Hadi Falapishi
Tehran, Iran
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Hadi Falapishi (b.1979, Iran; based Tehran/Paris) is known for his surreal installations, painting, photography, and mixed-media assemblages. Working across cultural and material borders, his hybrid forms often utilize recycled objects, sculptural interventions, and photographic tableaux. Reflecting on Iranian history, loss, and transformation, his work challenges geopolitical narratives with poetic ambiguity. Exhibited in Asia, Europe, and Americas, Falapishi’s art invites embodied reflection on time, displacement, and material memory.Contact & Social
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