Born in 1365, Tehran, Iran

Education

BA : Sociel seince researcher
MA: Art research

Biography

I am Razieh Aarabi, an interdisciplinary artist born in 1986 in Tehran. I was born into a family deeply rooted in art, poetry, and music, with a nomadic tribal heritage and traditions stemming from nature and history. Artistic sensibility has been passed down through generations, and since childhood, I have been drawn to performance and the creation of imagery. I began my studies in Social Science Research, but my passion for art and the need to express my lived experiences led me to shift my academic path toward Art Research. For me, art is a tool for questioning, not answering; a means to reflect on collective trauma, individual repression, and the invisible pressures casting shadows on the body and mind. My works arise from living in a region fraught with crisis, censorship, inequality, poverty, and war—the Middle East, whose heart sometimes beats with explosions, sometimes with silence, and often with neglect. In my projects, I utilize design, video, short films, performance, installation, everyday objects, and sculpture to create multi-layered, metaphorical, and non-didactic narratives that are independent yet connected to the worlds I have lived both inside and out. My inspiration is not limited to a few names or a single school of thought. From the cave walls to today, all who have spoken of pain, silence, dreams, or the passion for life have influenced my formation. To deepen my understanding of art, I have attended various open classes: design with Farhad Gavzan, sculpture with Ali Vaseq Maleki and Fazel Mosallanejad, art history with Aydin Aghdashloo, contemporary art with Dr. Alireza Samie Azar, Iranology with Engineer Beheshti, and Iranian mythology with Dr. Zhaleh Amuzegar. This learning is ongoing, as art for me is a living and endless research journey. To date, I have undertaken several artistic projects, each representing a different chapter of my life story within this turbulent geography. This lived path and experience continue—a journey fueled by inquiry and curiosity, leading me toward new discoveries, a path I still walk today.

Solo Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions:


Solo exhibition ( The Hole) /Safavi Articheture and Creation .Museum (Safavi Gallery) , Isfahan, Iran , October 2024
• Solo exhibition (plastic painting)/ vista Gallery,Tehran,Iran, 2020.

& Solo installation exhibition (Vacuum Bag)/ Vista Plus Gallery, Tehran,Iran, 2017.

• Solo installation exhibition (Inja Daghighan Nime Shab Ast (This Is Exactly Midnight) / Zarna Gallery,Tehran,Iran,2014.

• Solo exhibition (Chasb-e Razi (Razi glue)), Design and Installation / Zarna Gallery,Tehran,Iran, 2013.

• Solo exhibition (Yek Rooz, Yek Tajrobe (One Day, One Experience)), Design / Farhad Gavzan Design House, Tehran,Iran, 2012.

 
 

Group Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions:

• Group exhibition (Afarinesh Creation)/ Palestine Museum of Contemporary Art,Tehran,Iran, 2018.

• Group video performance exhibition (Zolpidem) / Sheila Gallery,Tehran,Iran, 2012.

• Group Exhibition (Design) / Farhad Gavzan Design House, Tehran, Iran ,2011.

Other Activities

• Participation in performance (Saeed is an Arabic word that is used as a special name in Farsi) / Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, Central Branch,Tehran,Iran, 2019.

• Participation in a short film (Paria), directed by Seyed Mehdi Aghili ,Tehran,Iran,2018.

• Participation in the performance (Pashide (Scattered)) by Gloria Reyhani and Soroush Karimi / Public parking of Iran Wood Industries Building, Tehran,Iran,2017.

• Participation in performance art (Khaneye Rooberooyi (The Opposite House) by Alireza Ashouri / RooBeRoo Mansion,Tehran,Iran, 2017.

• Participation in workshops and performance art (Manzel be Manzel (house to house)) by Gael Chaillat and Ramona Poenaru/ 36th Fajr International Theater Festival,Tehran,Iran, 2017.

• Participation in performance art (Zani dar Entehaye Ghazal (A woman at the end of the lyric)) by Leila Aghasi, Soheila Tayebi and Sahar Afshar / Niavaran Cultural Center,Tehran,Iran, 2015.

• Participation in the theater (Sarzamine Nabinayan (Land of the Blind)) by Mahdie Shadmehr / Manshoor-e Honar Art Creation Center, Parviz Fanizade Theater, Tehran,Iran,2015.

• Participation in performance (Sahneye Akhar (The Last Scene) by Mahdie Shadmehr / Zarna Gallery,Tehran,Iran, 2014.

• Making a theater film (Havali-e Makhraj-e Sefr (Around the Zero Denominator)) / played at Gavzan Design House,Tehran, Iran ,2011-2012.

• Participation in a one-day workshop (Design) Farhad Gavzan Design House /Shams Al-Amara Palace, Tehran , Iran ,2011.

• Participation in performance (Paykubi-e Asbha, Posht-e Panjare (Horses Stomp at the Window)) by Hadi Kamali Moghadam / Vahdat Hall Parking, Tehran, Iran ,2011.

• Performing Art Performance (Che Azadihayi ke Bekhater-e Nan be Yaghma Naraft va Che Nanhayi ke Bekhater-e Azadi (Freedoms that were Looted for Bread, and Bread Looted for Freedom)) / near Payam-Karaj Airport, Iran,2010.

• Installation performance (Enteza dar Hayet-e Khane (Abstraction in the Yard)) / Residential yard, Tehran, Iran ,2010.

• Photo collection (Ghaedegi ) ( the Menstruation)), Tehran , Iran , 2009.