Atoosa Pour Hosseini, a multifaceted artist-filmmaker, was born in 1981 in Tehran, Iran, and is currently based in Dublin, Ireland.
Pour Hosseini's creative endeavors, heavily influenced by historical avant-garde cinema, delve into the realms of illusion, reality, and perception, traversing mediums such as film, video, installation, and performance art.
Through her work, she masterfully manipulates the tactile textures of 8mm film, juxtaposing them with digital processes to create intricate patterns of repetition, punctuated by startling interruptions.
Educationally, Pour Hosseini holds a Master of Arts in Fine Art Media from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art Painting from the prestigious Azad University of Art and Architecture in Tehran.
Throughout her career, she has garnered recognition and accolades from esteemed institutions, including the Arts Council of Ireland, Dublin City Council, Culture Ireland, and Temple Bar Gallery and Studios.
Pour Hosseini is an integral member of Temple Bar Gallery and Studios and serves as Co-Director of the Experimental Film Society (EFS),an Irish company dedicated to the production and screening of experimental cinema.
She actively participates in thought-provoking forums and exchanges, such as the LUX Critical Forum in Dublin, fostering a sense of community and intellectual exchange within the art world.
Pour Hosseini's captivating works have been showcased in numerous galleries, museums, festivals, and exhibitions across the globe, spanning countries like Iran, Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, the United States, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Greece, Croatia, Brazil, Colombia, Portugal, and Estonia.
Her art forms part of the collections at the Irish and International Institutes, as well as private collections.
Pour Hosseini relocated to Ireland in 2006 and has since resided and worked in Dublin, where she continues to push the boundaries of her craft.
