Babak Kazemi
Born in Ahvaz, Iran, 1983. Lives and works in Tehran.
Biography
Babek Kazemi is a self taught photographer born in Ahvaz, Iran in 1983. In 2012 he was awarded the Magic of Persian residency at the Delfina Foundation in London. Kazemi explores the history of the province of Khuzestan in which he grew up, focusing on the impact of oil production on the region. His work has been featured in collections at the Maraya Art Centre, The Musuem of Contemporary Arts Tehran, The Museum of War in Tehran and in the private collection of Sheikh of Sharjah in UAE. He lives and works in Tehran.
Series
Eight series
Exhibitions at Silk Road
- 2019Zeuzera PyrinaGroup exhibition
- 2017AnticipatingSolo exhibition
- 2013A Report for D’ArcySolo exhibition
- 2010The Southern FrontGroup exhibition
- 2009Past Continuous TenseSolo exhibition
- 2008Black cowSolo exhibition
Press
- March 2023“Within a Hair’s Breadth” Babak Kazemi & Maryam Firuzi’s Exhibition at Apollonia Art Exchange Center, FranceBabak Kazemi, Maryam Firuzi
- July 2021Paris Photo 2021Babak Kazemi, Ebrahim Noroozi, Jalal Sepehr, Hashem Shakeri, Maryam Firuzi, Morteza Niknahad
- July 2021Photographic walk – Municipality of Daoulas – Babak Kazemi – 2021Babak Kazemi
- July 2020LES BALADES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES DE DAOULASBabak Kazemi
- June 2019IRAN, 1979 – 2019 LOOKING AT CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN PHOTOGRAPHYBahman Jalali, Shadi Ghadirian, Mohsen Rastani, Saba Alizadeh, Babak Kazemi, Hawar Amini, Ebrahim Noroozi, Jalal Sepehr, Mohsen Yazdipour, Tahmineh Monzavi
- Sept. 2018“Three Iranian stories” with the works of Babak Kazemi, Mohsen Rastani and Morvarid KMohsen Rastani, Babak Kazemi
- Feb. 2018Babak Kazemi featured in Le Monde DiplomatiqueLe Monde Diplomatique
- Dec. 2017The winner of the 2017 Behnam Bakhtiar Award entitled Future. Iran. is Babak KazemiBabak Kazemi
- July 2017The book of the exhibition “Iran, année 38”Babak Kazemi