This event is in the past.It took place on April 3, 2026 at Institute for the Humanities.


Sheida Soleimani turns her family's exile into art you can't look away from. Her staged photographs weave together Iranian migration stories with injured birds she rehabilitates: surreal, intimate, and quietly devastating.
Thought-provoking photography
Family migration stories
Wildlife rehabilitation art
Political exile themes
Tips
đŠartist runs a wild bird rehab center
đïžInstitute for the Humanities Gallery, free entry
đparents appear as props in her tableaus
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Burns Park


Sheida Soleimani turns her family's exile into art you can't look away from. Her staged photographs weave together Iranian migration stories with injured birds she rehabilitates: surreal, intimate, and quietly devastating.
Thought-provoking photography
Family migration stories
Wildlife rehabilitation art
Political exile themes
Tips
đŠartist runs a wild bird rehab center
đïžInstitute for the Humanities Gallery, free entry
đparents appear as props in her tableaus
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