Navid Nuur is an Iranian artist based in the Netherlands. Navid was invited to present his first solo exhibition in Spain at Matadero Madrid, an art center developed on the former site of the city’s main livestock market and slaughterhouse. The artist who loves to experiment talks about Hocus Focus and the painting project he just presented in Switzerland at Art Basel 2012.

Special thanks to Gema Melgar, Matadero Madrid, for facilitating this podcast production.

Sound editor: Leo Madriz | Images courtesy Matadero Madrid and Cathy Byrd, except where noted | Fireworks: Navid Nuur, Fire Painting, Hocus Focus, 2012