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Kourosh Adim (b. 1971, Babol, Iran) is a photographer and intermedia artist. He holds a B.A. in Biology and began his artistic practice in 1992 with a focus on photography. Over more than three decades, he has maintained a consistent and influential presence in the field of contemporary Iranian photography. His works have been exhibited in Iran and internationally, including in the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and the Netherlands. In 1996, he was awarded the FIAP Blue Ribbon at the 2nd Iranian Photography Biennial. Adim’s practice is characterized by an experimental and conceptual approach that expands the boundaries of photography toward intermedia expression. His use of experimental printing techniques and artist books constitutes a defining aspect of his work; within this framework, the image functions not merely as representation but as a site for reflecting on lived experience, memory, and the cultural and social transformations of contemporary Iran. Alongside his artistic practice, Adim has played an active role in the development of contemporary photography in Iran. He is a co-founder of the Babol Photography Association, has served as a juror in several national photography festivals, and was a member of the policy council of the 11th Iranian Photography Biennial. Through the publication of numerous books and visual projects, he has continuously pursued research-based and experimental approaches within artistic photography.
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Born: 1971, Babol, Iran
Education: B.A. in Biology
Solo Exhibitions
2025
Adami, Bostan Gallery, Tehran
2024
Another Slowness, Sis Art Space,
Bojnord
2022
Slowness, Project 009821, Tehran
Slowness, Didi Museum Gallery,
Izadshahr
2019
Portrait, Tem Gallery, Tehran
Selected Incident, Dena Gallery,
Tehran
2011
Mesopotamia, Homa Gallery, Tehran
2006
Ambiguous Presence of Meaning,
Ayyam Gallery, Dubai
The Sound of Silence,
Naghshkhaneh Gallery, Isfahan
Ambiguous Presence of Meaning,
Lounge Gallery, London
2005
Photomontage, Abgineh Gallery,
Shiraz
Group Exhibitions
2025
Ya, Ivan Gallery, Tehran
2024
Woman without Woman, Atbin
Gallery, Tehran
Setarvan, Mojdeh Gallery, Tehran
Notebook, Afrand Gallery, Tehran
The Devil is in the Details, Dena
Gallery, Tehran
2019
A Few Days In Between, Nabshi
Center, Tehran
Documents of Life, Negah Gallery,
Tehran
Forgetting and Abnormal
Excitation of Memory, Silk Road Gallery (Laleh Park), Tehran
2018
Re-view, Tem Gallery, Tehran
Water, Laleh Art Gallery, Tehran
Luca, Ass Gallery, Tehran
Chiaroscuro Portrait, Tem
Gallery, Tehran
2017
Farajehesh 1, Abad Gallery,
Tehran
First Online Sale of Artibition,
Artibition Gallery, Tehran
In Memory of Agha Ebrahim Khan
Akkasbashi, Dena Gallery, Tehran
2016
Seven Passages, Tem Gallery,
Tehran
2015
Dystopia of Tutestan, Hepta
Gallery, Tehran
2014
World Observed 3, Y Gallery,
Tehran
2013
Art for Peace, Mohsen Gallery,
Tehran
2009
The Voice of Vision, Sepo
Gallery, Paris
Eastern Chronicles, HSBC Gallery,
Paris
2007
Manifestations of Contemporary
Art in Iran, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Iran Art Festival, Zaandam
Cornell University Art Museum,
New York
2006
University of Michigan Museum of
Art, USA
Instead of Sentences, IAH
Gallery, Tehran
Zangar Gallery, Tehran
Arts Academy, Hawaii
Miami Art Museum, USA
Maryland Art Gallery, USA
University of Arizona, USA
Chicago Cultural Center, USA
Nesim Contemporary Photography
Gallery, Budapest
Ayyam Gallery, Dubai
2005
Nicolaysen Art Museum, Wyoming,
USA
Aria Gallery, Tehran
2004
European Union Exhibition Hall,
Brussels
Iranian Women, Brussels
Paris, France
In Front Of, Dubai
Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2003
Museum of Modern Art, Oxford
Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
Catherine Nash Gallery,
Minneapolis, USA
Tate Museum, UK
2002
New Art Gallery Walsall, UK
Pictres Museum, Greece
140th Edinburgh International
Exhibition
Biennials and Events
2012
3rd “Dream City” Biennial,
Tunisia
1997
5th Dutch Art Triennial,
Netherlands
1996
2nd Iranian Photography Biennial,
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Awards
1996
FIAP Blue Ribbon Award, 2nd
Iranian Photography Biennial