[3] In a 2019 interview with leading photography website Photomonitor, Mahboubian states that he takes an intentionally slow approach to his work: "the increasing influence of technology in our lives ... is something that's profoundly on my mind.
The exhibition received favourable reviews by critics in Los Angeles and was included on LA Weekly's list of "5 Artsy Things to do in L.A." which compared the naturalistic style of Mahboubian's work to that of the film director Éric Rohmer.
[9][10] In April 2016, Galerie Nivet-Carzon presented a solo exhibition of Mahboubian's new work 'Murmur', a series of expressionistic black-and-white images of rough seas and female nudes, which was praised for its strong poetic quality by veteran art critic Jean-Paul Gavard-Perret.
In April-November 2019, a group of Mahboubian's work was included in a major temporary exhibition at the Pitt Rivers Museum titled 'Lande: the Calais "Jungle" and Beyond'.
[17] In 2015 he directed the video work 'Un hôte' which features an original monologue written and performed by French artist Alison Bignon.
[19][20][21] In an interview with The Guardian, Mahboubian was quoted as saying, "Living in London, we find ourselves largely detached from the ongoing refugee crisis, despite its staggering scale.