Mehrali Razaghmanesh

Mehrali Razaghmanesh (b. 1983 Tehran, Iran) is a photo-based visual artist based in Paris, France.
Positioned at the threshold between photography and painting, Razaghmanesh challenges the boundaries of these two mediums with a thought-provoking focus on nature. Through a painterly reimagining of landscapes in photography, he seeks to revive a world of imagination. Rather than merely capturing nature, he searches for a visual interpretation—one that moves the image toward imagination itself. In pursuit of realizing the precise vision he holds for each piece, Razaghmanesh employs a variety of printmaking and photographic techniques. This experimental approach to materials and processes enables him to achieve nuanced textures and effects that deepen the conceptual impact of his work.
Razaghmanesh’s practice reflects a sustained inquiry into duality, displacement and the fragile relationship between human presence and the natural world. In the “A or I” series, he addresses the contested registration of Iran’s northern forests, where political borders blur into questions of representation. Through the use of gum bichromate printing, the series also challenges the boundary between photography and painting. This tension continues in “The Raw Reverie” collection, where the sea becomes both the subject and structure in delving into the transformative character of waves through photography. In his most recent series, created during a residency in Paris, “Sept Pleureurs”, Razaghmanesh turns to the solitary weeping willows along the Seine, drawing connections between botanical migration, poetic melancholy and the inner states of exile and reflection. Across these works, the artist’s aim is not to resolve contradictions but to inhabit them—to find form in fragmentation and presence in what is fading.
Razaghmanesh’s work has been exhibited internationally at Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles; Rencontres d’Arles (2019), Foam Photography Museum, Netherlands; On Earth: Imaging, Technology and the Natural World at Lieu Unique, Nantes; Photolux Festival, Italy and CLB Berlin. Among his accolades, he was recognized with an award at the 14th edition of the prestigious Talents Contemporains competition (2025), affirming his position as an influential voice in contemporary visual arts.

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