Arash Akbari is a transdisciplinary artist from Tehran, Iran. He investigates the interplay between dynamic art systems, human perception, nonlinear narrative, and the convergence of physical and digital realms. His exploration spans the domains of generative systems, interaction design, immersive technologies, and real-time processing.
Approaching the dominant technological paradigm with a critical perspective, he seeks alternative narratives where computational processes and interactive cybernetic systems give rise to concepts, ideas, and questions, eliciting affective personal and social impacts and responses.
Akbari directs his experimental practices into audio-visual performances and installations, interactive software, sonic environments, and multisensory experiences.
His work has been presented in different festivals and exhibitions around the world, such as Los Angeles County Museum of Art(USA), Sonic Acts(NL), Geneva International Film Festival(CH), DOK Neuland(DE), Athens Digital Arts Festival(GR), ARS Electronica(AT), Loos Foundation(NL), Recto VRso Festival(FR), Mutek(AE), Simultan Festival(ROU), Uncloud Festival(NL), Light Matter Film Festival(USA), New Media Fest(DE), 3D Web Fest(USA), Cinnamon Colomboscope(LK), Lacuna Festival(IT), Videofenster(DE), and Graphical Web Conference among numerous others. He has released albums on Farpoint Recordings(IRL), Karl Records(DE), Flaming Pines(UK), Unknown Tone Records(USA), Taalem(BE), and Soft Recordings(FR).
He is the co-founder and curator of XOR Space, a hybrid collective space dedicated to post-digital experimental artistic research and practices.