When the odyssey of non-binary folklore mends to imperial clout, my ancestry might offer some sense. Back in Saratoga I flipped through photo albums with my mother. I smiled at the identical mushroom haircuts my sister and I had, given by my father and a cereal bowl. Her, ten years of age; me, six. In our baggy 90s garbs, gender hadn't yet fully crystal- ized. I flipped to another page. The colors of these photos were fading to sepia, but the memories were as vibrant as the rug beneath us. 1. "Women with mustaches, men without beards"; Beth Potier; The Harvard Gazette , 2002 2. "Persian Painting: A Visual Window into a Gender- less Language"; Najmeh Khatami; Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies: Alam--e-Niswan , 2013 3. "Image and World"; W.J.T Mitchell; Art Theory , 1986 In his role as Communications & Engagement Manager as CounterPulse, his work interrogates and highlights artistic processes while increasing arts accessibility to the Tenderloin community. He holds a B.A. in Journalism from CSU Monterey Bay and M.A. in Environment & Community from Hum- boldt State University. Throughout his academic trajectory, Justin advocated for food and environ- mental justice as an activist, spoken word artist, and environmental journalist. His publications span from investigative reporting for The Sierra Club to groundwater management case studies to LGBTQ college zines. He is the author of a book of poetry entitled Ecdysis , and host of the seasonal Open Stage at CounterPulse. Justin Ebrahemi leverages creative content to dismantle barriers between artists and audiences.
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Cinema Exchange A co-working space for filmmaking of all kinds, Cinema Exchange has rental opportu- nities for its sound stage, lightboard studio, theater screen room for up to 80 people, green room, and conference room. They also rent equipment in partnership with Radium Camera. Bookings for space and equipment rental can be made a la carte or as member for discounted rates.
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Outdoor entertainment for a prince (believed to be Shah Abbas II), Mohammad Qasim (1620-25), British Library.
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Last June at CounterPulse, trans per- formance artist Alok-Vaid Menon asked a related question: What feminine part of yourself did you have to destroy in order to survive in this world? I reflect not only on interpersonal trajec- tories, but cultural assimilations throughout generations, dynasties. I think of the mod- ern imprisonment, lashing, and execution of Iranian homosexuals–their flag unthreaded and restitched with non-secular and western threads long ago. I think of our own coun- try’s current draconian transphobic regime.
photos courtesy of Cinema Exchange
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