Jahan Rezakhanlou

Jahan Rezakhanlou is a Swiss-Iranian sound artist and freelance journalist currently living in Naarm, Australia. His writing explores various different themes examining the intersections between art, urbanism, and activism, and generally exploring various cultural narratives from around the world. He has a keen interest in Japanese and Hong Kong culture.

Jahan Rezakhanlou's Latest Articles

The inaugural Essence Festival. Photo of a heavy metal singer on stage, cast in red light.
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Festival review: Essence Festival 2024

An ambitious attempt to stage a two-day music festival within the walls of a local Canberra bar shows promise.

A concert scene. Audience on the left, stage on the right. The lighting is red.
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Music review: Soft Centre: Supermodel Late Night, Now or Never Festival, Trades Hall

A choose-your-own-adventure reeling through some of the most exciting experimental artists, but logistical constraints frustratingly made it almost impossible to…

Gabber Modus Operandi performing at Royal Exhibition Building as part of Now or Never 2024. A performer is at the front of a stage wearing puffy sleeves and a face cover, with a large-scale projection of a human face behind. The stage is aglow in red light.
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Music review: Ben Frost/CORIN/ Eartheater/Gabber Modus Operandi, Now or Never 2024

An epic takeover of the Royal Exhibition Building took full advantage of the massive space with an incredible lineup.

Photo of asylum seekers captured by Barat Ali Batoor, in ‘Searching for Photo courtesy of Barat Ali Batoor. The composition of the photo has highlighted two asylum seekers wearing orange life jackets on a boat. One is looking towards the camera, his hair wet, and eyes round.
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Exhibition review: Searching for Sanctuary, State Library Victoria

Barat Ali Batoor’s mesmerising multimedia portrayal of his perilous journey from Afghanistan to Australia pushes the boundaries of photojournalism.

'Chickenosaurus' installation view from 'NOT NATURAL' at Science Gallery Melbourne. Photo: Matthew Stanton. Graffiti-like artwork of a hybrid chicken and dinosaur in an exhibition space with a large window on the left hand side. Four young people are hanging out in the space.
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Exhibition review: NOT NATURAL, Science Gallery Melbourne

Artistic and scientific works that highlight the relationship between humanity and the natural/unnatural.

Installation view ‘Ash Keating: PRESSURE’ at Bunjil Place. Photo: Michael Pham. A vast gallery space with polished timber floor and two white columns running through it. There are six large canvases with splashes of coloured paint, ranging from yellow, orange, red to green, blue and purple.
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Exhibition review: Ash Keating: PRESSURE, Bunjil Place

Pressure manifesting into canvases that capture fluidity and colour.

Trash Museum of Bishkek. Photo: Supplied. A shipping container in the middle of a desert landscape with seven people sitting and standing out the front.
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Why you should pay attention to Central Asia ecological art

Ecological art in Central Asia confronts oppressive state power and the environmental crisis, yet is overlooked in contemporary discourse.

Families. Korean-Japanese ‘family’ band, Tennger. Photo: Supplied. Three figures stand in a triangle arrangement looking at the viewer with their hands in prayer. They are all wearing white flowing garments in a natural setting with a brown, rocky background.
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Creativity begins at home? Families in support of artistic growth

How does the influence of creative parents affect a child as they grow? We take a look at three distinct…

'ARA DOLATIAN: Heavenly Bodies' installation view at James Makin Gallery. Photo: Ivana Smiljanic. Three small sculptures on plinths inside a white gallery space. Each sculpture is gold and blue with towering shapes.
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Exhibition review: Heavenly Bodies, James Makin Gallery

The ceramicist turns our attention to the vibrancy of ancient artefacts and repositions them in our contemporary context.

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Postcard from Hong Kong

Your cultural guide to Hong Kong with art hubs that offer respite from the busy city filled with creativity from…

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