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• Siamak Delzendeh was born  and raised in Tehran. Established his artistic career by experimenting with writing short stories and then published a couple of his short stories in two books with other writers. Later he moved to Montreal and studied Photography and Art History at Concordia University. He had his first solo photo exhibition, Dans Leurs Dos, in this city. He also participated in some group exhibitions and art festivals such as ARTMATTERS in Montreal and Under the Azure Dome at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. The Saghaa-khaaneh installation initially planned as part of a larger project to challenge the security of Concordia University, surprisingly remained for over six month there at its place, Concordia fine arts school hallway. After returning home in 2009, Delzendeh has published several critiques and articles on visual arts in Tehran. He exhibited his latest photography works at Siin Gallery. He is currently envolved in making a documentary series on visual arts, while writing his  new novel in Persian. Siamak Delzendeh Born in 1974, Tehran 2001-2003 published some of his short stories in two books with other writers 2004-2011 studied Art History and Photography at Concordia University, Montreal 2005 ARTMATTERS Festival, Montreal, Canada 2005 Dans Leurs Dos, Solo Photography Exhibition, Gallery Café π 2006 Under the Azure Dome Art Festival, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 2007-2008 Saghaa-khaaneh Interactive Installation, Montreal 2009-2012 published over 15 articles and critiques on visual arts 2011 GoldAn-e Ming (A Ming Vase), novel, Hamaavaz Publications, Tehran 2012 Backgammon of Memory; Reflections on my Reflections, solo Photography Exhibition, Siin Gallery, Terhan