Ehsan Fardjadniya’s Biography

My name is Ehsan Fardjadniya. I am a multidisciplinary visual and performance artist. In 2000, due to my political cartoons, I was exiled from Iran and applied for refugee status in the Netherlands. I graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Art in The Hague in 2006 and later completed a two-year Master’s degree in Art as Politics at Goldsmiths University of London. Since then, I have worked full-time as an independent artist on various collaborative and solo projects.

Together with Raul Balia we created the ongoing project, Edgelanders: Amsterdam on Trial (2022-2025). The aim of the project is to create a people’s tribunal to secure the right to shelter for undocumented refugees.

Edgelander: Amsterdam on Trial has been exhibited in:
Part one: The Background at Amsterdam Museum in group exhibition ‘War and Conflict
Part two: The Hearing at Podium Mozaiek theater
Part three: The Witnesses at De Appel art center
Part four: The Poll at Podium Mozaiek

Our due has also exhibited at Arnhem Museum and IDFA campaign 2024.