Who we are (2024 - Today)
Ney Studio began with the breath of the ney (the traditional reed flute) and the soul of Persian literature. Our name reflects the importance of roots—the deep personal and cultural stories that give everything meaning. Just as the ney longs for its source in the reed-bed, we believe every project seeks to reconnect with its own foundational story.
Founded in 2024 by Ali Motamedi, an Iranian artist and engineer, the studio builds on over a decade of experience across visualization, engineering, and interdisciplinary practice, alongside his experience of living as an immigrant searching for home far from home. Under his direction and insight, the studio brings together technical skill and poetic spirit, helping stories take their true form and reach the right audience.
We focus on
Public Impact
Ney Studio
Thought Leadership. Interdisciplinary Innovation. Public Impact.
Faculty Fellow for Social Change
Pace University | 2024–2025
Developing innovative approaches at the intersection of creativity, technology, entrepreneurship, and social impact.
Actionist Fellow
Mellon Foundation | 2024–2025
Secured competitive funding to support socially engaged artistic research and community-centered public practice.
International Artist Fellowship
Korea Art Forum | 2025
Selected to explore cross-cultural dialogue, public engagement, and collaborative storytelling under NEA, NYC DCLA, and NYSCA patronage.
Speaker: Teaching & Learning
Student Success Summit | 2024
Delivered a keynote demonstrating how connections between art, science, technology, and storytelling generate new forms of innovation.
Speaker: Human Experience
Northeastern University | 2024
Presented on the convergence of creative technology, migration narratives, and contemporary artistic practice to build new public storytelling tools.
Multidisciplinary Performance
Intl. Human Rights Art Festival | 2025
Conceived and directed a collaborative performance with international players, examining language and displacement through movement.
Solo Exhibition
Rye Free Reading Room | 2025
An immersive public experience transforming language, migration, and identity into interactive public installations connecting memory to space.
Collaborative Exhibition
Express Newark & Fridman Gallery | 2025
Participated in an international collaborative sound piece expanding on non-verbal communication, collective authorship, and spatial storytelling.
I Had to Tell Someone I Was Here
Khane Publication | 2024
Published a collected volume of essays exploring migration, belonging, identity, and cultural transformation through contemporary narrative nonfiction.
Participating Artist
Brooklyn, NY | 2025
Presented original work at a leading contemporary print fair, engaging audiences across public art, publishing, and culture.