Shayan Sajadian

LS10 Gallery

Photographer and filmmaker Shayan Sajadian’s works, explore cultural and social notions in his native country of Iran. 

He studied architecture at university, but since 2016, it is through photography that he navigates the country documenting communities, showcasing everyday life and putting marginalised people at the forefront in his art. 

His first project was documenting drug addiction over a three year period in the historic area of Shiraz, the artist showcasing to the viewer the unexpected. Sajadian's photography relays perspectives from his home country, including series that delve into the subject of tattooing in Iran, on Iranian women and girls, and a project called ‘Lost Identity’that  highlights those living around the historic site of Persepolis. 

Shayan Sajadian’s art, his photography is gripping and intense, layered with a sensitive and delicate essence, wielding compassion. 

Shayan Sajadian Shiraz (Iran), b.1994 @ LS10 Gallery

Recently exhibited at Somerset House, London May 15-18, 2025 

https://ls10gallery.com/photolondon-25shayan-sajadian

LS10 Gallery  is founded by curator Elisenda Faustino-Deu, placing at the forefront the work of emerging artists from Iran to wider audiences. Through her background in film and TV, she travelled in 1974 to Iran, where Pasolini’s ‘Il fiore delle mille e uni notte’, film was partially shot there on location. Since then, she has travelled regularly to Iran, collaborating with artists and showcasing the artist's perspectives. Elisenda Faustino-Deu aims with LS10 Gallery to highlight contemporary Iranian art and diverse artists, all whilst presenting how art can confront assumptions.

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