Azam Masoumzadeh (aka Zam Zadeh) is an Iranian-born illustrator, filmmaker, and comics artist based in Brussels. Her practice moves fluidly between drawing, virtual reality, and storytelling in both digital and printed forms. Zam creates zines as spaces for inner dialogue and quiet rebellion, often working without text to explore the emotional landscapes of displacement, resistance, and healing.
Her work has been exhibited in South Korea, Canada, Germany, and Belgium, and her self-published comics and fanzines have been distributed through independent bookshops like Rokko and Limerick in Gent. Zam has participated in various zine faires, residencies and immersive storytelling labs across Europe. Her approach remains intimate, feminist, and fiercely independent.
