ABOUT / Reza Javidi
Theatre Photographer, Director, University Lecturer & Information Science Researcher
Reza Javidi is an artist and researcher whose career began in information technology and communications and developed through photography, theatre, university teaching and information science research.
In his practice, image, performance, information and memory are connected fields. His professional practice also includes selected photography and visual-content projects for Nestlé Iran, undertaken on a project basis. This website is a living archive of his artistic, educational and research experience, with direct links to reliable public sources where available.
Photography · Theatre · Research
Four intersecting paths
Theatre photography
His photographic practice focuses on theatre and the performing arts, from capturing a moment on stage to creating a production’s visual memory.
Directing and performance
Jujman, The Unfinished Curtain, The Prisoners’ Dilemma and Coral Blue form part of his work in theatre, performance and film.
Teaching
His teaching centres on practical exercises, making work, critique and analysis, and direct experience of professional processes.
Research
His ongoing PhD research at the University of Tehran focuses on multimodal medical information retrieval, representation learning and semantic indexing, with mammography as the primary case study.
A background that connects with today’s practice
Alongside the arts, he has professional experience in information technology, systems administration, server virtualization, project control and IT management. That technical background informs his research into information retrieval, knowledge organization and artificial intelligence.