Mela Obscura at the Bar of Ideas - Mela [from the Sanskrit to meet] Obscura [Darkened chamber, also from Camera Obscura – a Victorian optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen]

The Bar of Ideas, created by the famous Victorian renaissance men, the Dowelling brothers, has come to the London Mela, following its’ ground breaking journey to the centre of the world and Shangri-la, at the request of their dear friend Dr Imran Aslam, (still alive at a sprightly 119 years old!) the renowned photographer, cinematographer and ethnomusicologist. Dr Aslam has commissioned a new audio visual piece called “Obscura” working with Iranian musician, Fari Bradley and her collaborators, especially for this years Mela.

Fari

Fari B is an Iranian musician living in London. She has performed experimental music at many major UK festivals such as Glastonbury and V Festival and presents Six Pillars to Persia on art-music radio station Resonance104.4FM (www.resonancefm.com) - a show about Iranian arts and culture. Fari DJs fringe genres like 1970s Iranian disco and also creates her own circuits and installations for art shows and live electronic performances for example at the Institute of Contemporary Arts.