Born in 1984 in Tehran, Iran | Lives and works in Paris, France
Sepand Danesh is a Franco-Iranian visual artist whose multidisciplinary practice—including painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation—explores themes of identity, memory, trauma, and the psychological impact of displacement. His work is deeply rooted in a personal history shaped by war, revolution, and exile. Born in Tehran during the Iran–Iraq War, Danesh fled the country as a teenager and later settled in France, where he studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Danesh is especially recognized for developing the “corner” as a recurring visual and conceptual motif—an ambivalent space of both isolation and introspection, metaphorically reflecting states of confinement, inner reflection, and mental resilience. His early works incorporate symbolic objects and references to memory, while more recent pieces employ geometric structures, architectural forms, and spatial perspectives to express a quest for psychic reconstruction.
His practice is deeply influenced by literature, philosophy (especially phenomenology and epistemology), and perceptual mechanisms. By creating fragmented, immersive environments and symbolically charged spaces, he invites viewers to explore the relationship between internal worlds and external realities.
Sepand Danesh has exhibited internationally in museums, biennales, and galleries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas. His works are held in major public and private collections. In 2020, he represented France at the Dubai World Expo with a major sculptural installation designed for public interaction.
Through a visual language that is rich, poetic, and accessible, Sepand Danesh offers a rigorous meditation on what it means to rebuild oneself—between worlds, between cultures, and between memory and imagination.