Maryam Majd Art Projects (MMAP), in collaboration with Pejman Foundation: Argo Factory, presented “Curtain Call”, a solo exhibition by Raoof Dashti in May-June 2025. Marking his fifth solo show, the exhibition featured three video works and eighteen photographs. In this body of work, Raoof Dashti draws on the visual language of theater to explore themes of identity, visibility, and personal narrative within regulated cultural frameworks.

Rooted in Raoof Dashti’s background in theater, “Curtain Call” continues his practice of staging objects to imply human presence without direct representation, using meticulously composed scenes to evoke narrative and emotion.

Raoof Dashti (b. 1984, Ahvaz) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tehran. He holds a B.A. in Painting from Shahed Art University and works primarily with photography and video. With a background in puppet theater and playwriting, his practice is rooted in storytelling through the creative use of objects, exploring the relationship between narrative, memory, and self-representation. Apart from the current show, Raoof Dashti has held four other solo exhibitions, including two at Aaran Projects and earlier shows at Mohsen and Azad Art Galleries in Tehran. His work has also been featured in group exhibitions internationally such as “Urban Mapping” (Washington D.C., 2017; Scottsdale, 2020) and “Vantage Point Sharjah 7” (2019).

Maryam Majd Art Projects (MMAP)

Maryam Majd Art Projects (MMAP) is a boutique, research-centric curatorial and archival platform established in 2021, based in Tehran.

As part of its mission to support contemporary art, MMAP offers curatorial projects among its key services. MMAP adopts a creative, yet meticulous and systematic approach to curatorial work, aiming to design a clear framework while actively and innovatively engaging with each step of the process. Our curatorial perspective brings together a network of experts from various disciplines, including archiving, research, education, literature, and design, who collaboratively shape, develop, and organize a multi-layered yet cohesive discourse. This approach ultimately articulates and presents an integrated vision tailored to the needs of artists, galleries, museums, collectors, and researchers.

Pejman Foundation: Argo Factory

Reconstructed in 2016, Pejman Foundation: Argo Factory is a Contemporary Art Museum & Cultural Centre, housed in a former drink manufacturing factory in Tehran. Argo Factory is part of Pejman Foundation’s constellation of sites, supporting art and culture through a program of exhibitions, talks, and events.