Behruz Heschmat was born in Tabariz, Iran in 1953. He is an Iranian-Austrian sculptor. Heschmat studied art at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna from 1976 to 1982. He used to work as a sculptor in Tabriz and Tehran between 1970–1976. As an Iranian who moved to Austria in the 1970s, Heschmat’s works are an exiled artist’s imaginative interpretation of home. His work is characterised by playful handling of form and material and has a beautiful, childlike quality. However, he is also a poet, writing verses with few words and layers of meaning. Heschmat has several outdoor sculptures in Tabriz and Vienna, and his works have been exhibited in several exhibitions in Iran and Europe. He has been living and working in Vienna, Austria, since 1983.