Asma Khoshmehr is an interdisciplinary artist involved in immersive storytelling, volumetric media, and documentary filmmaking. Her projects are rooted in East African and Middle Eastern cultures, with a particular fascination for the myths and folklore of the One Thousand and One Nights book. Through her lens, she captures the essence of generational trauma, forced displacement, and political sexual violence, shining a light on the struggles of those who have been silenced for too long.
Coming from a multicultural background, she is currently working on a project regarding her maternal background from Tanzania to the diaspora. Khoshmehr holds a B.F.A. in performing arts and an M.F.A. in film and media arts from Emerson College. She received a Carole Fielding Grant, alongside the Virgin Unite Fund Award. Additionally, she participated in artist fellowships at esteemed institutions such as MASS MoCA.
At MacDowell, Khoshmehr continued her hybrid documentary project, a result of her transformative journey spanning years across Tanzania, Kenya, Oman, and Iran. Traveling to these countries, she gathered information, filmed, and conducted interviews, leading to the discovery of a profound family secret. Now, she is meticulously editing the footage, enriching the documentary with archival research and creating an immersive installation exhibition to invite viewers to engage with her discoveries.
Portrait by Rebecca Williams
