beyond_bisetoon

beyond_bisetoon lives and works in Berlin. Her vinyl collection spans Iranian musical traditions from classical Asil and orchestral pre-revolution pop of the 1960s and 70s to post-1979 diaspora productions. She sources her records through research trips to Iran, friends’ and family collections, and record stores across the Gulf region. Her selections also include recordings from the so-called Tehrangeles era—the Los Angeles–based exile industry that emerged after 1979 and circulated back into Iran through cassette culture and later media formats. Much of this diaspora production developed in response to cultural restrictions imposed after the revolution, including the prohibition of women’s solo singing in public. As a curator, she works across disciplines, exploring the intersections of sound, archive, art, and cultural memory. Through exhibitions, public programs, and listening formats, she engages with questions of transcultural circulation, archiving practices, and the social and political conditions that shape cultural production.