Setareh Alipour's artistic practice fluidly transitions between installation and drawing, focusing on the social body, relationships, and memory, deeply rooted in psychoanalysis and the humanities.
Alipour's work explores the intricate nature of human connections, blending autobiographical elements with broader societal themes.
Through intimate family moments, repurposed everyday materials, and site-specific installations, she evokes care, tenderness, and the transient nature of time.
Alipour examines the evolution of relationships in the digital age, highlighting the persistent longing for genuine connection amid technological advancements.
By celebrating linguistic diversity and challenging media biases, her art underscores authenticity and the resilience found in the mundane. Her oeuvre moves at the interface of art and life, examining current social developments and public space, ultimately delving into the complexities of human relationships, cultural identity, and the quest for true connection.
Setareh Alipour's artworks delve into the complexities of human experiences, memories, and cultural narratives with a mix of wry wit and insight. Her pieces transcend mere aesthetics, inviting viewers into a dialogue that merges the personal with the universal (...)
Lucas Vanhevel, M.A. History of Arts
*1995 Frankfurt Main
currently enrolled in the Diploma Program Fine Arts at Hessian State University, Offenbach Main in experimental Spatial Concepts
2024 Semester Abroad at KASK & Conservatory, Ghent, Belgium
2023/24 Art as Social Practice Programme at Hessian Theater Academy, Frankfurt Main, Germany
GRANTS
2025 Cité internationale universitaire de Paris
2024 Erasmus+ for Semester Abroad at KASK & Conservatorium, Gent
2023/24 Deutschland-Grant by Puhl Foundation
2022 1822 Forum-Grant for Art and Bees Club
2020/21 Deutschland-Grant
PRIZES
2024 HfG Mensa Prize for DIARY
2023 HfG in urban context for VOGUE Offenbach Magazine
2022 Ab in die Mitte! Award for UND Offenbach Inner City Revitalization
RESIDENCIES
2025 Carbone17, Aubervilliers, France
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
SOLO
2024 Window Washers / T-Space, Antwerp
2018 Buntes Schwarz / Ost-Stern, Frankfurt
DUO
2024 Gros Bisous w Lara Finkenstädt / Croxhapox, Gent
2019 Fractures w Pramila Chenchanna / Qitoya, Frankfurt
2017 Still w Johannes Wewetzer / Noize Fabrik, Berlin
GROUP
2025 guck mal drüber nach / curated by Antje Schiffers and Sonja Yakovleva, Hafenspace, Offenbach
2024 Apple. An Introduction. (Over and over and once again) / curated by Antje Majewski and Paweł Freisler, M HKA, Antwerp
2024 Nature Morte / curated by Heiner Blum and Max Brück, Schloss Fasanerie, Eichenzell Fulda
2023 DIARY / Achtung: enthält Leben. Notizbücher, Bullet Journals, curated by Dr. Dorothee Ader, Klingspor Museum, Offenbach