Lovers' Wind investigates the late Albert Lamorisse's final film, at Western Front to November 23

Artists Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour, and Ryan Ferko use video installation to examine the legacy of the French filmmaker who died in 1970 by helicopter crash in Iran

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Lovers’ Wind by Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour, and Ryan Ferko, 2024. Film still courtesy of the artists

Western Front presents Lovers’ Wind, a multi-channel video installation by Toronto-based artists Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour, and Ryan Ferko, from September 14 to November 23. An opening reception takes place on September 14 from 5 pm to 7 pm.

Developed over three years of archival and community research, the exhibition centres the story of French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse and his last film, 1978’s Bād-e Sabā (The Lovers’ Wind). Shot largely from a helicopter to produce sweeping views of Iran, the project led to Lamorisse’s death in 1970 when a crash occurred during production.

The exhibition’s central work, Lovers’ Wind, pairs material from Bād-e Sabā and autobiographical details from Lamorisse’s life with new footage filmed in Iran, Tunisia, and Canada. An accompanying single-channel video work, Postscript, sets a phone call with an archivist over a short film of Lamorisse’s final footage, recovered from the site of the crash.

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Post sponsored by Western Front.