Haroon Mirza

Haroon Mirza creates sculptures, performances and immersive installations to explore the interplay and friction between sound, light waves and electric current. His work employs household electronics, vinyl and turntables, LEDs, furniture, video footage and found objects.

The artist donated three works for #100NHSRooms, about which he writes: “The word ‘save’ that features in the piece is intended as an open-ended proposition. The NHS hospital context offers a few possible interpretations along with the material of the piece. Damaged photovoltaic cells used in solar panels suggest an ecological dimension.”

Haroon Mirza, Save 1-3, 2020, Chiffon, polyurethane and chalk pen on photovoltaic cells, edition of 3

Haroon Mirza, Save installed in the Royal London Hospital Lithotripsy rest area

Haroon Mirza lives and works in London. He has a BA in Painting from Winchester School of Art, an MA in Design Critical Practice and Theory from Goldsmiths College and an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design. Recent solo exhibitions have been held at CCA Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan, 2020; John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK, 2019; Ikon, Birmingham, UK, 2018; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2018; and Zabludowicz Collection, London, 2017. He was awarded the Nam June Paik Art Center Prize in 2014, the Calder Art Prize in 2015 and the COLLIDE International Award in 2017.