شکار آزادی | SHEKARE ĀZĀDI
CHASING FREEDOM
2022-present
SHEKĀRE ĀZĀDI (Chasing Freedom) is a performative dialogue of generations, the struggle of inner and outer worlds colliding, confronting, and finding space to heal. Through interdisciplinary storytelling, it takes a personal as well as location-based journey, where the audience are invited to experience a diasporic chase for freedom, dedicated to the women of Iran.
This series of works began formation over the course of 2022, first premiered during Roxanna's solo residency at Zaratan Arte Contemporânea (Lisbon), and subsequently re-commissioned in 2024 as part of Zaratan's performance cycle "VOLTAS", in collaboration with Rebecca Moradalizadeh. In November 2024, the music was premiered in London, at the Boundary Condition Anniversary event, and in spring 2025, this body of works will feature in Roxanna’s first solo exhibition, at Dentro Gallery (Porto).

Chapter 1 moments فصل ۱ لحظات
This audio-visual work explores the individual’s relationship with identity and trauma, aiming to uncover parts of history which have been lost or forgotten, yet continue to exist in our bodies and subconsciousness of our minds.

Preview
Videography: Soraya S
Featuring Šur for cello and live electronics by Roxanna Albayati and Marat Ingeldeev
Chapter 2 my dreams, my dears فصل ۲ رویای من
Chapter 2 my dreams, my dears فصل ۲ رویای من
Created in collaboration with Rebecca Moradalizadeh
Animation: Argha
Special thank you to Zora
Photography: Nuno Martins
Chapter 3 pain فصل ۳ درد
Created in collaboration with Rebecca Moradalizadeh
Featuring Dard for solo ghaychak by Roxanna Albayati
Photography: Manuel Huertas & Nuno Martins
Chapter 4 family picnic فصل ۴ پیک نیک خانوادگی
Videography: Soraya S
Photography: Nuno Martins
Chapter 5 release
Created in collaboration with Rebecca Moradalizadeh
Photography: Nuno Martins
Live Performance




Movement: Rebecca Moradalizadeh
Movement/cello/voice: Roxanna Albayati
Live electronics: Rodrigo B. Camacho
photography Manuel Huertas
٨ SKETCHES
Composed of words, photos, timelines, videos and music collected during 2022, the audiovisual installation '٨ SKETCHES' was directly entangled with the live performance, serving as a score for the construction of the project.



Artist Talk



photography: Manuel Huertas
Collaborators | Rebecca Moradalizadeh, Arghavan Maid, Rodrigo B. Camacho, Marat Ingeldeev, Erfaan Mahmoodi, Vittorio Ballato
Support | ACE - Arts Council England, Help Musicians, Mejlis Institute, Zaratan Arte Contemporâne, Abastan Factory & dg Artes República Portuguesa