Pooya Abbasian
Paris, France
Pooya Abbasian is a Paris-Based artist and director born in Iran, 1983. Focusing originally on visual arts, his work was exhibited in various galleries and festivals in Tehran and around the world, casting an ironic eye on the patterns of “self-exoticism” among artists from the Middle East.
He now embraces a large range of media and practices. As a director and film editor, he collaborated closely with director Jafar Panahi, directed videos for La Cinémathèque française, La Fondation Louis Vuitton, Le Centre Pompidou, and bands like Birdpen and Abby (Universal Music). He recently published two children books, as author and illustrator: Un arbre pour ami and Sonnette entre chien et loup (Gallimard, 2016-17) and Mes amis monstres (Actes Sud, 2017).
