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.

Ney Studio | Interdisciplinary Practice
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We focus on
Public Impact

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Ney Studio

Thought Leadership. Interdisciplinary Innovation. Public Impact.

Pace Faculty Fellow
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Faculty Fellow for Social Change

Pace University | 2024–2025

Developing innovative approaches at the intersection of creativity, technology, entrepreneurship, and social impact.

CUNY Social Practice
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Actionist Fellow

Mellon Foundation | 2024–2025

Secured competitive funding to support socially engaged artistic research and community-centered public practice.

SDSS Artist Fellow
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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.

Pace Keynote
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Speaker: Teaching & Learning

Student Success Summit | 2024

Delivered a keynote demonstrating how connections between art, science, technology, and storytelling generate new forms of innovation.

Northeastern Speaker
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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.

When Language Ends
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Multidisciplinary Performance

Intl. Human Rights Art Festival | 2025

Conceived and directed a collaborative performance with international players, examining language and displacement through movement.

Farsi Flows
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Solo Exhibition

Rye Free Reading Room | 2025

An immersive public experience transforming language, migration, and identity into interactive public installations connecting memory to space.

Asemic Sound Piece
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Collaborative Exhibition

Express Newark & Fridman Gallery | 2025

Participated in an international collaborative sound piece expanding on non-verbal communication, collective authorship, and spatial storytelling.

Book Publication
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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.

Brooklyn Print Fair
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Participating Artist

Brooklyn, NY | 2025

Presented original work at a leading contemporary print fair, engaging audiences across public art, publishing, and culture.