The present book is a comprehensive collection from the inaugural AFA Awards annual event, featuring new media works by contemporary Iranian artists. The AFA Awards aim to collect and showcase digital artworks created by innovative new-generation artists from the Middle East.
Storia Editions try to present each annual edition as a separate volume for all contemporary art enthusiasts and the general audience. We believe that compiling collections like this can significantly benefit researchers, art managers, curators, and global artists by providing a deeper and more nuanced understanding of contemporary Middle Eastern art.
It is also important to note that many works by innovative artists in the field of new media art remain largely unknown within the art community due to the lack of specialized centers or museums for displaying and collecting new media artworks in the region and, to some extent, globally. Consequently, books like this serve as valuable archives, officially documenting and preserving the creations of these new-generation artists.
Another key aspect of the present book is its focus on emerging mediums such as NFTs in the realm of new media art. These emerging trends will certainly introduce new discourses from regional art to global audiences.
Storia Editions hopes that efforts like these receive increased support and attention from the new media art community in the region.