Emkan

Tehran | Iran
 Since the beginning of Emkan’s activity, we rarely held an exhibition as a single, isolated event. Our general strategy for choosing each collection was to find common traces with the previous shows; traces that have been either neglected or regarded as isolated, individual trials.  Our aim was to emphasize certain practices in today’s art scene of Iran and to fabulate new narrations. Of course, these narrations cannot claim comprehensiveness. The whole project was mostly a matter of experimentation and many factors had limited our project. However, from all positive and negative feedbacks that we received, it seems fair to say that we manage to offer a perspective and make it public for further evaluation. 
Our future plan is still to pursue this road, broadening it as much as we can and cover more aspects and works. Besides holding exhibitions, we are also going to continue our activities in book publication and holding workshops. The “Seda project” would be also followed by its emphasis on sound installations and audio performances, both practically and theoretically. 
And last but not least, the ultimate aim of Emkan is to enforce a common space and this could not become 

truly "possible" unless with the help of serious and critical perspectives of its artists and audiences.
To go paperless, Emkan uses digital notifications and invitations! 
Finished Exhibitions

Empty Room
Tehran
28 February 2025 - 14 March 2025
Non-place
Tehran
31 January 2025 - 14 February 2025
Disintegration
Tehran
3 May 2024 - 17 May 2024
Group Show No. 13
Tehran
Group Exhibition
1 March 2024 - 15 March 2024
Dusk
Tehran
19 January 2024 - 2 February 2024
Shape of Absence
Tehran
24 November 2023 - 8 December 2023
Lakes Drying, Tides Rising
Tehran
13 July 2023 - 4 August 2023
Photobook One
Tehran
6 March 2022 - 31 March 2022
So Were They
Tehran
13 January 2022 - 4 February 2022
Tajrid-Abad
Tehran
9 June 2021 - 9 July 2021