Aziza Kadyri

Aziza Kadyri (b.1994) is a London-based Uzbek interdisciplinary artist focusing on textiles, experimental costumes, performance practices, and immersive technology. Kadyri's approach is grounded in a fusion of collaboration and interdisciplinary methodologies that drive the creation of physical and digital immersive experiences. She is also interested in participatory practices with local communities. Her projects explore the themes of migration, displacement, social (in)visibility, identity, decolonisation, feminism, and loss of language. Kadyri co-founded Qizlar, a grassroots feminist collective based in Tashkent.

Kadyri represented Uzbekistan at the 60th Venice Biennale Arte with the project Don't Miss the Cue in the Arsenale. Her work has been shown at eastcontemporary, Milan, Italy (2024); Artissima, Turin, Italy (2024); Zilberman, Berlin, Germany (2024); KINDL Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany (2024); Pushkin House, London, UK (2024); Delfina Foundation, London, UK (2024); nGbK/Kunstraum Bethanien, Berlin, Germany (2023); Schloss Biesdorf, Berlin, Germany (2023), Prague Quadrennial of Performance (2023), and Athens Digital Arts Festival (2021, 2022) among others. Kadyri holds a BA in Fashion from Tsinghua University, and MA in Performance Design & Practice from Central Saint Martins.


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