Iran’s ‘Infinite Realms’ joins global digital stage in Japan
Iran’s digital art collective Platform 101 has been selected to present ‘Infinite Realms,’ a large-scale projection mapping work, at Expo 2025 Osaka.
The group, led by director Mohammad Ali Famori, is the only digital art team from Iran and West Asia featured in the projection program. Their work appears alongside global names such as Maxin10sity and Michiyuki Ishita, IRNA reported.
Platform 101 confirmed its participation after responding to an open call under the expo’s main theme, Designing Future Society for Our Lives. ‘Infinite Realms’ is now scheduled for repeated showings during the Expo, from April 13 to July 14, at the iconic “Shining Hat” structure on Osaka’s Yumeshima Island.
The work, a collaboration between Famori, creative coder Arash Masoum, and sound designers Ehsan Masoudian and Reza Famori, uses generative art, immersive sound, and real-time mapping to explore what the team calls “parallel dimensions” through fractal geometry. It was fully created using TouchDesigner software.
“This piece opens a new chapter for Iranian art in the digital space,” said Famori. “We’re stepping onto a global stage, using code and sound as our language.”
Platform 101 has positioned itself as a pioneer in digital and immersive art since its founding in 2018. Famori, originally known for his solo exhibition ‘Hypnotic Zone’ in 2016, said he turned to building a platform after finding “no infrastructure” for digital art in Iran.
Their first touring exhibition launched that same year, focusing on digital photography. By 2019, the group introduced glitch art and video art to international audiences through the ‘Glitch: Pixel Language’ manifesto, which shaped multiple exhibitions across Europe and the Americas.
In 2020, the group organized Iran’s first glitch group show. A year later, it expanded into ‘The Aesthetics of the Pixel’ at the Pejman Foundation. The platform began researching fractal-based visual structures in 2022, leading to a landmark 2023 video art exhibition at Ivan Gallery, described by Art News as “Iran’s largest group video art show.”
In fall 2024, Platform 101 staged a fifth exhibition, ‘Fractal Soundscapes,’ blending sound and image. The latest show, ‘Hidden Geometry and Glitch Art,’ ran from December 2024 through April 2025 at Gallery Rishe 29, featuring 21 video artists from 11 countries including Japan, the US, France, and Brazil. Famori described it as “Iran’s longest-running video art exhibition.”
While a few Iranian galleries promote contemporary art abroad, Famori noted that many remain focused on traditional forms like painting and sculpture. “Digital art is rarely supported, partly because there’s no financial model for it in the gallery system,” he said. “But that doesn’t mean it lacks value.”
He sees the Expo as a rare opportunity. “We’re not just exporting an artwork,” he said. “We’re sharing a process, a system that has evolved inside Iran and can speak to global audiences.”