Working alone has its limitations but this strategy maintains the private nature of the work I’m trying to create.īlending different media formats has always been very appealing to me, so this time around, I decided to make a collage with different video pieces under one principle: not to generate a rational idea but to be spontaneous and instinctive. But as I usually don’t follow a specific, direct plan, it would be difficult to ask someone else to join while I am on a personal journey and the road or the path is not clear to me.

You don’t have access to other people’s talent and expertise. It might sound difficult but I realized I prefer to work this way which, I have to admit, does limit my options. I had the chance to make a short film with the help of a professional crew here in the Netherlands and Iran, and one animation with the collaboration of some talented artists, but other than that, I was doing everything on my own – script, shooting, editing – when I made a few short documentary films. I was always interested in cinema and filmmaking but it is not easy to make a film all on your own. What were the incentives and the challenges in the process of making this series of short DIY films? The whole process is about placing myself and then the audience in an uncertain abstract state, something between delusion, haste, and uneasiness. It was autumn and the weather was a bit gloomy but inspiring nonetheless. I took the first video of this series while I was strolling with my daughter around our neighborhood in Amsterdam. It has a camera and that was all I needed. That meant I could not get a hold of special equipment, nor could I commit to teamwork with a crew. Despite everything, I decided to embark on this journey but with one condition: not to put myself under stress or impose restrictions. After my second child was born, I couldn’t allocate personal time to long-term projects and I couldn’t maintain contact with other artists. I was eager to continue filmmaking, yet I was struggling with time because I have two kids.

The idea of the Fragments series was initiated after I made a short film in 2012. Can you describe the context in which you started making Fragments? What inspired you or moved you in this direction?

I think it’s a good way to begin the conversation about your work since it is so strongly revolving around memory. A conversation between the Artist Parisa Aminolahi and Adela Lovric I’d like to start by asking you to reminisce a bit.

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