ZAHRA ZAVAREH

Visual artist from Tehran (IRAN), currently based in Stockholm.
Zavareh is aiming to challenge the traditionally passive role of the observer
and to melt the boundaries between the viewer, the work and the context.
Her way of expressing herself is constantly in flux. Zahra investigates the

different ways of storytelling via objects, sculptures, video art and Installa-
tions - to create a narrative and invite visitors to interact with the work in

different levels. Language of materials plays a significant role in her
artistic practice. She wants to encapsulate some features of touch as
a sense: pleasure and pain, to challenge the utilitarian habit of touch and to
stimulate the imagination. Her works are based in psychological, social and
sometimes political commentary with ironic elements.
She has participated in many exhibitions. Since 2001 her work has been seen
in venues such as The 5th Tehran sculpture of Tehran (2007), Three
Generations of Iranian Sculptors (2010), Art habens art review (2015). Video
instalments have been shown in Limited Access Four and five(festival for
video) (2013-2014) and Stockholm Fringe Festival (2017), Manifesto:
A moderate Proposal (2018), Supermarket Art Fair (2019), Persian Heritage
for the World show in Cambridge (2019), SKF/Konstnärshuset Eldhunden
(2020). Joined Detroit Stockholm in 2018, member of Konstnärshuset,
studied Narrative Design in Stockholm University of the Arts, member of
G-studion and the Swedish Artists Association.