Shirazeh Houshiary Talk at Eric Parry Architects, London, 19 February

17 February 2026

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On Thursday 19 February, Shirazeh Houshiary will present a talk entitled 'Still Life' as part of a series on The Human Face of Architecture; hosted by Eric Parry Architects in London. The iconic St Martin-in-the-Fields East Window, designed by Shirazeh in collaboration with Pip Horne, was commissioned by Eric Parry Architects as part of the church's Renewal Project in 2008.

Since rising to prominence as a sculptor in the 1980s, Shirazeh Houshiary’s practice has also encompassed painting, installation, architectural projects, and film. Houshiary investigates the friction between the conscious and unconscious, control and chance, reflecting on the physical and immaterial qualities that shape art and human life. Veils, membranes, and mists are common forms in her work that try to visualise modes of perception.

Houshiary has had major projects at international institutions, including Camden Arts Centre, London, Tate Liverpool, Skulptur Projekte Münster, and LACMA, Los Angeles, Long Museum Shanghai, as well as a celebrated Collateral Event at the 55th Venice Biennale. She was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1994, awarded the Asia Arts Game Changer Award Hong Kong in 2018, and became a Royal Academician in 2022.

Thursday 19 February, 6.30 PM
Eric Parry Architects 28-42 Banner Street, ECIY 8QE

Image: Shirazeh Houshiary, A Cup and A Rose, 2019, Single channel video installation © Shirazeh Houshiary, Courtesy Lisson Gallery