BIO

Born 1973, Tehran, Iran
French-Swedish Nationality
Contemporary Artist, Author, Composer, Film Director, Cultural Producer.

Cultural Ambassador of The Kyrgyz Republic 2021-2023, Co-Founder We R The Nomads Agency, Founder FFF Studio.

Studied at ESA Ecole Spéciale D’Architecture, Paris, France. ESAG Penninghen, Paris, France.

History, memory and the post-tribal inform the work of Persian-born artist Firouz Farman Farmaian, whose lifetime of living in exile in Paris, in Andalusia and in North Africa profoundly influenced both his creative practice and individual character. "It is circumstance that ultimately shapes lives" says the artist, whose work seeks to actively engage in bridging dialogues between past and future, east and west, archaic craft and innovative technology.

As such, his compositions possess a vivacious and spontaneous energy, as well as a deeply symbolic quality, which speaks to a multiplicity of currents in ecology, politics, art and philosophy. Originally rooted in Persian lore and focused on themes of nature, architectonics and interplay between realism and abstraction, Farman Farmaian's ever evolving body of work presents deep underlying explorative segments united by common motifs of movement and texture. The raw and visceral emotion of his pieces is tempered by material properties often produced and sourced within the framework of tribal collaborative craftsmanship.

Each work is the result of careful contemplation of the techniques and tools that will achieve a singular aesthetic and emotional intention. These in turn are deftly combined to create a unique visual rhythm across a wide range of media, including painting, textile, film, music and technology.

Lives and works in between Andalusia, Essaouira and Provence.

SELECTED EXHIBITS

2024 SHIMMER 60th Biennale Di Venezia, Itinerarte Gallery, Venezia.

2023 TEXTILE WORKS Lo Studio Everything I Want Gallery, Venezia.

2022 GATES OF TURAN Kyrgyz National Pavilion, 59th Biennale Di Venezia, Cultural Ambassadorship.

2020 BANNERS OF THE UNBANISHED, Théâtre Royal de Marrakech, 1-54 ArtFair Public Program, Jameel Prize Nominee.

2019 PERMANENCE OF TRACE, Space @50, Mayfair, London.

2018 POETRY OF THE TRIBE, Salomon Arts Gallery Tribeca, NYC.

2017 NOMADIC DISPLACEMENT, Musée De Marrakech .

DISCOGRAPHY

2022 FORRM NU FORRM, We R The Nomads Agency

2013 A VAGABOND HEART FIROUZ & THE RENEGADES, We R The Nomads Agency

2010 PLAYGROUND NIGHTOLOGY Zadig & Voltaire Music- Sony ATV.

2005 PLAYGROUND WHATS YOUR GAME, Universal Music.