Amir Karimi

Iran

Amir Karimi is an environmental artist, architect, and eco-activist whose practice blends dreamlike 3D animation with urgent ecological storytelling. Trained in architecture, Karimi creates surreal, hyperrealistic digital landscapes that serve as visual alarms for climate awareness. His ongoing series Every Second symbolically uses a ticking cube to reflect the rapid destruction of our environment—calling for collective responsibility and change to preserve life on Earth. As an onchain artist and builder, he merges art, activism, and emerging technologies to shape a more conscious digital culture.

Karimi’s work has gained global visibility, notably earning 2nd Prize at the DigitalArt4Climate competition, presented at COP26 in Glasgow in partnership with UN-Habitat. His art has been featured by CNBC Arabia, reaching over 50 million households, and exhibited in renowned events such as The Wrong Biennale (Spain), WOW Summit (Dubai), DigitalArt4Climate, The Climate Conversation (Seattle Museum), Neo Shibuya Billboards (Tokyo), NFTLiverpool, and NFTNYC23. With each piece, Karimi continues to use digital art as a powerful platform for environmental consciousness.


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Every Second: Deforestation

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Every second a large number of trees are being cut down globally. The world bank estimates that about 3.9 million square miles of forests have been lost since the beginning of the 20th century. That’s an undeniable catastrophe that is caused by agricultural croplands, urbanization, or mining activities. It doesn't end there. What we do ignorantly can put the entire ecosystem in danger and create natural imbalances. And don't forget you are part of this ecosystem! Life is like a boomerang. What you throw in life is what will return to you!

technique

3d

format

landscape

duration

01:00

year

2021

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