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Now on view: WHAT THE LAND REMEMBERS — COUNTER-ARCHIVES FROM IRAN

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Two years in the making, the exhibition feels more urgent than ever.

Rarely seen installations, experimental films and early digital works bring more than three decades of Iranian audiovisual art into view. Together, they show how moving images can defy official narratives and protect stories at risk of erasure.

Join us for the opening:
Friday 25 September
18:00–22:00

WHAT THE LAND REMEMBERS
COUNTER-ARCHIVES FROM IRAN

With works by Sara Abbasnejad, Sana Ahmadizadeh, Ghazel, Mohammad Hassanzadeh, Anahita Hekmat, Minoo Iranpour, Simin Keramati, Mina Keshavarz, Golriz Kolahi, Anahita Norouzi, Neda Razavipour, Sanaz Sohrabi, Morteza Soorani & Sadegh Tirafkan. taken in argos by @argos_arts

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Our upcoming exhibition brings together works by Iranian artists who use moving images and archives to revisit histories and keep stories in circulation.

WHAT THE LAND REMEMBERS
COUNTER-ARCHIVES FROM IRAN
25.09.2026—21.02.2027

More information via the link in bio. taken in argos by @argos_arts

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When cultural history is under threat, every image becomes a lifeline: a witness, a storyteller and a guardian of collective memory.

This autumn, argos presents a new exhibition bringing together rarely seen installations, rediscovered tapes, experimental films and early digital works from Iran. Together, they bring more than three decades of audiovisual art into view.

Across two thematic constellations, artists use moving images and archives to revisit histories, engage with changing landscapes and keep stories in circulation.

Save the date and join us for the opening:

WHAT THE LAND REMEMBERS
COUNTER-ARCHIVES FROM IRAN

Friday 25 September
18:00–22:00
Free admission

25.09.2026—21.02.2027

With works by Sara Abbasnejad, Sana Ahmadizadeh, Ghazel, Mohammad Hassanzadeh, Anahita Hekmat, Minoo Iranpour, Simin Keramati, Mina Keshavarz, Golriz Kolahi, Anahita Norouzi, Neda Razavipour, Sanaz Sohrabi, Morteza Soorani and Sadegh Tirafkan.

Curated by Amirali Ghasemi and Maryam Kamal Hedayat.

Graphic design by D-E-A-L.

With the support of VGC, the Flemish Community, Parking Video Library and Studio Sarab. taken in argos by @argos_arts

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October at argos 🕯️🌹 Catch our current exhibition, plus a handful of nocturnes, performances, screenings and other shenanigans!

6 Oct · Peer-2-Peer Session

21 Oct · 20/20 Vision: Une place vide dans un paysage, with films by @amina.menia @simonebittonfilms

24 Oct · Nocturne & performance by @nebras_hoveizavi, Natasha Yarney & Jaber Al-Tobaishi

25 Oct · Free guided tour of the exhibition (FR)

Thu–Sun · What the Land Remembers — Counter-Archives from Iran

Until 5 Nov · argos TV92: untitled part 1: everything and nothing (1999–2002) by @jaycesalloum taken in argos by @argos_arts

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A biiiiiig thank you to everyone who knocked down our doors for the opening of What the Land Remembers — Counter-Archives from Iran! 💖👀 it was wonderful seeing so many familiar and new faces that filled the rooms with curiosity, conversation and cheer aplenty.

Also a warm word of thanks to the Iranian artists whose work is at the heart of this exhibition, and to those who travelled to join us in person — your presence made the evening all the more meaningful. Thank you as well to DJ Zan for the soundtrack.

The exhibition is open Thursday-Sunday, 11:00-18:00. Find the full programme on our website.

📸 © @michieldevijver by @argos_arts

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This Saturday, we're staying open after hours for a nocturne!

Visit the exhibition until 21:00, have a drink at the bar, and join us at 19:00 for a live expanded cinema performance by Raha Raissnia and Charles Curtis.

Raissnia projects and layers analogue moving and still images from nocturnal walks in New York, while Curtis performs live on cello and electronics. The images overlap, shift and change throughout the performance, with sound and projection responding to each other in real time.

Saturday 3 October
Nocturne: 18:00—21:00
Performance: 19:00—20:10

One ticket includes both the exhibition and performance: €10 recommended / €5 / €15 — pay what feels right. taken in argos by @argos_arts

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🩵💥 Join us this weekend for the opening of What the Land Remembers — Counter-Archives from Iran!

Friday 25.09 · 18:00–22:00
Opening + DJ set by ZAN زن

Saturday 26.09 · 15:00–16:00
Guided tour with curators Amirali Ghasemi and Maryam Kamal Hedayat, in English

Sunday 27.09 · 15:00–16:00
Guided tour in Dutch

See you around?!

(🔈 by Tegh & Adel Poursamadi) taken in argos by @argos_arts

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🌪️ This Friday we're kicking off the exhibition opening with a DJ set by ZAN زن, the sound project of Iranian multidisciplinary artist Kimia Nasirian.

Alongside her DJ practice, she develops sound journeys and listening sessions that explore deep listening, collective experience, and the emotional layers of sound. Her work moves across different formats, always connecting music, memory, and diasporic narratives.

For this event, she will be playing a progressive set that gradually moves towards a more dance-oriented energy, blending Iranian music with electronic and electro sounds, and building a journey from immersive listening into rhythm and movement.

WHAT THE LAND REMEMBERS
COUNTER-ARCHIVES FROM IRAN

Opening: Friday 25 September
18:00–22:00 (free admission) taken in argos by @argos_arts

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Throwback to the 'General State of the Arts' conversation - Brussels edition - 12.09.2026

@argos_arts , @levelfive.brussels, @rendezvousbxl and @kunstenpunt invited a group of artists and art-workers in Brussels, to reflect on questions about the future of the arts field and to exchange ideas how can we strengthen collaboration between artists, organisations and institutions.
@argos @levelfive @kunstenpunt

Thanks to everyone that attended the conversation and to Rendez-Vous for hosting.
photocredits: @nikolayevitch

These discussions were organized by the ‘Kunsthallen Committee’ (Kunsthal Ghent, Kunsthal Mechelen, Kunsthal Extra City Antwerp, Argos Brussels, Jester Genk and NW Aalst) and are part of a broader process by Kunstenpunt and FARO, culminating in a ‘General State of the Arts’ on the future of the visual arts in Flanders. by @argos_arts

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📺 This month’s argos TV selection aligns with the themes of defiance and resistance in our new exhibition What the Land Remembers — Counter-Archives from Iran, opening this Friday.

Esther Johnson’s Liberation Radio (2021) revisits the story of American military deserters who used magnetic tape, pop music, and political rhetoric to persuade other American servicemen to desert.

Watch for free on our website until 01.10 🔗 by @argos_arts

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💥💥 Getting ready for the opening weekend 💥💥

Join us on Friday 25 September to discover the exhibition, meet the artists and collaborators, and enjoy a DJ set by DJ ZAN زن.

The weekend continues with two guided tours:

Saturday 26 September in English with curators Amirali Ghasemi and Maryam Kamal Hedayat.

Sunday 27 September with one of our Dutch speaking guides.

WHAT THE LAND REMEMBERS
COUNTER-ARCHIVES FROM IRAN

Full programme via the link in bio 🔗

📹: Morteza Soorani, GPS, 2017 taken in argos by @argos_arts

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Op 22 oktober organiseren @contourbiennale @argos_arts en Kunstenpunt een publiek gesprek in het kader van de Contour Biënnale in Mechelen.

Tijdens dit gesprek staan we stil bij de financiële kwetsbaarheid van de audiovisuele kunstensector en de noodzaak van alternatieve financieringsvormen.

22 oktober, van 18:00 tot 20:00 in @ccmechelencultuur 🚀

Schrijf je gratis in en ontdek de sprekers via de link in bio. by @argos_arts

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