Azar Saiyar

Azar Saiyar is a filmmaker and media artist whose films are often based on various kinds of archives. She communicates with the found material, by watching, listening and getting lost in the details. For her, working with archives is also connected to the idea of shared knowledge. At the same time, archives can deceive us. There are stories, groups of people and ways of life that are missing. This lack of certain images and words is an important part in Saiyar’s narration. Her films have been screened at international film and media art festivals, galleries, exhibitions, museums and from television. She received the AVEK Award for Media Art in 2022. (Artist photo: Riitta Supperi)