What Cannes 2026 Revealed About the State of Global Culture
A cultural essay exploring the films, ideas, and tensions that defined Cannes 2026.
Interview with Ahmad Zohdi
Ahmad Zohdi was born in the village of Vaneshan, Esfahan Province, in 1952. A village with several thousand years’ histories and its special rural language and customs along with a long-standing culture. Living in nature is defined for Ahmad Zohdi in a different way and has formed a unique approach to life that is alien to an urban man of this century.
Qazaleh Naqibi
Qazaleh Naqibi was born in Tehran in March 1992. She received her diploma in mathematics. From an early age, she was interested in art, especially painting and drew paintings for words, sentences, and poems specifically. In fact, she illustrated unconsciously. It means that all the created pictures had stories and adventures in themselves.
Interview with Ghobad Shiva
Shiva graduated in 1966 from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Tehran. He then spent several years acquiring practical experience in graphic art before earning a master's degree from Pratt University, New York City, in 1980. Then after creating original works over several decades, he achieved a graphic artist with an Iranian flavor, which indeed prompted museums and collectors across the world to add his works to their collections.
Interview with Shiva Pouryousef
The first Iranian woman who won the first prize AIA U.K Charrette for the leadership of community generated power converted into social trade project.
Interview with Erwin Khachikian
Erwin Khachikian’s love of music began at an early age. He was born in Tehran in 1973 to an Armenian family and his initial musical influence was his father, who was skilled at playing both the guitar and organ. Growing up in a musical household led Erwin to formally study music at age 11.
Tributing Ghobad Shiva’s professional life
In honor of 51 colorful years of Ghobad Shiva ‘s professional life, and his 76th birthday, Pouryousef gallery is hosting the master’s artworks.
Bardia Sarshar
Bardia Sarshar was born on 1986 in Tehran. He started drawing and painting from the early age when he was a kid.
Sasan Nasernia
Sasan Nasernia was born in 1974 in Tehran, Iran. He began his career as a Calligrapher / Typographer. He has
Hossein Rajabian
Hossein Rajabian was born in 1984. He is an Iranian filmmaker, writer, and photographer.
Narges Tafi
Narges tafi born in 1983 in Iran. She graduated in computer engineering from Mahshahr University in 2006. After graduation because of her great interest in Fashion Design, she had attended some designing workshops in Iran.