Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian in her studio working on Heptagon Star, Tehran, 1975. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line, Dubai

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Mirror Ball, c. 1974. Mirror on plaster ball, 19 x 19 x 19 cm. Collection of Nima Isham, Clyde Park, Montana © Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Photo: Filipe Braga © Fundação de Serralves–Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto, Portugal

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Untitled, 1976. Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, plaster, and wood, 100 x 100 cm. Collection of Zahra Farmanfarmaian, Santa Fe, New Mexico © Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Photo: Filipe Braga © Fundação de Serralves–Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto, Portugal

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Untitled, 1976. Painted acrylic sheets in stainless steel frame, 87 x 87.4 x 13 cm. Collection of the artist © Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Photo: Filipe Braga © Fundação de Serralves, Porto, Portugal

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Geometry of Hope, 1976. Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, stainless steel, plaster, and wood, 128 x 128 x 5 cm. Private collection, London. Courtesy Rose Issa Projects, London © Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Image: Courtesy the artist and Rose Issa Projects, London

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Untitled, 1980. Felt-tip pen and colored pencil on paper, 63 x 44.5 cm. Collection of the artist © Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Photo: Courtesy of the artist

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Untitled, 1983. Ink on paper, 24 x 32 cm. Collection of the artist © Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Photo: Courtesy of the artist

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Untitled (Sculpture 2), 2008. Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, plaster, and wood, 73 x 73 x 50 cm. Collection of Tina and Ebrahim Melamed © Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line, Dubai

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Third Family––Triangle, 2011. Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, and plastic, 110 x 121 x 17 cm. Collection of the artist © Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Photo: Filipe Braga © Fundação de Serralves, Porto, Portugal

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Untitled, 2012. Felt-tip pen, ink, metallic paint, mirrored glass, reverse painted glass, and glitter on paper, 70 x 100 cm. Collection of the artist, courtesy The Third Line, Dubai © Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line, Dubai

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Muqarnas One, 2012. Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, and plastic, 81 x 114 x 80 cm. Collection of the artist © Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Photo: Filipe Braga © Fundação de Serralves, Porto, Portugal

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Square, 2014. Stainless steel, wooden base, and motor, 83 x 117 x 117 cm. Collection of the artist © Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Photo: Filipe Braga © Fundação de Serralves, Porto, Portugal