Mahsa Mansouri
Biography
Mahsa Mansouri is an architect, visual artist, and designer based in Berlin. With a background in architecture and a deep fascination for materiality, light, and spatial perception, she creates contemporary mirror artworks that explore reflection as both a visual and emotional experience.
Her work transforms mirrors into sculptural objects, pieces that play with geometry, light, and movement. Through layered reflections and precise compositions, she investigates how moments, memories, and Cultural influences can be framed in new ways.
Inspired by her Iranian heritage and her architectural training, Mahsa’ s pieces blend craftsmanship with conceptual depth. Each artwork aims to capture the quiet poetry of everyday life: the way light shifts, how emotions reflect in space, and how cultural identity shapes the ways we see ourselves. Now based in Berlin, she continues developing a body of work that merges art, design, and architecture.
CV
10.2021-10.2024 M.Sc. in World Heritage Studies at Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU), Germany02.2012-07.2014 M.Sc. in Urban Design and Planning at Putra University Malaysia, Malaysia09.2006-07.2010 B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering at Azad University, Iran
The Comet
This piece is inspired by the intricate geometry of Iranian architectural
domes. The star-like pattern echoes the movement of a comet dynamic,
layered, and full of light.Material : Handcut mirror on wood
Diameter: 40 cm
2025
CYPRESS IN THE MIRROR
This piece incorporates the Sarv (cypress) motif, a timeless symbol in Persian carpets and traditional art. The Sarv represents eternity, resilience, strength, and steadfastness, reflecting the enduring spirit of life.Material: Handcut mirror on wood
H: 55 cm/ W: 40 cm
2025
ISFAHAN
This piece is inspired by the geometry and rhythmic patterns of Iranian tilework. Such motifs are deeply rooted in the magnificent architecture of Isfahan, a historic Iranian city renowned for its UNESCO World Heritage monuments.Material : Handcut mirror on wood
Size: 45 × 45 cm
2025
The Blue Pond
This piece recals the blue pond of traditional Iranian houses, which in Persian culture is often associated with tranquility and reflection.Material : Handcut mirror on wood
Size: 45 × 45 cm
2025
HASHTI
This work is inspired by the Hashti, the transitional entrance space in traditional Iranian houses. The Hashti serves as a symbolic and functional threshold between the public street and the private interior, often designed with geometric forms and a central spatial focus.Material : Handcut mirror on wood
Size: 50 × 50 cm
2025
PINWHEEL
Frozen pinwheels captured within the mirror.Material : Handcut mirror on wood
Size: 40 × 40 cm
2025
FRAMED MOMENTS
Material : Handcut mirror on wood
H: 50 cm/ W: 30 cm
2025
UNTITLED
Material : Handcut mirror on wood
Size: 40 × 60 cm
2026
SHAHRE FARANG
Shahre Farang (ﺷﻬﺮ ﻓﺮﻧﮓ) is a traditional Iranian street entertainment device (19th century) that once brought joy, wonder, and storyteling to people of all ages. It was a wooden or metal box with several smal peepholes, inside of which were colorful ilustrations, photographs, or miniature scenes. A storyteler—caled the Shahre-Farangi—would invite people to look inside and discover a “world of wonders.”Material: Handcut mirror on wood
Cube: 25 × 25 × 25 cm
2025
