About me

Artist Statement

Human beings’ communication system is based on a linguistic system more than any other system such as clothing, food, body languages, etc. According to Derrida, however, language is an enigmatic, dynamic, and incomplete tool for communication as it’s impacted by many factors. For this reason, even though we talk to each other and make use of identical words, their meaning is not alike to us. Words are sources of misunderstanding; thus, it may be safe to say that as similarities in life experiences, society and culture increase, individuals can perceive more similar meanings of identical messages; although streaks of misunderstanding still exist.

Admitting that we learn, add, destroy, and finally fail to find meanings, I am seeking a solution beyond the conventional system of language for communication and transference of words’ meanings. To find signifiers which can be substituted for linguistic signifiers, I referred to facts and images; at times, I used five senses, specifically the sense of smell, to replace words and made use of origami as an independent linguistic system. I have presented majority of these in the form of handmade books by me.

Whether or not we believe in the idea of author’s death, to comprehend writings of a book, we have to be familiar with the corresponding linguistic conventions of one of the 7,000 living languages across the world. Books that I have presented, create chain of signifiers in the audience mind without any pre-agreed convention; they free the reader’s imagination and while they are not specifically looking for a common understanding, they make the connection possible.

Education
  • Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran, September 2006- September 2009 , Master of Art, Painting
  • Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, January  2003- September 2006 , Bachelor of Art, Painting
Awards
  • Appreciation of vista art prize in 2018
  • The Second winner of Nafas Visual Arts Festival in 2016
  • The First winner of the Sixth annual of Persbook Contemporary Arts in 2016
  • Appreciation of Damon Far Visual Arts Festival in 2008
  • Publication of selected works in the Damon Far Visual Arts Festival in 2008
  • Publication of the third book of the Fajr Visual Arts Festival 2010
Group Exhibitions

 

  • Vista Gallery, Tehran, Iran – 2018
  • RooBRoo Mansion Gallery, Tehran, Iran – 2017
  • Sfavi house, Persbook, Esfahan, Iran-2017
  • Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, The seventh Tehran national sculpture biennial, Iran- 2017
  • Aran Gallery, tehran , Iran -2017
  • Konshtalh Museum, Budapest, Hungary-2016
  • Iranian Artists Forum, First Nafas Festival, Tehran, Iran- 2016
  • Aran Gallery, Tehran, Iran -2016
  • Etemad Gallery, Blue gold, Tehran, Iran -2016
  • Niavaran Cultural Center, Persbook, Tehran, Iran-2016
  • Ormazd Gallery, Tehran, Iran -2016
  • Sobhan Gallery, Tehran, Iran -2015
  • Aran Gallery, tehran , iran -2015
  • Haft Samar Gallery, Tehran, Iran -2014
  • Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran -2013
  • The third International Festival of Fajr , Tehran, Iran -2010
  • National Youth Festival, Tehran, Iran, 2010
  • Mahemehr Gallery , Tehran, Iran -2010
  • Dey Gallery, Tehran, Iran - 2010
  • Laleh Gallery, Tehran, Iran – 2010
  • Homa Gallery, selected the new generation, Tehran, Iran, in 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Gallery Kamal al-Din Behzad, Tehran, Iran - 2007
  • Damonfar Visual Festival, Tehran, Iran –2006