Donja Nasseri, Artist

Donja Nasseri is a German-Egyptian-Afghan artist. Her work provokes critical reflections on the intertwined histories and narratives that shape our understanding of (gender) identity, trauma, and disruption. She focuses on the reactivation of materials sourced from museums, archives and communities, for instance, seeking to initiate dialogue about the impact of colonialism and the imperative of restitution and reparation, while remaining attentive to the fragility and ambiguity of memory. She studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, the Kunstakademie Münster and TU Dortmund with Mariana Castillo Deball, Peter Piller and Gregor Schneider. Her work has received numerous awards, including the Chargesheimer Stipendium for media art in Cologne, Foam New Talent in Amsterdam and the Van Bommel Award in Venlo. Her projects have been presented in various exhibitions for example at Kunstmuseum Bochum, Photoforum Pasquart in Biel, Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Mönchehaus Museum Goslar and MANIFESTA Ruhr, curated by Leonie Herweg and René Block

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