Laila TARA H
Laila Tara H is a British-Iranian artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, textile, sculpture, and installation. Her work integrates a wide range of materials, including natural pigments, handmade paper, textiles, wood, and metals. These materials facilitate a complex interplay between cultural history and subjective memory, reflecting her critical engagement with both historical legacies and contemporary realities. Drawing from Persian craft traditions such as Indo-Persian miniature painting, poulak-douzi embroidery and souzani textiles,Tara H constructs a visual language that merges historical influences with contemporary expression.

Installation view, Laila Tara H: Loqmé, ASIA NOW with Hatch Gallery, Monnaie de Paris, Paris, 2025. © Lionel Belluteau. Courtesy of the artist and Hatch Gallery.


Installation view, Laila Tara H: Strings Attached Chapter I, Pipelines Gallery, London, 2025. © Jack Elliot Edwards. Courtesy of the artist and Pipeline.

Installation view, Laila Tara H: Strings Attached Chapter I, Pipelines Gallery, London, 2025. © Jack Elliot Edwards. Courtesy of the artist and Pipeline.


Installation view, Laila Tara H: Strings Attached Chapter I, Pipelines Gallery, London, 2025. © Jack Elliot Edwards. Courtesy of the artist and Pipeline.

Installation view, Laila Tara H: Every Morning A Time, Hatch Gallery, Paris, 2025. © Aurélien Mole. Courtesy of the artist and Hatch Gallery.

Installation view, Laila Tara H: Every Morning A Time, Hatch Gallery, Paris, 2025. © Aurélien Mole. Courtesy of the artist and Hatch Gallery.

Laila Tara H
(un)safeguard the sweetest in our dirt, 2023
Details.
© Corey Bartle-Sanderson. Courtesy of the artist and Hatch Gallery.

Installation view, Laila Tara H: 2022, Cooke Latham Gallery, London, 2024. © BJ Deakin. Courtesy of the artist and Cooke Latham Gallery London.

Installation view, Laila Tara H: 2022, Cooke Latham Gallery, London, 2024. © BJ Deakin. Courtesy of the artist and Cooke Latham Gallery London.

Installation view, Laila Tara H: 2022, Cooke Latham Gallery, London, 2024. © BJ Deakin. Courtesy of the artist and Cooke Latham Gallery London.

Laila Tara H
Conjunction I/II, 2024
Natural pigment, watercolour, handmade hemp paper, 126 x 98 cm (each).
© Corey Bartle-Sanderson. Courtesy of the artist and Hatch Gallery.

Installation view, Laila Tara H: 2022, Cooke Latham Gallery, London, 2024. © BJ Deakin. Courtesy of the artist and Cooke Latham Gallery London.

Laila Tara H
Route II, 2024
Steel, sapele, glass, 31.5 x 47.5 cm.
© Corey Bartle-Sanderson. Courtesy of the artist and Hatch Gallery.

Installation view, Laila Tara H: SUM, Sarabande Foundation, London, UK, 2023. © Corey Bartle-Sanderson. Courtesy of the artist and Sarbande Foundation.

Laila Tara H
Quiet !, 2023
Natural pigments, watercolour, pencil on handmade hemp paper, sapele frame under glass, 105 x 130 cm.
© Corey Bartle-Sanderson. Courtesy of the artist and Hatch Gallery.

Laila Tara H
Exist, 2023
Natural pigment, watercolour, shell gold, mother of pearl, freshwater pearl, thread, glass beads, lapis lazuli, hair, gold pins, and handmade hemp paper set into Sapele, 47,5 x 77,5 x 5.5 cm.
© Corey Bartle-Sanderson. Courtesy of the artist and Hatch Gallery.

