Biography
Born in 1986 in Rasht, Iran, Haleh Chinikar has been living in Brussels since 2007.
Artist and poet, the body, memory, language and textile are the pillars of her creations.
In her recent works, installation and performance contribute to the same experience shared with the public.
EDUCATION:
2015 Master in Performing Arts, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
2011 Certified Training in Theatre, Parallax, Brussels, Belgium
2010 Bachelor of Image Arts in Graphic Design option, ESA 75, Brussels, Belgium
2006 Bachelor’s degree in Photography and Filmography, Elmi-kardordi University, Rasht, Iran
EXHIBITIONS:
Group exhibitions:
2021 Extra Small #6 House of Arts, Brussels, Belgium
2021 On the snail circuit Soo Contemporary, Tehran, Iran
2021 Realistic Utopia Cultures & Publics, Brussels, Belgium
2021 We.art.xl Brussels, Belgium
2021 Between Us Duo online exhibition
2020 Extra Small #5 House of Arts, Brussels, Belgium
2020 Sœurs Mirabal Women’s House of Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
2019 Citizen Light Schaerbeek cultural center, Brussels Belgium
2019 Mirabal Sisters Women’s House of Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
2016 Rêverie Artère 30 Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2006 The City and Us City’s cultural center, Rasht, Iran
PERFORMANCES:
2021 Maison, Live Literature “La place”, Poelp, Brussels, Belgium
2021 Lavoir de récits duo with Sandra de Vivies, Fondation Thalie, Festival Extra!, Brussels, Belgium
2021 What remains of us Community house, Brussels, Belgium
2020 L’irrépressible éclosion Fondation Thalie, Festival Extra, Brussels, Belgium
2020 Résiliences Insouciantes House of the women of Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
READINGS:
2021 Hyster-x Brussels, Belgium
2021 Women Make History online talk, London, Canada
2020 Something Beautiful, Festival for visual art and poetry, Brussels, Belgium
2020 Domus Artist Residency online, Brussels, Belgium
2020 Li(b)re Charleroi, Belgium
2020 Equinoxes online, Fondation Thalie, Brussels, Belgium
FILMS:
2021 No. 65 Yard Short documentary film
2018 Éliane Vogel Polsky, Champion of the women’s cause in Europe Short documentary film
2015 Safran Chocolat Short documentary film
PUBLICATIONS:
2021 Où est ma maison? La place Editions, Brussels, Belgium
2020 Équinoxes Edition Ishtar, Brussels, Belgium