Hamed Noori

Hamed Noori (b. 1979, Mashhad, Iran) is an Iranian-American multidisciplinary artist based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, whose practice lies at the crossroads of photography, collage, video and sculpture. Trained at Kashan University of the Arts (Bachelor of Applied Arts, 2007), he developed an in-depth knowledge of traditional Iranian forms and techniques before pursuing a Master's degree in "Art in Context" at Berlin University of the Arts (2010). Born and raised in Mashhad, he left Iran for Germany in 2009, where his artistic approach underwent a profound change: from the artisanal language inherited from Persian culture, he moved towards a conceptual and multimedia approach, rooted in contemporaneity. Noori's work explores the recurring geometric structures and motifs of Islamic art, which he places in tension with the Western traditions of landscape photography and observation of the natural world. By fusing these two visual heritages - Persian geometric rigor and Western spatial perception - he creates a poetic universe where abstraction becomes a space for intercultural dialogue. Hamed Noori is the recipient of several major awards, including the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship (2021), the MASS MoCA A4A Grant, and residencies at the Boston Center for the Arts (since 2021) and Walkaway House (North Adams, MA). His work has been exhibited in prestigious international institutions, including the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (Arizona), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Bates College Museum of Art (Across Common Grounds exhibition, 2025), Passerelle Centre d'art contemporain (Brest), Hillyer Art Space (Washington D.C.), as well as the 11th National Iranian Photography Biennial (Teheran) and the MADATAC Festival (Madrid). In 2025, he will also present an exhibition at London's Photographers' Gallery entitled Reimagined Landscapes. In a body of work where the precision of geometric drawing meets the sensitivity of the photographic medium, Hamed Noori questions the way in which space, memory and culture are translated visually. His work embodies a bridge between heritage and modernity, between East and West, placing perception and contemplation at the heart of contemporary creation.