Photo/Foto: Julio Pantoja

Fauxlographic

Fauxlographic is a performative installation that takes place within an ethno-dysphoric cloning lab, where one clones themself in order to analyze their diasporic anxiety. The clones enact sonic rituals in Farsi, English and Perz- ish, based on multiple sources of information including embodied memories, and wikileaks cables concerning Iran.

Biography

Elle Mehrmand is a new media performance artist and musician who uses electronics, video, and sound within her work. She received her MFA in 2011 at UCSD in the Visual Arts Department, and is a member of the electronic disturbance theatre 2.0/ b.a.n.g. lab.