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SMITHS

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SMITHS

SMITHS is the Goldsmiths student union magazine I was assigned Design Editor. Three issues were published throughout two semesters. Our goal for the year was to develop a feature based magazine, that would be redefined with each issue and refining its identity as we progressed. Hence our motto “We can do anything with this”. The features, photography and visuals were entirely sourced from the student body, resulting in the democratisation of the magazine both by the student body and for it. During my tenure as Design Editor I designed the SMITHS logo, the Goldsmiths year planner, distribution material, the magazines themselves, and organised the 3rd issues’ launch exhibition.

Commissioned by
BA Design Goldsmiths University of London

Link
issuu.com/unionplus/docs/smiths_issue_3

2009—2010

FUTURE FOLK CATALOGUE

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FUTURE FOLK CATALOGUE

My brilliant partner Benjamin Weetman, the rest of the graphics team and myself are responsible for the graphics, identity and show graphics of the Future Folk BA Design University of London degree show. The catalogue doubled up as a guide and memento to the 4 day exhibition. We approached the design of the document to correspond with our ideas about the distribution of a collective publication. Our intention was to take full advantage of this rare opportunity, with the intention of applying our graphical knowledge and resources to challenge and push the traditional format. There are 1000 copies of the released publication, risograph printed with Ditto Press, on 80 gsm evercopy recycled paper inside a screen printed Fenner 270g colourset cover, bound together with rubber bands.

Context
Degree Show

Commissioned by
BA Design Goldsmiths University of London

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It's Nice That
futurefolkdesign.co.uk

2011

AUSGEDRUÜCKT

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AUSGEDRUÜCKT

The initiative sponsored by SHIFT was a silk screen workshop-concept facilitated by Viadukt in collaboration with a number of female artists, who brought us each together with volunteers from various marginalised communities. The outcomes of these individual workshop series, culminated in a group show.

It was my privilege to be paired with a group of strong teenage refugee women. My workshop for them aimed to materialise the groups impression of the city they now call home.

Commissioned by
Viadukt

2018

UDON NO ME

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UDON NO ME

KARAK one off raku tiles during Vienna Design Week showed at Schiffamt Showroom.

2018

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MAMANI'S HOME

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MAMANI'S HOME

Mural on private wall, Tehran.

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self initiative

2019

THE END IS NEAR

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THE END IS NEAR

Mural on Theresianumgasse, Vienna.

Context
Gallery Hilger NEXT
Cash Cans & Candy

2016

THINGS — I LIKE FUNCTIONAL

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THINGS — I LIKE FUNCTIONAL

Collaborative sculpture with BOICUT using acrylics & spray paint on constructed plastics.

Context
Gallery Hilger NEXT
Cash Cans & Candy

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2016

AUTOEROTICA

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AUTOEROTICA

Fetishising mundane consumer goods may be a symptom of frustration or mere sexual curiosity. Either way, it is a practice that many tend to be kept even more private than the already socially stigmatised regular sexual behaviour. Out of shame, fear of judgement or of crossing rationalised social taboos regarding the practices of procreation many will deny this industrially curious part of their desire or fantasy. This series does not intend to demonise nor cast judgement, but rather romanticise this repressed part of our base drive.

2 × Acrylic on canvas 120 × 80 cm

7 × 4 — 6 colour screen print
series 70 × 50 cm
ED. 10 + 4 a.p
Viadukt
Artist & Residency

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2017

SHOULDERS, KNEES & TOES

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SHOULDERS, KNEES & TOES

Mural for #Streetartpassage
166 × 238 cm

Commissioned by
Jan Arnold Gallery, MQ

2018

Fluffies

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Fluffies

Context
Experimental

2018—2019

WILD HORSES

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WILD HORSES

2 colour A3 risograph print
30/30

Printed by
Soybot

2019

AT DEPTFORD

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AT DEPTFORD

Edition of 2 digital prints 50 x 70 cm

2018

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References

Solo Shows

Aug. 18
Red Carpet Art Award — Interfering with Nature. An interactive inflatable plastic sculptural installation on display in the Red Carpet Art Award showroom Karlsplatz, Vienna
Mar. 18Apr. 18
Jan Arnold Gallery — Interfering with Nature. An interactive inflatable plastic sculptural installation on display in Jan Arnold Gallery, MQ, Vienna
Jun. 17Jul. 17
Autoerotica, Vidukt #6 Edition — A showcase of 7 screen prints featuring a 3 hole Mini-Golf Installation following a 3 month artist & residency, Vienna
Sep. 07Oct. 07
Home is Nowhere — My first solo show at the Museum of Young Art, Vienna

Group Shows

25. Oct. 1906. Dec. 19
Full Court Desire — Group show in Sanettystraße 1, 1080 Vienna
Mar. 19
RRRIOT Festival 2019 Regarding Revolt — Curated by Eva Zar
Oct. 18
Vienna Design Week 2018, KARAK Kunstedition — KARAK raku artists edition in cooperation with the workshops and showrooms at Schiffamt, Vienna
Mar. 18Apr. 18
I bäg you — Interfering with Nature. An interactive inflatable plastic sculptural installation in Kunstraum Retz, Niederösterreich
Feb. 18
Living Studio — Interfering with Nature. An inflatable installation for Living Studio in Q21, Frei_Raum, MQ, Vienna
Sep. 17
Loftas Festival with Impropperwalls Gallery — Interfering with Nature. An inflatable installation for the music & visual-art festival in Vilnius, Lithuania
Jun. 17
Demystifying Femininity — Contributing with work on canvas to Impropperwalls Gallery, Vienna
Jun. 16Sep. 16
Cash Cans and Candy, Gallery Hilger Next — “THINGS – I LIKE FUNCTIONAL”. A a life-size plastic sculpture painted with acrylic and spray paint in collaboration with BOICUT, Vienna
Aug. 13Nov. 13
Crucial Experiments — A cooperative show by Art & Science, University of Applied Arts and Vienna Art Week. In addition to being an exhibitor, I was also responsible for the exhibition graphics, communication, catalogue and production, Vienna
Sep. 13
Digital Pianola at the Victoria & Albert — Displaying a collaborative, interactive audio installation at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Apr. 11Jun. 11
Future Folk Goldsmiths BA Design Degree Show — Other than showing my degree project, I was also responsible for coordinating the graphics team, catalogue and involved in the show art direction, London

Workshops

Apr. 18Jul. 18
Ausgedrückt, Viadukt. Workshop following a Group exhibit — A four day workshop series engaging youths under difficult life circumstances, culminating in a group show showcasing all groups delegated to collaborating artists, Vienna
Aug. 12
Elementary methods in drawing — Directing a creative workshop with a group at the United Nations Women’s Guild to develop confidence drawing and skills, Vienna
Aug. 11
Stickers on Boxes Workshop for Interesting 2011 — Stuart Bannocks' workshop supervision and documentation, commissioned by Russell Davis, Berg Design, London

Expo

Dec. 17
Schmuck Skulptur — Interfering with Nature. Inflatable plastic sculptural installation on display in at the Nordbahnhalle, Vienna
Sep. 18
Vienna Parallel — Interfering with Nature. An interactive inflatable plastic sculptural installation from Kunstraum Retz, reinstalled, Vienna
Feb. 15
4th World Bicycle Forum — I presented #VELOTYPING with overwhelming participation for the workshop event at the 4th WBF in Medellin, Colombia
Jul. 11
New Designers — Goldsmiths BA Design group performative exhibit at New Designers Expo 2011, London
Jun. 10
Anti-Design Festival 2010 — Stickers on boxes was developed and executed with the London based Designer Stuart Bannocks, London

Work Experiences

Aug. 22Aug. 23
Leitmotif GmbH — Part time art direction and graphic design for Kaleidoscope.app, CI, marketing material, website design, UI/UX design, video production and editing of app feature demos.
Mar. 18Jun. 20
DO & CO — Full time graphic design and art direction for internal external and commercial commissions across all media national and international, Vienna
Feb. 12May. 14
Buero Bauer — Part time graphic design project development, management, production and support across all media including way finding, interior and architecture, Vienna
Aug. 09Aug. 10
Smiths Magazine — Art Direction & Design Editor for the graphic production and content development of Goldsmiths University of London student magazin, London

Assistance

May. 24
Boicut "1Fluss" — Project management, project coordination, artistic assistance for the 1.115 m2 asphalt mural in Downtown Brooklyn New York.
Oct. 22
Boicut "Smile" — Project management- & production assistance for the 2022 DOT 750m2 asphalt mural located at 1700 Macombs rd, the Bronx, NY 10453, USA.
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About

I have run out of places to hide. I’ve been relocated, displaced, expelled, bureaucratically forgotten, uprooted, dissimilated and disenfranchised. I was born from Iranian parents, then on diplomatic mission in Harare. So along with Persian heritage, British upbringing and Viennese schooling, my passport labels me Iranian and only recently Austrian. Beyond simple desire to form identity without distinctive or localisable origin, I consider Art and Design fertile ground for social-transformational projects beyond “self”-despite, or perhaps thanks to a potential for self-erasure.

As a concept-driven, cross-disciplinary designer and artist, I am capable of making, thinking, building, researching and development. I resent having my works labeled “Iranian” or “Austrian” and I dread the horrendous deadlock of orientalism. I find hope in a kind of pan-European outlook, one which dismisses systemically ingrained categories like ‘immigration’ in favour of “utopian” urgency.

With the utmost respect, I have no intention of promoting one or the other institution, through my artistic endeavours. This will certainly not be my final attempt at challenging myself by branching out to areas outside my realm of studies and occupation, but rather I hope it can be one of many to follow.