Tirgan

Volunteer Donate
Home All Artists

Sona Safaei-Sooreh

Sona Safaei-Sooreh

Sona Safaei-Sooreh (1981) is an interdisciplinary artist, based in Toronto. She holds a BFA in painting from Azad University in Tehran, and a BFA in Sculpture/Installation from OCAD University in Toronto. She has shown her work nationally and internationally in Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien and NGBK (Berlin), DNA Projects (Sydney), XPACE (Toronto), Thomas Erben Gallery (New York), Iranian Pulse at SESC Vila Mariana (Sao Paulo) and Parkingallery (Tehran).

Safaei-Sooreh’s work and process explores the notion of self and otherness, the linkages between one and many, and part /whole relationships in a decentralized global situation. In doing so it elaborates on a number of concerns: differences among languages and cultures; lost meanings in translations; possibility of communications cross cultures; effects of creating a common knowledge: globalization and homogenization; artist/museum relationships; value and taste; and issues around diversity.

For Tirgan 2013, Safaei-Sooreh will display two works that take as their subject the amalgamation or a meeting of two distinct poles, where a state of in-between-ness arises. Using the English and Farsi languages in her videos and installations she aims to highlight the distinctions between these cultures and where their borders meet.

Become a Sponsor
Sponsoring Tirgan means more than supporting an event, it means investing in the world’s leading platforms for Iranian arts, culture, and community. Your partnership helps amplify underrepresented voices, preserve cultural heritage, create meaningful cross-cultural dialogue, and bring together thousands through shared artistic and cultural experiences. By partnering with Tirgan, your brand becomes part of a movement that fosters unity, representation, and collective resilience at a time when cultural connection matters more than ever.
Become a Sponsor