About — Behzad Farazollahi

About ⁽⁰¹⁾

“AN OBJECT’S MOTION CANNOT CHANGE UNLESS IT IS ACTED UPON BY A FORCE”– NEWTON

Behzad Farazollahi (b. 1978, Tehran) is an artist and a curator based in Oslo. He is the co-founder and director of MELK, a project-space based in Oslo, that focuses on new Scandinavian photography. Farazollahi has exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions in institutions such as Oslo Kunstforening (NO), Kunstnernes Hus (NO), Lillehammer Kunstmuseum (NO), Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum (NO), No Place (NO), Kalmar Kunstmuseum (SE), Wetterling Gallery (SE), Fotografisk center (DK), Finish Museum of Photography (FI) Pulsar Antweropen (BE), London Pride Gallery (UK), REA Buenos Aires (AR) and others.

Thematically, his work explores presence through more direct topics such as memory, movement, materiality, and by creating physical constructed spaces and environments in which he engages with human perception, sensation, and our understanding of an image, trying out different materials, techniques, and dimensions.

Farazollahi’s conceptual and experimenting approach to photography is mainly based around the medium’s possibilities to strengthen a physical visuality in each image, using a decisive method of production and presentation unique to each project.

Contact/Press ⁽⁰²⁾

For requests regarding availability, press images,
etc. please contact me by mail bezfarez@gmail.com

Curatorial for MELK ⁽⁰³⁾

MELK is an artist run space in Oslo, Norway since 2009, and the leading initiative for new Scandinavian photography. The aim is to raise awareness of the scene of contemporary photographers in the region and the position of the medium today. MELK's program is materialized through exhibition projects in-house, external curatorial projects, art and book fairs, publishing and the like. MELK was established in 2009 by the artists Behzad Farazollahi and Bjarne Bare and is supported by the Arts Council Norway.

For more information please visit www.melkgalleri.no

CV ⁽⁰⁴⁾

EDUCATION

2000-2001

F.A.M.U / Faculty of Art and Music Prague

2001-2003

OFKS / Oslo Fotokunstskole

GRANTS

2020

Miscellaneous grant / Billedkunstnernes Hjelpefond / BKH

2019

1 year work grant / Fine Art Photographers Association / FFF

2019

Exhibition grant / The Maze / Fine Art Photographers Association / FFF

2018

1 year work grant / Fine Art Photographers Association / FFF

2017

Publishing grant / Dismantling / Fine Art Photographers Association / FFF

2016