Ali Phi is an Iranian artist, born in 1987.
Ali Phi (b. 1987, Tehran, Iran) is a Toronto-based computer artist & creative technologist with a background in environmental engineering sciences & experimental cinematic arts.
The flow of his works is based on programming, generative audio-visual design, interactive media & immersive environment installations which depict the relation between geometry, science, light, poetry and their transformations in computer & interaction with humans. Exploring rituals & roots in art, culture and architecture have affected his creations by taking motifs from the old era of Persia, the forgotten essence of Iran & middle-eastern lifestyle to build his futuristic utopia.
He is the founder of ‘NULLSIGHT’, a media art collective & design studio in Tehran and freelance festival curator of ‘TADAEX’ since 2014. He has performed and exhibited works in international festivals like Ars Electronica, Mutek, Tasmeem Doha, Patchlab, Tadaex & Tehran Architecture Biennial beside several exhibitions in Iran, Canada, Austria, Germany, Poland, Qatar & UAE.
“ASTRAL” 2020
by Ali Phi
Creative Code Festival, Lightbox
New York, USA
Selected Events
Solo Exhibitions:
- 2019 “QAL” – Tasmeem Doha 2019, VCUQatar, Doha, Qatar
- 2017 “LAND” – Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2016 “SHYM” – Audiovisual Installation, Yassi Foundation, Tehran, Iran
- 2016 “III” – Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2015 “II” – Audiovisual Installation, Darbast Platform, Tehran, Iran
Other Exhibitions:
- 2020 “ASTRAL” – Creative Code Festival, Lightbox, New York, USA
- 2020 “ENFOLD” – Ontario Science Center’s RBC innovator’s Ball eAuction, Toronto, Canada.
- 2020 “ANTITAIMWAIZ” – Arte Experience with SeditionArt & Samsung, World Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE
- 2020 “ASTRAL” – Creative Code Art Virtual Showcase, Online Exhibition
- 2020 “LIMA” – Digital Touch by Conscious Isolation, Online Exhibition
- 2020 “ANTITAIMWAIZ” – Bavan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2020 “QAL | AASSTTIINN” – Tehran, Iran
- 2019 “ANTITAIMWAIZ | ASTC19” – Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada
- 2018 “LIMA” – Yay Gallery, Baku, Azerbaijan
- 2018 “QAL | Ars Electronica 2018” – Postcity, Linz, Austria
- 2018 “ANTITAIMWAIZ | Factory 001” – Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “AM | Private Exhibition for Digistyle” – Ariana Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “QAL | Private Exhibition for Monson Group” – Sam Center, Tehran, Iran
- 2017 “LIMA” – Patchlab Festival, Krakow, Poland
- 2016 “XAXM | The 1st Tehran Architecture Biennial” – Vartan House, Tehran, Iran
- 2016 “DYKE | Private Exhibition for Digikala” – Tehran, Iran
- 2016 “AM | Private Exhibition for Pejman Foundation” – TMOCA Cafe, Tehran, Iran
- 2015 “AM | Tadaex2015” – Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2013 “Lemodos 1.0 | Open Source” – Shirin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2013 “Millisecondus | Tadaex2013” – Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2011 “You Will Stay | Tadaex2011” – Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2011 “Fynma | Saroseda vol 2.0” – Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Curated Exhibitions:
- 2019 “NOXTE VOL III | Tehran Contemporary Sounds” – Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
- 2018 “NOXTE VOL II” – Ava Art Levels, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “TADAEX2018: Ouvert & Covert” – Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “NOXTE:Physique” – Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2017 “TADAEX2017: Digital Existence” – Tehran, Iran
Performances:
- 2020 “1/2RE:LEFT:V | Digital Touch by Conscious Isolation – Online Performance
- 2019 “Maqruh | Tehran Contemporary Sounds” – Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
- 2019 “Komite 04” – Grand Canyon, Toronto, Canada
- 2019 “Elemaun | Touchdesigner Summit 2019” – Agora, Montreal, Canada
- 2019 “Elemaun | Tasmeem Doha 2019” – VCUQ Artrium, Doha, Qatar
- 2019 “Elemaun | Idehhub Anniversary” – Espinas Palace Hotel, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “Elemaun | Gate of Tehran” – Silent Green Kulturquartier, Berlin, Germany
- 2018 “Elemaun | Mutek AE” – Knowledge City, Dubai, UAE
- 2018 “Elemaun | Paraffin Tehran” – Rooberoo Mansion, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “NOQA | Audiovisual/Choreography ft. Taba Fajrak” – Darbast Platform, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “Elemaun | TEM Festival” – Charsoo Cineplex, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “RE:LEFT | D.O.E.S Festival 3” – Rooberoo Mansion, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “RE:LEFT | Hormuz Biennial of Contemporary Arts” – Old Fish Factory, Hormuz Island, Iran
- 2018 “RE:LEFT | Waachaar Unveiling Event” – Surface Space, Tehran, Iran
- 2017 “RE:LEFT | Land Art Group Project” – Qavam-e-zang, Kashan, Iran
- 2017 “Elemaun | D.O.E.S Festival 2” – Rooberoo Mansion, Tehran, Iran
- 2017 “Elemaun | Darbast Platform” – Tehran, Iran
- 2017 “Elemaun” – Aab Gallery Museum, Shiraz, Iran
- 2017 “Elemaun” – Rig-e-Zarrin, Yazd, Iran
- 2017 “Timelag | ft. Nima Ramezan & Esi Azimi” – Tehran Indipendent Theater, Tehran, Iran
- 2016 “Elemaun | Resartis Meetup” – Tehran, Iran
- 2016 “Elemaun” – Patchlab Festival, Krakow, Poland
- 2016 “Elemaun” – Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
- 2016 “Kajshanbeh #2 | ft. Nima Ramezan & Esi Azimi” – Hafez Hall, Tehran, Iran
- 2014 “Transient Dreams in Passing Fantasy | feat. Shahrzad quartet” – Boom Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2013 “gen.er.a.trix | ft. Sohrab Motabar & Sina Shoaie” – Darbast Platform, Tehran, Iran
- 2013 “Limited Access 4 Festival | ft. sina shoaie” – Aaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2012 “Tadaex2011 | ft. Sohrab Motabar” – Darbast Platform, Tehran, Iran
Releases:
- 2020 “Kopi Records Mixtape | n10.as Wadio” – Montreal, Canada
- 2019 “Tehran Contemporary Sounds TCS-001” – TCS, Berlin, Germany
- 2019 “Jaryan Mix 031: Ali Phi – Enfe’al” – Jaryan Mag, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “Girih: Iranian Sound Artists” – Zabtesote, Opaltapes, UK
- 2018 “Cairo Nights #2 | CNL Summer Mixtape” – Cairo, Egypt
- 2018 “Tehran Night #152” – Deep House Tehran Podcast
- 2017 “Mixtape 009” – Cankash Magazine
- 2017 “LEFT” – Sound Designs for Media Art Installations
- 2017 “condition.III | Visions of Darkness in Iranian Contemporary Music” – Unexplained Sounds
- 2016 “MIV | Persian Experimental Underground 016 Survey” – Unexplained Sounds
Collaboration:
- 2020 “Solaris AR APP | With Elwira Wojtunik & Popesz Csaba Láng | Sound Design | Patchlab 2020” – Krakow, Poland
- 2019 “The Same 4 Minutes | With Saber Abar | Sound, Visual & Light Design” – Shahrzad Theatre, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “Sound Installation | With Korinsky | Sound Design” – Grace Cathedral, San Fransisco, USA
- 2018 “Hiwar Project | With Zahed Sultan | Visual Design” – Abu Dhabi Festival, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 2017 “Hiwar Project | With Zahed Sultan | Visual Design” – Shangri-la, Muscat, Oman
- 2016 “The Underworld & It`s Emergent Effects | With Mimi Amini & Mamali Shafahi | Sound Design” – Dastan Basement, Tehran, Iran
- 2015 “Osseous Sound | ft. Tehran Factory | Tadagrant2015” – Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2014 “Miblack | ft. Mimi Amini” – Aaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2014 “Broken sd | ft. Mamali Shafahi” – Dastaan Basement, Tehran, Iran
Lectures/Workshops:
- 2020 “Workshop & Artist Talk | Sonic Jeel” – VCUQ , Doha, Qatar
- 2019 “Artist Talk | Iaac Global Summer School Tehran” – National Geography Farsi, Tehran, Iran
- 2019 “Artist Talk | Creativity Seminar” – Eram Hotel, Tehran, Iran
- 2019 “Artist Talk | New Media Arts Symposium” – Farhangestan-e-Honar, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “Artistic Mentor for Similarities & Diversities | Teer Art Week” – Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “Artist Talk | LASER Tehran Talks” – Tehran, Iran
- 2018 “Artist Talk” – Inverse School, Tehran, Iran
- 2016 “New Media Arts Basics Talk” – Islamic Azad University/West Tehran Campus, Tehran, Iran
- 2016 “Visual Programming Talk” – Islamic Azad University/Art & Architecture Campus, Tehran, Iran
- 2016 “Director of New Media Course” – Tehran Institute of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- 2016 “Lecture About “Performative Media Arts” – Tehran Institute of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- 2016 “Future Innovators Summit 2016” – Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
- 2016 “Symposium III, Frontiers of New Mmedia Arts” – Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
- 2016 “Artistic Mentor for Beyond Borders” – Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2015 “Tehran Night | NODE Forum for Digital Arts” – NODE2015, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2015 “Touchdesigner Workshop” – Tadaex2015, Tehran, Iran
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