Haroon Mirza b. 1977
Spanning from sculpture and installation to performance and music, Haroon Mirza’s work test the interplay and friction between sound and light waves and electric currents. He describes his role as a “composer,” employing a range of materials, such as electrical appliances, turntables, LEDs, furniture, solar panels, and found images, as if they were musical instruments. His work reconsiders the distinctions of sonic perception through manipulation of the invisible and unstable phenomenon of electricity.
He has a BA in Painting from Winchester School of Art, an MA in Design Critical Practice and Theory from Goldsmiths College (2006) and an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design (2007). He describes his role as “composer” and manipulates the invisible and unstable phenomenon of electricity, the artist uses various products such as electrical appliances, turntables, LEDs, furniture, images, solar panels, etc., as if they were musical instruments. He develops works that rethink the distinctions of perception in music.His recent major solo exhibitions include “Haroon Mirza” CCA Kitakyushu, Fukuoka (2020); “Waves and Forms” John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK (2019); “The Construction of an Act” Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, Australia (2019); “Tones in the key of Electricity” Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing, China (2019); “Circuits & Sequences” Nam June Paik Center, Seoul, South Korea (2015); “Preoccupied Waveforms” New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York (2012) and so on. His recent group and international exhibitions are Beijing Biennale (2023); Thailand Biennale (2021); Liverpool Biennale (2021); Sharjah Biennale (2013); Gwanju Biennale (2012). Also, he was awarded the Silver Lion at the 54th Venice Biennale, Italy (2011) and the Northern Art Prize (2010). His work is in the collections of many museums, including Museum of Modern Art, NY, USA, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Museion, Bolzano, Italy, National Museums Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, Tate, London, UK, Ulsan Art Museum, Ulsan, South Korea.