Hello

I’m an artist and filmmaker based in Narrm/Melbourne.

Currently undertaking a MFA at Monash University of Art, Design and Architecture (MADA).

I also work at the National Gallery of Victoria as a Moving Image Designer. Previous experience at VICE Media in post-production.

naveedfarro@gmail.com

@naveedfarro

Exhibitions:

→ The Palace
→ The Pool
→ Terrestrial Landscapes

Film works:

→ Accounts of a Nuclear Whistleblower
→ Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape in VR
→ Rage in the Cage
→ Lets play an equal game
→ JR’s Homily to Country
→ Naminapu Maymuru-White: River of Heaven and Earth
→ Maree Clarke Introduces Ancestral Memories
→ Melbourne Now: Troy Emery

Published on the land of the Wurundjeri and Woiwurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Sovereignty was never ceded.

The Palace

The Palace is an exhibition of new works presented at MADA Gallery (12 June 2025–28 June 2025)
by Naveed Farro and Dariush Yusefzadeh.

Naveed Farro (B. 1993) is an artist and filmmaker who is currently a MFA candidate at Monash University of Art, Design and Architecture (MADA). He works across film, sculpture, 3D media and installation to create immersive, affective screen encounters.

The exhibition reflects Farro’s interest in accessing Iranian aesthetics and histories through new imaging technologies, drawing on his experience as a second-generation Iranian-Australian. Through a collaboration with Dariush Yusefzadeh, ancient artefacts near the site of Persepolis in Iran are made accessible to diverse audiences in Narrm/Melbourne.

Dariush Yusefzadeh (b. 1979) is an archaeologist and photographer based in Tehran, Iran and Narrm (Melbourne). He graduated from the University of Tehran with a Masters of Archaeology and documents his fieldwork around Iran with striking black and white photography. Dariush’s work often challenges conventional notions of archaeological documentation, incorporating artistic interpretations that invite viewers to reflect on the contemporary relevance of ancient histories.

This exhibition has been supported by Creative Victoria and Creative Australia.
Exhibition documentation by Andrew Curtis.