Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi

\Farkhondeh Shahroudi

Farkhondeh Shahroudi, *1962 in Tehran, Iran
lives and works in Berlin, Germany

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Farkhondeh Shahroudi is an Iranian visual artist and poet who has lived in exile in Germany since 1990, primarily in Berlin. In her interdisciplinary artistic practice, she works with painting, drawing, installation, textiles, photography, video, and performance.

The central themes of her work include self-location, language, memory, migration, and cultural translation. She often combines poetic texts with material elements such as fabrics or carpets, creating expansive, multi-layered works. Shahroudi studied painting in Tehran and art and design in Dortmund and is now regarded as one of the most important voices in contemporary art addressing exile and diaspora.

Shahroudi is the first recipient of the Exile Visual Arts Award, presented by the Körber Foundation in cooperation with the Exile Museum Berlin Foundation. She has also received the Hannah Höch Prize.

Selected Works

Highlights
Embroidery
Mixed Media
Objects
Sculptures and Installations
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi \ 880 Fingers (2024 – 2026)

Farkhondeh Shahroudi

880 Fingers (2024 - 2026)
Stitched gloves, iron
190 x 158 x 50 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi \ Fetzen (2024)

Farkhondeh Shahroudi

Fetzen (2024)
Stitched textile
354 x 175 x 11 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi \ Glieder (2026)

Farkhondeh Shahroudi

Glieder (2026)
Stitched textile, iron
Textile: 120 x 120 x 100 cm
Table: 120 x 120 x 101 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi \ Hm (2019)

Farkhondeh Shahroudi

Hm (2019)
Stitched textile, isolation foam, cardboard
h: 105 x 45 x 4 cm
m: 72 x 90 x 4 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi \ Ich mag gestein aber was ich habe ist nur ein trümmerstück (2026)

Farkhondeh Shahroudi

Ich mag gestein aber was ich habe ist nur ein trümmerstück (2026)
Synthetich hair, rock, iron
2,105 x 875 x 50 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi \ Leaves Leaves (2024)

Farkhondeh Shahroudi

Leaves Leaves (2024)
Stitched textile
198 x 50 x 8 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi \ Nightingale (2016)

Farkhondeh Shahroudi

Nightingale (2016)
Stitched carpet, textile, concrete
146 x 90 x 27 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi \ Of Weeping Trees (2019 – 2025)

Farkhondeh Shahroudi

Of Weeping Trees (2019 - 2025)
Bicycle inner tubes, textile, iron
600 x 160 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi \ Sprach Kette

Farkhondeh Shahroudi

Sprach Kette
Bicycle inner tubes
300 x 30 x 40 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi \ Stab (2019)

Farkhondeh Shahroudi

Stab (2019)
Artificial hair, walking stick, bicycle inner tubes
307 x 14 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Farkhondeh Shahroudi \ Strand (2024 – 2026)

Farkhondeh Shahroudi

Strand (2024 - 2026)
Artificial hair
308 x 160 x 4 cm

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External Exhibitions