About Artist

Life feels too short to bring every vision into reality. Sometimes, it is enough to simply close my eyes, fully see a beautiful vision, and then let it go. Still, the act of creating is so meaningful and full of curiosity that I know I will dedicate my life to it , while allowing some visions to remain only within me, held for a while and then released.

Over the past ten years, I have used painting as my primary artistic medium. It allows me to access images, textures, and worlds that didn’t exist before , worlds that can be entirely imaginative. My focus in painting is on forms that emerge unconsciously: often, I have no idea what I want to create at first, but as I pick up the brush, the painting reveals itself, surprising me with its own presence.

This sense of magic is particularly important in the portraits I create. They arise more from the atmosphere and essence of a person than from their literal features, though part of this feeling is also shaped by external, collective, historical, and biographical influences. I believe that even in the most realistic paintings, there remains a pure, magical element whose qualities reflect the spirit of the artist.

The materials I use in painting can be anything, but my visual and tactile world expresses itself most freely and excitingly through pastel, colored pencil, or digital painting. Whenever I want to immerse myself in a playful, textural world, I turn to landscapes or still lifes. For me, illustration, sketching, figure drawing, and even lines and text all belong to different worlds that I enjoy exploring. I never see myself trapped in a specific medium or style; I want to experience everything and discover myself through it.

PHOTOGRAPHY

The world of photography is primarily about connecting with the external world. Through photography, I engage with what lies outside myself, seeking to understand it and coexist peacefully with it. My process involves taking on the role of an observer during walks, noticing every detail in streets and alleys, and borrowing a frame from reality to create a bridge between myself and the world , an attempt to comprehend and endure it.

This way of walking curiously, observing walls and doors, and capturing moments with the camera places one in the position of a tourist. Although I have usually lived non-touristic, ordinary lives with steady work in different cities, I have always carried my camera. This practice gives me a sense of security and adventure. By looking at the city and its repetitive daily routines from this angle, each ordinary day becomes an opportunity for documentation, and each walk a chance to explore and discover the real world.

People often assume that a curious photographer, stopping for a moment to capture one of the most ordinary or frequented urban scenes, must be a tourist. Yet the photographer can equally be someone immersed in the routine and repetitive rhythm of daily life, finding details that are significant or unexpectedly beautiful. Today, I believe anyone can be a photographer; what distinguishes each of them is the subject matter they choose and the perspective from which they view it. Every frame a photographer captures reflects a facet of their inner and spiritual characteristics. Any act of artistic expression is, in a sense, a form of self-revelation , opening oneself to understanding, scrutiny, and therefore judgment. I believe this is precisely what makes art meaningful, as long as it is honest.

I enjoy working with all kinds of cameras , analog, digital, compact, and even simple handmade ones and experimenting with various printing techniques, from cyanotype to darkroom processes, as well as any interesting or lesser-known methods that allow me to engage more deeply with the photographs. I also make a point of regularly printing and archiving my images, and sometimes transforming them into photo books combined with text.

Sculpture represents the most direct and immediate encounter between the artist and matter. It often begins with a vision, followed by an intense desire to bring it into reality and to be able to touch it. This urge becomes strong enough that I am willing to go through all the challenges of the sculpting process.

I try to give form to the characters and presences that occasionally speak to me in my mind. I usually keep these sculptures for myself, as they become something like spiritual objects guiding forms that can lead me back into my inner world through a kind of personal ritual. This is how I relate to sculpture: in a deeply magical way.

I mostly work with clay and sculpting materials, but out of curiosity, I often explore other materials as well. Working with fabric, thread, beads, crystals, wire, and metal fascinates me and opens up new ideas. Over the years, I have created many designs for dolls that I have not yet had the chance to bring into physical form.

Jewelry making, for me, is a delicate yet highly energetic part of my practice. It requires both precision and sensitivity, while at the same time demanding a significant amount of physical and emotional energy. The ideas that come to me for jewelry often carry an ancient, ritualistic quality. The stronger this sense of age and connection to the past feels, the more compelled I am to bring it into form.

In my process, I am particularly drawn to combining metal or wire with natural stones. Working with metal requires a great deal of energy and becomes especially meaningful in moments when I feel an accumulation of inner intensity , when I need to release it through hammering, shaping, or applying heat. In this way, the process is both physical and emotional.

The fact that the final piece is wearable adds another dimension to the work. It allows the object to enter everyday life and exist in direct connection with the body. Some of the jewelry I have created is also influenced by elements of Persian culture and its visual language.

These images show parts of my small studio in Berlin. As an introverted artist, the most meaningful and enjoyable moments of my life are those spent in the silence and calm of the studio, engaged in the process of creating.

For me, the studio is like a snail’s shell , a space to withdraw from the outside world and to dive deeper into the unconscious, into images and visions. I believe that without having enough time for solitude and silence, it is almost impossible to create work that is truly honest and pure.

Imagination, patience, solitude, silence, and the investment of time and energy are the essential elements of an artistic life. There are times when I spend days in the studio without speaking to anyone, absorbed in imagining textures, colors, and the stories that gradually begin to take shape.

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