Biography
Palestinian Artist and curator based in Berlin since 2020. Her artistic practice varies between writing, theater, film&video, landart, visual art and currently, she’s focusing more on the curation and production of cultural and artistic events. she collaborated with many collectives and artists since the beginning of her artistic practice, such as foundationclass* collective, Nyabinghi lab, Transfocollect, and her work was shown at many spaces like: KAAI theater (Bruxelle), NGBK, Rundgang Weissensee, Princess garden, IFPA Drama (Greece). She also did artistic residencies and programs with ZK/U, Naqd Critique, and UDK. Currently, she’s launching two event series “The Real Talk” and “Mural Filmscreenings” that focus on highlighting and platforming the work of FLINTA/BIPOC/BIWOC in the art, culture, and activist scenes.
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Artist Statement
Najwa looks at her work not only as a reflection and expression of her ideas and experiences, but also as a virtual, flexible platform on which she can reach out, connect and exchange with others who share the same passion to build metaphorical and physical platforms on which we get to tell our narratives with our own tongues and tools. In her work Najwa explores themes of alienation and isolation either in the homeland or in the place where we seek refuge. After moving to Berlin she started a journey of self exploration in the realms disbelonging and dysmorphia. Giving up on the idea of the return, her headspace has been expanding to acknowledge what's been hidden in the closet for more than 30 years. To do so she opted for diverse artistic mediums: Land art, through which she delves into the meaning of belonging. Poetry, to her, is a portal to a dimension where fairness is possible. Visual work, which she uses to document feelings, thoughts and interactions with the world around her.
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