David De Hannay

David De Hannay conceptual artist—working across painting, photography, film, performance, poetry, curation, and human rights activism.

He is the founder of the NYC Art Movement, created during the pandemic . His conceptual artwork was featured on BBC World News. Artist, Author , poet, filmmaker, founder of the NYC Art Movement. This space is dedicated to art without boundaries, where freedom of speech and diverse opinions are celebrated.

06/13/2026

Trailer of Silent Slaughter Film ! Story is
Amid the ongoing atrocities committed by Iran's Islamic regime, David De Hannay, a former political prisoner in Iran and a U.S. citizen, is shot in New York City by an alleged supporter of the regime while marching through the streets to force the world to confront its silence.
Silent Slaughter is not affiliated with any government, political party, religious organization, Israel, or propaganda campaign. Neither Israel nor any Jewish organization has ever assisted David De Hannay. His family's history, however, includes helping save Jewish refugees from Poland during one of history's darkest chapters.
This documentary tells the story of survival, resistance, and the pursuit of truth against oppression. Through faith, resilience, and courage, David continues his struggle for justice and freedom.
"Jesus stands with me." 🙏

06/04/2026

Trailer of a documentary film about David De Hannay. A film by Monica Jaramillo.

An article by Noticia NY on *Dante’s Labyrinth* — the new documentary directed by Monica Jaramillo (Monijara) — has been...
05/24/2026

An article by Noticia NY on *Dante’s Labyrinth* — the new documentary directed by Monica Jaramillo (Monijara) — has been featured in both its online and print editions.

Filmed over three years across Paris, London, and New York, the documentary follows my life and artistic practice through present-day footage and archival material dating back to 1999, including photography, films, books, and artwork developed across different countries and moments in time.

Rather than a traditional narrative, the film unfolds through fragments — images, memories, and lived experience — forming an intimate portrait shaped by exile, movement, and the relationship between art and reality.

Article:
https://www.noticiany.com/entre-iran-colombia-y-nueva-york-las-historias-que-se-cruzan-en-el-laberinto-de-dante/

This is my new blog, written as a testimony. I want my ashes to rest at Père Lachaise Cemetery, among the silent names o...
05/18/2026

This is my new blog, written as a testimony. I want my ashes to rest at Père Lachaise Cemetery, among the silent names of history and memory.
For my funeral, I imagine French poems written across the balloons—floating words rising slowly into the sky, dissolving into light and air like unfinished thoughts.
You may read my full blog as a letter addressed to France itself—an intimate confession, a farewell, and a return

https://medium.com//open-letter-to-p%C3%A8re-lachaise-cemetery-in-paris-16cf52da0066

I photographed The Dream That Caught Fire ..
05/11/2026

I photographed The Dream That Caught Fire ..

A new interview with David De Hannay by Agua Paz — featured in the first limited-edition print issue of *NYC Art Movemen...
05/09/2026

A new interview with David De Hannay by Agua Paz — featured in the first limited-edition print issue of *NYC Art Movement / magazine*.

“Art should not merely entertain consciousness.
It should disturb it.”

A conversation exploring David De Hannay’s analysis of Jung and Heidegger through exile, underground New York, existential anxiety, the unconscious, archetypes, alienation, and the psychological fragmentation of modern life.

Drawing from Jung’s ideas on the shadow, archetypes, and the unconscious, De Hannay reflects on how modern society has become spiritually disconnected from symbols, myths, and inner life.

“People often misunderstand existentialism. They think it is literary sadness or fashionable darkness. No. Existentialism begins when a human being confronts abandonment, death, humiliation, loneliness, absurdity, and uncertainty directly.”

Summer Limited Edition 2026.

Article: [https://medium.com//david-de-hannay-jung-heidegger-being-5b865f55b6ac](https://medium.com//david-de-hannay-jung-heidegger-being-5b865f55b6ac)

I’m part of Johnny Depp’s “The People’s Artist” project.If you like my work, please check the link and vote.Thank you fo...
05/05/2026

I’m part of Johnny Depp’s “The People’s Artist” project.
If you like my work, please check the link and vote.
Thank you for your support

I Create To Document Truth And Rupture Identity—fragmented, Unstable, Performed Beyond Any Fixed Self.

I walk through the city as through a battlefield—silent, unseen, undefeated
04/27/2026

I walk through the city as through a battlefield—silent, unseen, undefeated

A documentary filmed over three years across Paris, London, and New York.The film follows the life and artistic practice...
04/25/2026

A documentary filmed over three years across Paris, London, and New York.
The film follows the life and artistic practice of David De Hannay, moving between present-day footage and archival material, including artwork and photography dating back to 1999.
It traces a continuous line through different geographies and moments, revealing the process behind the work as much as the work itself.
Rather than a traditional narrative, the film unfolds through fragments — images, memories, and lived experience — forming an intimate and evolving portrait.
The film will be released

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