Mamali Shafahi | Heirloom Velvet

Mamali Shafahi

Heirloom Velvet, 2023

flocked 3D print

42 x 27 x 27 cm.

Mamali Shafahi is a visual artist and filmmaker whose practice ranges from sculpture to performance art and video installation. He is interested in how new technologies have transformed everything. In this context, he seeks to build bridges between the past and the future – specifically generations and cultures, but also between techniques and materials.

Mamali Shafahi (B.1982) lives in Paris-Tehran. His immersive and mixed-media installations include sound and light and deliver a visual feast adorned with enigmatic chimeras that defy categorisation. His works serve as mirrors reflecting the complexities of cultural diversity and identity, shattering stereotypes and inviting viewers to embrace the richness that lies beneath the surface. As part of “Daddy Sperm”, he worked on an experimental docu-fiction film, Nature Morte, involving his parents. This film was the backbone of an installation at City Princes/ses at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in 2019. His VR projects, with Ali Eslami, have been featured at Het nieuwe instituut, Rotterdam, the Vancouver Biennale and IDFA film