Stills from the AI‑generated six‑second video, released by Israeli sources, purportedly show the blown‑out entrance of Evin Prison in Tehran from the deliberate multiple attacks carried out by Israel between 11:17 a.m. and 12:18 p.m. on June 23, 2025. Image courtesy of the author.

Nima Esmailpour

Author / Spring 2026

Biography

Nima Esmailpour is an art historian, writer, and curator based in Toronto. He has contributed essays to various art- publishing platforms across Canada and internationally and served as the curatorial fellow at the 2024 Toronto Biennial of Art. In 2025, Nima was curator-in-residence at Résidence Transatlantique in France, and he is currently the guest curator for the 2026 Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts. During his residency at Est-Nord-Est, he will develop an initiative, Image Ontologies, extending his research focus on the critical study of the image through his curatorial projects.