What is ANTiPODE? It’s a postcard framed as an art exhibition:
Tehran is the source; Artists who live in Tehran (either physically or in heart) are the transmitters; Seattle is the receiver. The language of communication is art: video art, experimental music, short/long movies, drawing, paintings, prints, and posters; Our mail system is made of jet lagged immigrants—those of us who move but never fully leave and never fully arrive; And finally the power to create this communication comes from immigrants’ desire to build/carry a home.

Why Tehran and Seattle? Because they are two cities with opposite imperfections:
Tehran—an unintentional aimless train, often cruel and always late;
Seattle—an intentional healthy high-tech canoe, sometimes naive and always in motion.
Tehran—a concrete jungle full of hopelessness and past, wherein randomness murders tomorrow and pain and pleasure walk hand in hand.
Seattle—a calm lake full of control and productivity, wherein minutes are important and tomorrow is the main object of worship.
Just like the magnetic pull between opposite poles, they would have a strong attraction to each other, don’t you agree?

Join us on this journey by attending our Gallery Visits, Jazz nights, Electronic music shows, and movie/Short Film events.