{"id":138865,"date":"2021-07-01T13:15:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T11:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=138865"},"modified":"2021-07-01T13:15:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T11:15:54","slug":"zahra-al-mahdi-the-infinite-alchemy-of-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=138865","title":{"rendered":"Zahra Al-Mahdi: The infinite alchemy of storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zahra Al-Mahdi: The infinite alchemy of storytelling\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/zahra_al_mahdi_the_infinite_alchemy_of_storytelling\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Zahra Al-Mahdi was raised by screens &#8212; &#8220;storytelling machines&#8221; like TV and the internet that shaped her sense of self and reality. Now a multimedia artist and filmmaker, she challenges common historical narratives and brings a multiplicity of perspectives to the surface. In this dynamic talk, Al-Mahdi traces her development as a storyteller using satire, dark humor and tactile collage techniques to expand what we think we know about ourselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zahra Al-Mahdi was raised by screens &#8212; &#8220;storytelling machines&#8221; like TV and the internet that shaped her sense of self and reality. Now a multimedia artist and filmmaker, she challenges common historical narratives and brings a multiplicity of perspectives to the surface. 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