Hadis Fard aka XEL is an Iranian/Canadian expansive human being from Lur ancestral lineage. She is living and creating in  ancestral land of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Shíshálh nations. She is a sound vision composer and multi-disciplinary artist. Hadis uses sound, visual art, data, code, and poetry to bridge art x tech x eco and creates multi-sensory & immersive performances and installations. Hadis has had a non-linear path in her creative journey. She holds a master of computer science, bachelor of engineering, continuing studies in fine arts, and has studied sound composition independently with various mentors over the years.

Hadis’ muses and explorations are rooted in eco-feminine, mythology, decolonization, geo-psychology, interspecies dialogue, and collective consciousness.

She has performed and exhibited in various festivals and venues locally and internationally. Her works have been exhibited in ArsElectronica (NYC garden), Times Square (NYC, US), TheaterLab (NYC, US), Vancouver New Music (Vancouver, BC), Vancouver International Jazz Festival, etc., published science articles in IEEE journal, and her works have been acknowledged by the Canada Council of Arts. In over fifteen years experience of working with and developing various technological mediums, she has worked with large names in tech industry, and now selectively collaborates to re-purpose the tech. She has collaborated with artists with wide range of creative palettes, and welcomes co-creation and collaboration in sound, visual arts, creative technology or envisioning social change.

She is the co-founder of XELprime, a clothing line that turns a malpractice in fashion industry into slow, hand painted, unique wearable arts.

Hadis’ purpose and community service is to live by the earth oriented practices within communities and bring the integrated authentic voice in areas less heard, she finds community in diversity.

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