Amir Mobed, an Iranian contemporary artist, was born in 1974 in Shahrud, Iran. His artistic practice encompasses a range of media, including sculpture, installation, performance, body art, and environmental art, through which he has pursued an experimental approach to artistic expression. Violence and suffering are among the recurring concerns in his work.

Mobed developed an interest in art during his adolescence and began his formal artistic education at the newly established art school in Shahrud. During his second year, he joined the studio of painters and ceramists Monir and Mehdi Ghaanbeygi. Through their practice and their familiarity with contemporary developments in international art, he was introduced to emerging artistic movements and approaches, an experience that significantly influenced the development of his artistic thinking.

In 1995, Mobed continued his studies in painting at the Islamic Azad University in Tehran. Alongside his university education, he attended theoretical and practical workshops at the Charsoo Art Institute, where he further engaged with contemporary art. These experiences informed his thesis project, which he presented as an installation. Following his graduation, the work was exhibited at the Third Tehran Biennial of Sculpture, where it received the third prize.

Mobed’s experimental practice extends across a diverse range of media and materials. In his work, the inherent properties, behavior, and transformation of materials often play an active role in the formation of the artwork, alongside the artist’s intention. His installation Mushrooms (2002), presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran, exemplifies this approach: twelve thousand plaster mushrooms were installed throughout the museum’s garden over the course of a week.

The body and the experience of violence are also central to a number of Mobed’s performances. In Virus (2013), presented in Paris, strands of thread were attached to the artist’s body and tied to the walls of a small enclosed space, leaving him suspended in a cruciform position for an extended period. Through such works, Mobed explores the body as a site of vulnerability and examines the psychological and physical dimensions of violence.

Mobed’s works have been presented in numerous exhibitions and art events in Iran and internationally.