About me

Hamed Siamaki was born in 1991 and graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Isfahan. He began his career in 2008 in the field of graphic design, collaborating with cultural, artistic, and commercial centers. His passion for the desert led him to begin solo walking explorations of various deserts in Iran starting in 2019. Since 2021, he has been producing environmental and installation art, integrating his work with the desert landscape.

Festivals and exhibitions:

• Exhibition between ashes and dreams/ OCAD University/ 2024
• Member of the National iranian photographer’s society/ 2024
• Solo exhibition of photography/ (Metamorphosis)/ Jaryan Gallery/ Yazd/ 2024
• Solo exhibition of photography/ (Hidden presence)/ Didar Gallery/ Isfahan/ 2024
• Photo group exhibition (Dariche), Eshraq Cultural Center/ Tehran/ 2017
• The 15th annual image festival, creative photography section / 2016
• Poster design festival (common pain) Isfahan Graphics House / 2016
• Poster Design Festival (Culture and Economy)/ Isfahan Graphics House/ 2013
• Iranian National Youth Festival, poster section/ 2017

Among the inhabitants of the desert’s fringes, tales and legends intertwined with the sands abound, leading the locals to rarely set foot in the desert and avoid venturing into the dunes alone whenever possible. Yet, when an individual does step into the desert alone, they enter a legend where they themselves become the protagonist. It is enough to find fragments of broken shells among the sands or to discover traces of a civilization that has long since vanished. In such moments, the stream of consciousness begins its exploration.

In my solitude, I depict the desert legends shared by the locals and my personal narratives through installation art. I explore themes such as human resilience in the face of harsh conditions, the resolution of conflicts, and the ultimate fate of humankind and the earth. These questions drive me to become a storyteller, using the simplest of objects as my narrative tools.

The preparation of these installations can take several days and nights, and if they are made from natural materials, they are left to the elements; otherwise, they are returned to the cycle of recycling.

With each return, both the traveler and the desert have changed, and neither are ever the same as before. In the end, what remains of this transformation is the presentation of the installations through the medium of photography.