Ahmad Reshad’s practice spans scenography and contemporary art. He is currently completing his post-master at the Pavillon Bosio, École Supérieure d’Arts Plastiques de la Ville de Monaco, and is an artist in residence at the Ateliers du Quai Antoine Ier, with artistic support from the Direction des Affaires Culturelles du Gouvernement Princier de Monaco. Reshad has contributed to various scenography projects, collaborating with institutions such as the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco (NMNM), Art Monte-Carlo, the Théâtre Princesse Grace, the Stade Louis II, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Julia Stoschek Foundation, the International Glass and Visual Arts Research Centre (CIRVA), the Musée Régional d’Art Contemporain Occitanie (MRAC), the Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain de Nice (MAMAC), and the Musées de Menton.
In his artistic practice—spanning installation, photography, sound, video and kinetic sculpture—Ahmad Reshad explores the history, power dynamics, and geopolitics of his native Afghanistan. The ever-changing state of Afghan flags serves as a central motif in his work, reflecting the broader fragility of life and history, a struggle that has endured for over fifty years. Reshad has exhibited his artworks on various occasions, including OVNi, 2024 — Festival International d’Art Vidéo, and will present his work in the 16th edition of the Biennale de Mulhouse.
Committed to preserving tangible aspects of Afghan culture and history, he has meticulously reconstructed the “Afghan Box Camera” a nearly extinct photographic tool once used for identity photos in his childhood. This portable black box, functioning as a miniature darkroom, allows for the rapid development of photographs and stands as a symbol of a vanishing cultural heritage.