online activism

Mona Kasra is a media artist / educator / PhD student in Arts & Technology / New Media enthusiast concerned with issues around Gender & Identity. You can follow her on:
* twitter: @monaism
* 12seconds.tv: monaism
* Flickr: _monaism
* vimeo: monaism

Jana Thompson: On your website, you mention complexities and paradoxes when cultures meet -- what is an example of one of those in your own life?

Mona Kasra: I grew up in Iran and my childhood was intertwined with an Islamic revolution and a war. I relocated to the United State when I was in my early 20s and immediately encountered a culture shock. My art is about this encounter: an Iranian women living in the United States able to express her femininity and sexuality but inspired by questioning cultural and traditional assumptions that she grew up with.