ArtBridge Participants
Mehrdad Afsari
- Born 1977 in Khoy, Iran
- Lives and works in Tehran
- > Artists’ Website
“Photography, to me, is a graphic typology of thought revelation. In the vast expanse of the world I perennially am in quest of pictorial adaptations with my mind through sojourns in various parts of the globe. As a photographer whose medium of expression is photographs, migration means otherwise to me. In simple words, visiting the unvisited spots of the world would add to my visual competency. One rudimentary concept in art is communication: naturally an artist as a creator needs to experience various relationships in his artistic living. Therefore, this program can literally be a bridge to link American and Iranian contemporary art and culture in a wholesome manner.”
Work Experience
Professor of Philosophy of Art
Workshop Leader for Nature Photography (art universities in Iran)
Education and Training
2006 MA in Photography, Art University (Tehran)
2000 BA in Photography, Azad University
Solo Exhibitions
2008 “I am oblivious of all things”, Khak Art Gallery (Tehran)
2006 “Gum bichoromate print”, Assar Art Gallery (Tehran)
2005 “Photography qua myth”, Silk Road Gallery (Tehran)
2005 UNDP (Tehran)
2004 Haft Samar Gallery
2003 “Roadscape” and “The felts”, Assar Art Gallery (Tehran)
Group Exhibitions
2008 Group photo exhibition, Niavan Artistic Creations Foundation
2008 Art Expo, Haft Honar Gallery
2007 4th Iranian Sea Photo Biennial
2007 Negah Photo Festival
2006 Fajr Photo Festival (Mahshar)
2006 10th Photo Biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2005 2nd Iranian Sea Photo Biennial
2004 Art Expo, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2004 9th Photo Biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2004 Assar Art Gallery
2003 Baran Art Gallery
Awards
2007 Second Prize, 4th Iranian Sea Photo Biennial
2006 First Prize, 10th Photo Biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2005 Third Prize, 2nd Iranian Sea Photo Biennial
