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Founder / Educator / Multi Media Artist
Yassin 'Narcy' Alsalman, formerly known as the Narcicyst, is a musician, actor, professor and multi media artist based out of Montreal, Canada. Being a pioneer of the Arab Hip-Hop movement through is Iraqi trio Euphrates in the early 2000s, Yassin Alsalman, was a seminal member of a growing voice in the public sphere.
Currently teaching one of Canada's only Hip-Hop courses at Concordia University in Montreal, Narcy ethos has been to blend performance with education, media with literacy and creativity with cultural heritage. Yassin is also currently heading an international body of artists WeAreTheMedium, a family of independent creatives that come together for curation, performance, consultation and product based creation.
He is an actor, doing voice overs for video games like Civilization 5 and The Secret World, principal actor in feature film CITY OF LIFE, and many shorts. He recently starred and directed Video of The Year winner at the Much Music Video Awards for Indigenous Supergroup A Tribe Called Red, sharing the screen and mic with yasiin bey, formerly known as Mos Def in R.E.D.
With music as his message, The Medium is the umbrella that encompasses all his creative collective as an international body of 'independents', New World Citizens.
Brownbook & Hypebeast Present The Narcicyst
The Narcicyst featuring Shadia Mansour "Hamdulillah" Official Music Video
The Narcicyst - LEAP OF FAITH
Founder / Artist / Writer
SUNDUS ABDUL HADI is an artist and writer of Iraqi origin. She was raised and educated in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, where she earned a BFA in Studio Arts and Art History and a MA in Media Studies. Articulated through her artistic practice, writing and curation, Sundus’ work is a sensitive reflection on trauma, struggle, and care. She is the author/illustrator of Shams, a children’s book about trauma, transformation and healing. Her upcoming book titled “Take Care of Your Self: The Art and Cultures of Care and Liberation” (Common Notions, November 2020) is a non-fiction book about care, curation and community. She is the cofounder of We Are The Medium, an artist collective and culture point, and the founder of Maktaba Bookshop in Montreal.
Abdul Hadi’s work has been exhibited in Palestine, Canada, United States, United Arab Emirates, France, United Kingdom and New Zealand. She has given workshops in Australia, Iraq and Kuwait, and has been a speaker at Nuqat (Kuwait), the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, Telfair Museums in Savannah, GA, the Aga Khan Museum and multiple universities in Canada and the US. Abdul Hadi is a two-time recipient of the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Quebec (CALQ) Vivacite grant, and has twice received the Makers Muse award from Kindle Project (2018 and 2023). Her work is part of the Barjeel Art Foundation collection.
Read more about Sundus’s work here:
In the simple symbolism of a folktale-style children’s book, Iraqi-Canadian artist Sundus Abdulhadi tells a story of survival, healing, and liberation perfect for both kids and adults.
The Practice of Self Care with Sundus Abdul Hadi // Interview with Fariha Roisin for Studio Ananda
New York Cultural Majlis: Artist Talk for The Healing Series // Moderated by Farah El Yacoubi
The Healing Series explores how different artists and creatives lead the way in healing communities. By exploring the collective trauma of a people through expression, we begin to forge a path forward for our society.
"Shams", forthcoming illustrated book
"The Forgotten" from the Warchestra series