Biography
Mani Mazinani (b.1984, Tehran) is a Toronto-based artist making installation, video, film, sculpture, photographs, multiples, sound and music. His practice evolved from an early interest in sound recording, now working with the process of translating thoughts into recordings. His visual work thinks about scale and perception, often combining subject matter and medium. Mazinani is currently researching origins of ancient thought, perceptual limitations of humans, and improvisation. Recent exhibitions/performances include Tate Modern (2019), The Bentway, Toronto (2018), Tehran International Electronic Music Festival (2017), SIP Culture Centre, Suzhou (2016), Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (2015), CAB Art Centre, Brussels (2013).
Collaborations with Yarava
As Composer
Mani Mazinani’s piece, Single Line Composition for Sampled Percussion for Practicing Perception, was selected in the 2nd RKC (2017). This piece, alongside other selected pieces, were released on a CD titled Sunset in the Woodland by YMG Records.