Mirshakkak
Sep 2020

"Beak of Lies" is based on a poem of the same name by Amirali Ghasemi. It has been a while he has been collecting his empty asthma inhaler plastic holders used here to visualize the poem. Mahoor Mirshakkak recorded the audio and video of the piece as Amirali Ghasemi re-performed the part, previously performed as a part of the 'Burning Things' project in live-streaming. The gloomy and bizarre words emulate events surrounding us in 2020 besides the political climate that made it even worse. The calm atmosphere of the analog lab creates an immediate unbalance when the mechanical aspect of making photograms (without papers) creates a passing moment: the words will only last for a few seconds. Though it is enough for the performer to read them, the words will inevitably disappear into the void. 'Burning Things' is an archival installation/expanded cinema project. It developed and executed in quarantine period as a self-assigned residency program at New Media Projects.
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