Pooya Razi

The Interval

There are moments we can never forget; seconds that turn into lasting and unfading images in our mind and soul. Images that have to be captured before becoming indelible. As if in an unconscious process, we relate each and every new experience with whatever that has happened to us in the past, and then redefine it in our own private world. In fact our mind adopts, stores and reproduces our memories like a stage director; gives roles to the people around us or eliminate them from the play. This way, and despite our attempt for unveiling the truth, our narration of ourselves, others or whatever that is going on in our surroundings, may get close to the truth, but never reaches the absolute truth.Pooya Razi

Born in 1984, Tehran, Iran

Education:

2007 BA in Painting, Tehran Art University, Tehran, Iran

Memberships:

2014 Honorary Member of the Iranian Association of Painters

Solo Exhibitions:

2012 “Behind the Scenes”, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2008 “In Search of the Lost Time”, Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran

Group Exhibitions:

2014 “Breath from a Warm Locale in Pictures”, Film & Video Art, Croxhapox Gallery, Ghent, Belgium

2014 “Art for peace”, Mohsen Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2014 “History Game”, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2012 “Mise-en-scène”, Etemad Gallery, Dubai, UAE    

2010 “Irma 6 a.m.”, Igreg Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2010 “Veri-Realism”, Siin Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2010 Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2010 “Threshold”, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2008 Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2003 Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2001 Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran

Awards and selections:

2015 Official Selection, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Lab Competition, France

2015 Official Selection, Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow, Scotland

2014 Grand Prize Nominee, International Competition: 60th Oberhausen International Short Film    Festival, Oberhausen,Germany

2014 Official Selection, International Competition: 25th Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival",         Sao Paulo, Brazil.

2014 Official Selection, New Visions: Doclisboa`14th International Film Festival", Lisbon, Portugal

2014 Official Selection, Shnit Animates 2014: Shnit International Short Film Festival, Bern, Switzerland

2008 Selected among the Top Ten Painters in "Montakhabe Nasle No", Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran