Roksana Pirouzmand Iranian, b. 1990

Overview

Roksana Pirouzmand (b. 1990, Yazd, Iran) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Los Angeles. She holds an MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles (2022), and a BFA from the California Institute of the Arts, California (2017).

Her practice deeply explores the dynamic interplay between the human body and its environment, examining its dual role as both a passive receiver or viewer and an active participant or performer. She is particularly interested in how the intrinsic qualities of materials—such as texture, weight, flexibility, and tension—can evoke sensory responses and establish a dialogue between the artwork and the audience. Through sculpture, installation, video, and performance, Pirouzmand creates engaging experiences that invite viewers to engage physically, and emotionally, blurring the boundaries between observation and participation. Her work often challenges traditional notions of space, movement, and perception, offering layered interpretations of how materiality and human presence intersect.

Biography

Roksana Pirouzmand (b. 1990, Yazd, Iran) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Los Angeles. She received her BFA from the California Institute of the Arts and is a current MFA candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles. She started her artistic career in 2008, mainly doing interactive performances.

Her artistic interest focuses on the interaction between the human body as a receiver/viewer and as an activator/performer, with the materials’ qualities often serving as a method of communication between the two. She expresses her ideas through mediums such as sculpture, installation, video, and performance art.

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