Elisenda Faustino Deu

I am an art curator based in London. Originally from Barcelona, Spain, I obtained a BA in Hebrew and Arabic studies, majoring in Arabic language and culture. I moved to London in 2002. I started a career as a VFX artist for the film and TV industry for more than 10 years. I have trained at ual:Central Saint Martin’s and Sotheby’s to get the skills to launch my art space.

LS10gallery is a deeply personal project, to bring the work of emerging artists from Iran to wider audiences. The history and culture of Iran are vast and its artists approach it in a very diverse tone. Recent geopolitical events only make more urgent the need to assert their identity.

It was through a film that I stumbled upon my first images from Iran. It was 1974 Pasolini’s ‘Il fiore delle mille e uni notte’, shot in location in Iran, Yemen, Nepal and Ethiopia. It did strike a chord of truth with its antipodal approach to portraying the East, at a time when the portrait was of stereotyped exuberance, turbans and gold galore.

Since then I’ve travelled through Iran regularly, and hope I can continue doing so to expand my collaboration with artists.

elisenda@ls10.gallery

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