Yasamin Ghalehnoie

𝗦𝗼 𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 Screening+, Thursday 7 May, 6:30 - 8 pm The Writers’ Room, 35 Britannia Row, Islington N1 8QH ‘𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺… 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. (𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳) 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.’ This session is congruent with my ongoing interest in the 1340-50s literary and experimental film circles in Iran. It brings together works from a collaged archive that stitch the mad, the dead, the (un)dying, the in love, the sickly and the teachers in various forms: poem-films, delirious~elliptical writing and docufiction, ‘as if a spirit would write’. The event improvises between the following and incorporates interpretive translations: P like Pelican (Parviz Kimiavi, 1351), Death of a Story (Nasib Nasibi, 1347), Hassanlou Chalice (Mohammadreza Aslani, 1346), Hills of Qaytariyeh (Parviz Kimiavi, 1347), An Unending Passage (K. Tina, 1340), and happy nightmares (WIP interaction with K. Tina). death expands to its extremums, madness becomes liberation. the body shouts from 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 in particular… what better way to be mad at the death cult that denies it? the extreme presence and the omni absences, the angst of the controversies haunt us. nervous breakdown arrives (of the impossibility or the excess of possibilities) to language; teaching the alphabet is an attempt of one who pleads to be listened to, only to be called back: lunatic. of the controversies and intensities of ‘this year’, echoed by a choir that insists on saying ‘this year’ just one last time; expanded writing of the 1340s carries the burden of the decay of stories, imagination and affect in mad form. Nasibi’s words linger: ‘i always feel death and i can’t separate myself from it. i also like madness, because it’s been with me… it has lived with me and still does.’ * years are in iranian solar hijri calendar

as we think ahead to coming weeks, we share the news of one of our next residents @wpp_writersroom , @qall ! yasamin ghalehnoie, ghalenoii, qalenoii, is undecided by the incongruity of vowels in translation. born in tehran and intermittently based in london, they write, walk, maldigest culture, make prints, perform and teach. they are curious about the connections between nervousness & nerve damage and the under engagement with the distressed angels of history. affected by the inadequacy of words or meaning, or both, they are obsessed with the residual mundanity of madness.

coming out of fifteen days with no internet in iran i fear what I don’t have to say, the horror is well beyond words. i fear what i’m going to see beyond what i’ve already seen. i fear for the deaths we have to remember and the lives we have to attend to. and i didn’t think i’d touch this much snow again in tehran.

[post until prints last] Get in touch if you want a copy of these two posters each for £8 printed for mutual aid fundraiser for iran.✊🏽 Slide 1,2,4 No To War, @saam.keshmiri @r_o_n_x A3 Riso print (red on cream or brown on cream) Slide 3 Apricot Blossoms, Words @zia_nabavi1 , Drawing @ms.fortyfive , design me A3 Riso print Posters printed with generous support of @pagemasters.co & @anahi_saravia @houseofannetta Pick up in london & postage possible subject to covering postal fees.

Raffle Update We’ve added a few more prizes to our Mutual Aid Fundraiser for Iran — a little boost to keep things moving. Every raffle ticket and donation supports communities on the ground affected by the war, helping fund access to medicine and care, and offering direct support to families who’ve been displaced or lost homes and livelihoods. All donations go directly to trusted grassroots groups on the ground. If you’ve been meaning to contribute, now’s a good time. The raffle closes on 1 May 2026 at 2pm. Donations will still be accepted after. Every contribution makes a material difference. A big thank you to everyone who’s contributed so far and endless gratitude to the artists taking part.

Mutual Aid Fundraiser for Iran — Raffle Update Help us raise vital funds for people living with the lasting impact of the US-Israeli imposed war in Iran. This includes access to medicine and medical care, support for displaced and migrant families as well as those who lost work and homes, and assistance for families of prisoners. All donations go directly to trusted groups on the ground, who’ve spent years building strong, reliable networks within affected communities to make sure support reaches those who need it most.  Solidarity is how we carry each other through. We’ve gathered a range of special prizes including artworks, prints and other contributions from artists and cultural practitioners in our community.  🪄 How to support - use links in bio: • With raffle tickets you can win prizes and collect them later in London — no need to attend the draw  • Give what you can in donations! Every contribution makes a difference • Prize Draw is on 1 May at Cubitt 🏆 Swipe left to see prizes More prizes released closer to the draw Stay tuned for more updates and the evening programme! Thanks to all contributors close and far ❤️ Design: @sasspopoli

Friends, we invite you to our raffle to raise essential funds for people in Iran. As a fragile ceasefire takes hold, friends and communities in Iran continue to live with the lasting impacts of war. With longstanding inflation placing enormous pressure on households even before the latest escalation of the US-Israeli war of aggression, people are already facing a severe economic crisis and one of the world's longest internet shutdowns. The war has destroyed essential infrastructures - places of education and of work - from factories to hospitals. There is a scarcity of work and medicine, and our sustained support is needed more than ever. These wars aren’t abstract, they carry real human costs often disproportionately falling on the most vulnerable. All funds raised will be distributed through trusted groups on the ground. They will ensure the distribution of the funds through tested routes built on years of work within different affected communities in Iran. Join us this May Day for an evening of solidarity filled with poetry, readings and music. And of course, participate in the raffle to take home an artwork, a print or other special prizes. Contribute what you can - every little bit will help us raise vital funds for those most affected. This includes medicine and medical care, support for displaced and migrant families as well as assistance for families of prisoners. Stay tuned for more - We will be sharing details about the artworks and other prizes as well as the full evening programme soon!! —- 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 1 𝙈𝙖𝙮 2026, 6 𝙥𝙢 - 10 𝙥𝙢 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘾𝙪𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙩 8 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡 𝙈𝙚𝙬𝙨, 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣 𝙉1 9𝙃𝙃 🎟️ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼(𝘀) (https://shorturl.at/mUaT7) £7 event ticket including one entry to the raffle £5 raffle ticket (buy as many as you’d like to increase your chances) If you can’t make it in person, you can still support by donating or buying raffle tickets. Raffle prizes will be drawn during the event and can be collected either there or afterwards from different spots around London. With kind support from @cubitt_gallery and @nafs.space Poster design @sasspopoli

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patient is sick of being patient of being sick of the genocide, proof, intaglio, 16x20cm if there is to be a ‘condition’ (that is if we disbelieve patient being a pathological lier), the condition is having been conditioned to live an unbreathable life in permanent genocidal times. patient expresses multitude of concerns about the persistence of symptoms and lack of clarity regarding the cause and and half life of the condition.

affective residues of this year, proof, intaglio, 16x20cm

in the affective freak of words in june 2025 (of the denialist clock that brings forth ruination), i wrote about the nervous interiors after the end of wor(l)ds, envy, obsessive 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, and neurosis of words (in english) in @stickyfingerspublishing ❤️‍🩹 writing is 💦, marginalia is my condition, and i maldigest 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 every day. second picture is me reading and singing at the launch of the Get Rid of Meaning Journal: to sing more out of tune melodies, to transition out of shame, and to get rid of all that’s bad (define bad: