Born in 1350, Tehran, Iran

Education

Cinema Directing, Faculty of Cinema and Theatre
New Media and Art Technologies, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan (attendance completed; degree not awarded)

Biography

Mir Mohammadreza Heydari is an artist, researcher, and writer working in the fields of video art, performance, and media-based practices. His artistic practice explores the relationship between body, image, power, and institutional structures, often through unstable narratives, performative interventions, and hybrid media forms. His works frequently challenge established modes of display and spectatorship. Alongside his artistic practice, Heydari is active as a researcher and has published several authored and translated books on the history of theatre, performance, and media. His artistic and theoretical works remain in continuous dialogue, with many projects grounded in research-based approaches.

Solo Exhibitions

2025, Three Separate Works (Waiting for Godot, Man Equals Man, Rhinoceros), Shaar Gallery, Tehran, Iran.
2025, Dermatographia, Dena Gallery, Tehran, Iran. In collaboration with Naghmeh Shahdipour and Meysam Maghsoudi.
2025, Shar-Khani, Shaar Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

Other Activities

Author. Rituals and Performative Entertainments in Ancient Iran. Tehran: Faravahar Publications, 2023.
Author. Iranians and Muslims: A Cultural Dialogue in the Shadow of the Performing Arts. Tehran: Farzan Rooz Publications, 2024.
Autor. Fire and fireworks in Iran. Tehran. Mehrandish Publications. 2026