Born in Tabriz, raised in Tehran, and based in Norway since 1986.

With a background in a family of goldsmiths, and previous work in journalism and photography, the artistic practice is rooted in presence, rhythm, and precision.

The work moves between painting, photography, text, video, and performance – exploring how something can emerge through breath, resistance, and movement – as a trace of experience.

Photography remains a grounding element – a way to sense and hold time. The camera becomes an extension of the body; a way of turning toward what is often overlooked, to see again what usually goes unseen.

Text is part of the process – an extension of the sensory experience within the visual works.

With a multilingual background, there is a search for a language that can carry experience across places and belonging, in a rhythm moving between stillness and breath.

Each work remains open, allowing space for the unfinished, the sensory, and the uncertain.

The work arises from the same unrest and reality we all live in – without commenting directly, yet without turning away.

Background photo: Homegrown fungus 2003

Roghieh Asgari Torvund ©