Desire Moheb-Zandi

(b. 1990, Berlin; lives and works in Paris)

My practice centres on weaving as both a physical process and a conceptual framework — a way to think through rhythm, repetition, and transformation. Working primarily on the loom, I combine natural fibres, upcycled yarns, and unconventional materials to create abstract, tactile compositions that explore identity, memory, and cultural heritage.

German-born with Iranian and Uzbek-Turkish roots, I grew up between cultures — an experience that shapes my interest in textiles as vessels of cultural memory and ecological consciousness. I draw from ancestral craft traditions while reimagining their forms through contemporary means, allowing colour, texture, and material tension to guide each work’s evolution. The slow, tactile rhythm of weaving is central to my process: a meditative yet experimental space where structure, surface, and meaning continuously shift.

My recent works expand weaving into the sculptural and spatial, merging handwoven surfaces with stitched and mounted canvases, layered textiles, and constructed supports. Through this approach, I explore how material, gesture, and memory can translate into contemporary form — where softness and structure coexist, and hierarchies between painting, sculpture, and tapestry collapse.

Represented by Wentrup