Class Title:

Body + Identity: An Exploration

Dates:

Tuesdays, Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18

Sessions:

4

Course Type:

Class

Times:

6:30-8:30 pm

Location:

Intermedia Arts

Instructors:

Jila Nikpay

Photographer & filmmaker, Jila Nikpay leads this four-session experiential Body Image workshop, and offers women the opportunity to explore their body identity using their imagination and intellect. Her cross-cultural approach combines Eastern and Western sensibilities, combining a variety of visual exercises. As the class evolves, students will use fabric as an expressive medium. The instructor begins photographing each student individually while they rapidly move in front of the camera letting their hands guide the fabric. This non-verbal activity allows the students to freely express the inner images they cultivated during the initial visual exercises. The resulting photographs, created by the instructor, will be projected for student’s collective viewing. The impact of these large-scale images combined with a dynamic group discussion, creates a transformative experience. The students leave the class with a renewed sense of their body that is invigorating and self-affirming.

** This course has an additional $25 materials fee.