Morehshin Allahyari

Allahyari discusses The Laughing Snake (2018) which is a hypertext-narrative in which Allahyari uses the reiminaging of “monstrous female and genderless queer figures” found in Middle Eastern folklore as a tool to analyze the status and mistreatment of women in a hetero-patriarchy. The Laughing Snake is part of a larger body of work she calls: She Who Sees the Unknown, a collection of remixed parables centering legendary figures that Allahyari examines through the lens of new technologies, specifically virtual reality and additive manufacturing.