Sharzadian’s practice is rooted in the Persian art of āyeneh-kāri, developing sculptural mirrors to invite a new perspective and direct light into forgotten corners.
🪩 Atelier based in Lisboa, Portugal
Sharzadian's Previous Exhibitions:- Lisbon Private exhibition "Explosion of Expression" - June 2023- "Chamber of Curiosity" commissioned installation permanently exhibited in Tangier - May 2024- Lisbon Design Week - June 2024- Cedruscurated exhibition at Lisbon Art & Design Week - June 2025- Barcelona Soho House August 5 workshop on Ainekari- Soho house cities without houses workshop on ainekari in Lisbon: October 22, 2025- Artist Residency in La Tampera Burgandy, France August 9-30- Cedrus reCurated exhibition, November 2025- “Corte” exhibition by The CodMarket Gallery Lisbon, November 22- Solo Exhibition “ROSHAN” at SAFRA: December 15, 2025
Artist TimelapseDurational live performanceArtist Timelapse is a durational live performance in which Iranian artist Sharzadian relocates her studio practice into the public space of an event. Encased within a self-defined bubble, the artist spends the duration of the performance painting, reading and writing poetry, moving, resting, and speaking to herself — inhabiting the rhythms of creation as they unfold in real time.The work functions as a living timelapse: a slow, continuous accumulation of gestures, thoughts, and materials that reveal the often unseen temporal and emotional labor of artistic practice. What is usually private becomes visible, while remaining protected by clearly defined boundaries.Sharzadian’s broader practice combines mirror, painting, and sculptural forms to explore reflection, fragmentation, and presence. In Artist Timelapse, the body becomes the primary medium — a reflective surface through which internal dialogue, language, and movement materialize over time.Audience interaction is intentionally limited and occurs only at specific moments, determined by the artist’s physical position within the space. When seated in designated positions, visitors may request a poem to be written for them, or a poem to be read and interpreted. Outside of these moments, the performance remains observational.As an offering, Artist Timelapse operates as a site-responsive live artwork that unfolds throughout an event, providing a sustained artistic presence rather than a scheduled spectacle. It creates an atmosphere of attentiveness and slowness, inviting audiences to witness creation without interruption.The performance is adaptable in duration and spatial configuration, and is suitable for cultural events, exhibitions, festivals, and curated brand or design contexts seeking a live artistic intervention that privileges process, intimacy, and time.Sharzadian is an Iranian artist based in Lisbon.
Artist Statement
My work examines how reflection structures perception. Using mirror, light, and geometry, I construct forms that question what is seen and what is assumed. Each surface functions as an active space — one that absorbs, fractures, and redefines its surroundings.Truth, in this context, is not singular. It emerges through the intersection of perspectives — a composite of many realities. The mirror becomes an instrument of that multiplicity, revealing that perception is always in flux.Drawing from the Persian tradition of mirror architecture, my work extends its original purpose: to dissolve the boundary between self and space. Reflection becomes a material of inquiry — a way to redirect attention from object to experience.Through painting and constructed form, I explore how light behaves when given structure, and how the viewer’s movement completes the work. The result is not an image, but a shifting encounter — a moment where form and perception briefly align.
Get in touchSchedule a studio visit to explore the works in person and commission a piece.Studio📍Based in Lisbon
Open to international projectsEmail sharzadian at gmail dot com
WORKSHOPS
| - Wearable Mirror Art Workshop
January 15In this workshop, Sharzadian will guide you in creating a wearable mirror art on a tie.
• Max size: 5 × 10 cm
• Duration: 3 hours
• Price: €75
• Participants: Limited to 10
Reservation via MBWay or Revolut secures your place.
|| - Decorative Mirror Art Workshop
By appointment only
This workshop focuses on creating a mirror artwork for the home. Sharzadian will guide you through designing and constructing a piece that can be displayed on the wall or a table.
• Size: up to 25 × 20 cm
• Duration: 3 hours total
• Participants: Limited to 5
• Reservation via MBway or revolut: €120
Mirrorwork Workshop — Lisbon StudioA Workshop on Persian mirror art by Sharzadian
In Persian architecture, āine-kāri (mirror work) converted palaces into poetry through millions of geometric fragments of reflection.