About

Born  1989 Ardebil, Iran.
lives and works in Graz and Vienna, Austria.
has practised three years of experimental theatre  in  Tehran.

his artistic journey has began with focus  on self portraiture as a mean of identity discovery. and continues with  imperfect response to  contemporary topics.

since 2021 studies of artistic photography, Prof. Gabriele Rothemann
at University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Grants

2022  Merit-based Grant - University of applied arts Vienna 

2021   state scholarship for photography -Austrian ministry of Arts and Culture

 selected Group exhibitions

2023 :
"Vienna queer stories 2 " screening , Filmmuseum Vienna
 " Queer currents Festival ", Amsterdam
“FOR... Dancing on the Street" Rotor , Graz
"better together? " Angewandte festival, Vienna
"our curated self " Debsaysyes  , Werkpaard Amsterdam
screening " projection d'illusions " at filmkoop Vienna


2022 :

Off festival Bratislava, Bratislava

 fotoTopos (angewandte festival ) Vienna

 Stones in a glas house - Foto Wien, Vienna

 Intimacy / privacy, forum Stadtpark Graz


2021 :

fresh eyes collective exhibition, Rotterdam

 Fotohof calling projection, salzburg

 The Big picture Colorado, Denver

 Les boutographies (jury’s projection ), Montpellier

  Graz photo biennial 020, Graz


2020:  

Stories of solitude, Artburst Berlin

Rotterdam photo festival, Rotterdam

Tate Modern tate lates #everydaydoramaar display show, London


publications

soft lightning volume 3 : rural queerness 

Fresh eyes 2021 
https://www.fresheyesphoto.com

das Querformat   02.2021
https://www.dasquerform.at/archiv/