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TECHNOPRECARIOUS COVER
Cover design for Goldsmiths Press Precarity Lab
Commissioned by
Goldsmiths Press
Link
https://www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmi...
2020
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CRUCIAL EXPERIMENTS
A cooperative show by Art & Science, University of Applied Arts and Vienna Art Week with an array of scientific institutes at Vienna Art Week 13 in MQ, Ovalhalle. In addition to being an exhibitor, I was also responsible for the exhibition graphics, communication, catalogue and production.
Commissioned by
MA Art & Science, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Link
http://artscience.uni-ak.ac.at/activities/crucial_experiments
2013
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TRIKOTERIE
Identity & artwork for cycling merchandise.
Commissioned by
Phil
Link
https://www.trikoterie.at/
Instagram
@trikoterie
Credit
Pascal Lebersorger
Post processing
Pascal Lebersorger, Stefan Schiermeier
2017
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SMITHS
SMITHS is the Goldsmiths student union magazine I was assigned Design Editor. Three issues were published throughout two semesters. Our goal for the year was to develop a feature based magazine, that would be redefined with each issue and refining its identity as we progressed. Hence our motto “We can do anything with this”. The features, photography and visuals were entirely sourced from the student body, resulting in the democratisation of the magazine both by the student body and for it. During my tenure as Design Editor I designed the SMITHS logo, the Goldsmiths year planner, distribution material, the magazines themselves, and organised the 3rd issues’ launch exhibition.
Commissioned by
BA Design Goldsmiths University of London
Link
issuu.com/unionplus/docs/smiths_issue_3
2009—2010
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FUTURE FOLK CATALOGUE
My brilliant partner Benjamin Weetman, the rest of the graphics team and myself are responsible for the graphics, identity and show graphics of the Future Folk BA Design University of London degree show. The catalogue doubled up as a guide and memento to the 4 day exhibition. We approached the design of the document to correspond with our ideas about the distribution of a collective publication. Our intention was to take full advantage of this rare opportunity, with the intention of applying our graphical knowledge and resources to challenge and push the traditional format. There are 1000 copies of the released publication, risograph printed with Ditto Press, on 80 gsm evercopy recycled paper inside a screen printed Fenner 270g colourset cover, bound together with rubber bands.
Context
Degree Show
Commissioned by
BA Design Goldsmiths University of London
Link
It's Nice That
futurefolkdesign.co.uk
2011
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AUSGEDRUÜCKT
The initiative sponsored by SHIFT was a silk screen workshop-concept facilitated by Viadukt in collaboration with a number of female artists, who brought us each together with volunteers from various marginalised communities. The outcomes of these individual workshop series, culminated in a group show.
It was my privilege to be paired with a group of strong teenage refugee women. My workshop for them aimed to materialise the groups impression of the city they now call home.
Commissioned by
Viadukt
2018
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MAMANI'S HOME
Mural on private wall, Tehran.
Context
self initiative
2019
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THE END IS NEAR
Mural on Theresianumgasse, Vienna.
Context
Gallery Hilger NEXT
Cash Cans & Candy
2016
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THINGS — I LIKE FUNCTIONAL
Collaborative sculpture with BOICUT using acrylics & spray paint on constructed plastics.
Context
Gallery Hilger NEXT
Cash Cans & Candy
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2016
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AUTOEROTICA
Fetishising mundane consumer goods may be a symptom of frustration or mere sexual curiosity. Either way, it is a practice that many tend to be kept even more private than the already socially stigmatised regular sexual behaviour. Out of shame, fear of judgement or of crossing rationalised social taboos regarding the practices of procreation many will deny this industrially curious part of their desire or fantasy. This series does not intend to demonise nor cast judgement, but rather romanticise this repressed part of our base drive.
2 × Acrylic on canvas 120 × 80 cm
7 × 4 — 6 colour screen print
series 70 × 50 cm
ED. 10 + 4 a.p
Viadukt Artist & Residency
Contact me for availability
2017
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SHOULDERS, KNEES & TOES
Mural for #Streetartpassage
166 × 238 cm
Commissioned by
Jan Arnold Gallery, MQ
2018
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Fluffies
Context
Experimental
2018—2019
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WILD HORSES
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References
Solo Shows
- Aug. 18
- Red Carpet Art Award — Interfering with Nature. An interactive inflatable plastic sculptural installation on display in the Red Carpet Art Award showroom Karlsplatz, Vienna
- Mar. 18—Apr. 18
- Jan Arnold Gallery — Interfering with Nature. An interactive inflatable plastic sculptural installation on display in Jan Arnold Gallery, MQ, Vienna
- Jun. 17—Jul. 17
- Autoerotica, Vidukt #6 Edition — A showcase of 7 screen prints featuring a 3 hole Mini-Golf Installation following a 3 month artist & residency, Vienna
- Sep. 07—Oct. 07
- Home is Nowhere — My first solo show at the Museum of Young Art, Vienna
Group Shows
- 25. Oct. 19—06. Dec. 19
- Full Court Desire — Group show in Sanettystraße 1, 1080 Vienna
- Mar. 19
- RRRIOT Festival 2019 Regarding Revolt — Curated by Eva Zar
- Oct. 18
- Vienna Design Week 2018, KARAK Kunstedition — KARAK raku artists edition in cooperation with the workshops and showrooms at Schiffamt, Vienna
- Mar. 18—Apr. 18
- I bäg you — Interfering with Nature. An interactive inflatable plastic sculptural installation in Kunstraum Retz, Niederösterreich
- Feb. 18
- Living Studio — Interfering with Nature. An inflatable installation for Living Studio in Q21, Frei_Raum, MQ, Vienna
- Sep. 17
- Loftas Festival with Impropperwalls Gallery — Interfering with Nature. An inflatable installation for the music & visual-art festival in Vilnius, Lithuania
- Jun. 17
- Demystifying Femininity — Contributing with work on canvas to Impropperwalls Gallery, Vienna
- Jun. 16—Sep. 16
- Cash Cans and Candy, Gallery Hilger Next — “THINGS – I LIKE FUNCTIONAL”. A a life-size plastic sculpture painted with acrylic and spray paint in collaboration with BOICUT, Vienna
- Aug. 13—Nov. 13
- Crucial Experiments — A cooperative show by Art & Science, University of Applied Arts and Vienna Art Week. In addition to being an exhibitor, I was also responsible for the exhibition graphics, communication, catalogue and production, Vienna
- Sep. 13
- Digital Pianola at the Victoria & Albert — Displaying a collaborative, interactive audio installation at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London
- Apr. 11—Jun. 11
- Future Folk Goldsmiths BA Design Degree Show — Other than showing my degree project, I was also responsible for coordinating the graphics team, catalogue and involved in the show art direction, London
Workshops
- Apr. 18—Jul. 18
- Ausgedrückt, Viadukt. Workshop following a Group exhibit — A four day workshop series engaging youths under difficult life circumstances, culminating in a group show showcasing all groups delegated to collaborating artists, Vienna
- Aug. 12
- Elementary methods in drawing — Directing a creative workshop with a group at the United Nations Women’s Guild to develop confidence drawing and skills, Vienna
- Aug. 11
- Stickers on Boxes Workshop for Interesting 2011 — Stuart Bannocks' workshop supervision and documentation, commissioned by Russell Davis, Berg Design, London
Expo
- Dec. 17
- Schmuck Skulptur — Interfering with Nature. Inflatable plastic sculptural installation on display in at the Nordbahnhalle, Vienna
- Sep. 18
- Vienna Parallel — Interfering with Nature. An interactive inflatable plastic sculptural installation from Kunstraum Retz, reinstalled, Vienna
- Feb. 15
- 4th World Bicycle Forum — I presented #VELOTYPING with overwhelming participation for the workshop event at the 4th WBF in Medellin, Colombia
- Jul. 11
- New Designers — Goldsmiths BA Design group performative exhibit at New Designers Expo 2011, London
- Jun. 10
- Anti-Design Festival 2010 — Stickers on boxes was developed and executed with the London based Designer Stuart Bannocks, London
Work Experiences
- Aug. 22—Aug. 23
- Leitmotif GmbH — Part time art direction and graphic design for Kaleidoscope.app, CI, marketing material, website design, UI/UX design, video production and editing of app feature demos.
- Mar. 18—Jun. 20
- DO & CO — Full time graphic design and art direction for internal external and commercial commissions across all media national and international, Vienna
- Feb. 12—May. 14
- Buero Bauer — Part time graphic design project development, management, production and support across all media including way finding, interior and architecture, Vienna
- Aug. 09—Aug. 10
- Smiths Magazine — Art Direction & Design Editor for the graphic production and content development of Goldsmiths University of London student magazin, London
Assistance
- May. 24
- Boicut "1Fluss" — Project management, project coordination, artistic assistance for the 1.115 m2 asphalt mural in Downtown Brooklyn New York.
- Oct. 22
- Boicut "Smile" — Project management- & production assistance for the 2022 DOT 750m2 asphalt mural located at 1700 Macombs rd, the Bronx, NY 10453, USA.
About
I have run out of places to hide. I’ve been relocated, displaced, expelled, bureaucratically forgotten, uprooted, dissimilated and disenfranchised. I was born from Iranian parents, then on diplomatic mission in Harare. So along with Persian heritage, British upbringing and Viennese schooling, my passport labels me Iranian and only recently Austrian. Beyond simple desire to form identity without distinctive or localisable origin, I consider Art and Design fertile ground for social-transformational projects beyond “self”-despite, or perhaps thanks to a potential for self-erasure.
As a concept-driven, cross-disciplinary designer and artist, I am capable of making, thinking, building, researching and development. I resent having my works labeled “Iranian” or “Austrian” and I dread the horrendous deadlock of orientalism. I find hope in a kind of pan-European outlook, one which dismisses systemically ingrained categories like ‘immigration’ in favour of “utopian” urgency.
With the utmost respect, I have no intention of promoting one or the other institution, through my artistic endeavours. This will certainly not be my final attempt at challenging myself by branching out to areas outside my realm of studies and occupation, but rather I hope it can be one of many to follow.
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Zahra Shahabi
Piaristengasse 62/3-4
1080 Vienna
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