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 Essaouira and Provence.
SELECTED EXHIBITS
2025 VOYAGE IN INEXISTANT LAND Palazzo Dandolo, 19h Architecture Biennale, Venezia
2024-2025 NOMADS OF PERSIA Juncture Gallery Frieze London / Lincoln Center NYC / Salomon Arts Gallery NYC.
2024 SHIMMER IStanbul Mediation Biennale / Itinerarte Gallery, 60th Biennale Di Venezia opening week.
2023 TEXTILE WORKS Lo Studio Everything I Want Gallery, Venezia.
2022 GATES OF TURAN Kyrgyz National Pavilion, 59th Biennale Di Venezia Cultural Ambassadorship.
2020 MEMORANDUM OF THE UNKNOWN PATH, 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.
2015-2016 RETROPROJECTIONS, GOLAN ROUZKHOSH GALLERY / Musée De Marrakech.
DISCOGRAPHY
2025 FORRM MERCER ST. EP , WE R THE NOMADS MUSIC
2024 FORRM GALACTIC, EP WE R THE NOMADS MUSIC
2022 FORRM NU FORRM, Album WE R THE NOMADS MUSIC
2013 FIROUZ & THE RENEGADES , A VAGABOND HEART, ALBUM We R THE NOMADS MUSIC
2010 PLAYGROUND NIGHTOLOGY, ALBUM Zadig & Voltaire Music- Sony ATV.
2009PLAYGROUND MARAVILLOSA, SINGLE Zadig & Voltaire Music- Sony ATV.
2008 PLAYGROUND LIVIN’ ON A WEAK END , REMIX EP WE R THE NOMADS MUSIC
2005 PLAYGROUND WHATS YOUR GAME, CATALOGUE RECORDS, Universal Music
2004 PLAYGROUND 1994 EP, CATALOGUE RECORDS, Universal Music
2003 HURT 7’ , SINGLE CATALOGUE RECORDS