About Roshanak

*Tehran | IR – currently living and working in Cairo & Bonn

EDUCATION

2007 – 2013 Diploma in New Media Art | Academy of Media Arts Cologne, KHM | DE
2004 – 2005 Advanced Training in journalism | Deutsche Welle, Bonn | DE
2002 M.A. in Communication, Islamic science & American literature | University of Bonn | DE

ADVANCED TRAINING

2019 Curatorial practice and theory: Marina Fokidis, Salzburg | AT
2019 Sculpting: Andrea Matheisen | bronze & Georgina Sleap | papier mâché, Fayoum | EG
2018 Monoprint: John O’Carroll, Hany Rashed, Fayoum | EG
2017 Painting: Mohamed Abla, Cairo | EG

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2004 – 2010 Freelance journalist & photo journalist: Deutsche Welle, Qantara, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - FAZ, Die Tageszeitung - TAZ, Qantara | DE

2008-2010 Supervisor for sound production - Radio, Deutsche Welle, Iran-Department, Bonn| DE

Collective Exposure Aug. 2019 Curatorial practice, Festung Hohensalzburg | AT

Searching for Zerzura March 2019 Sculptures, Soma Gallery, Cairo | EG
Vis-à-vis (solo) Oct.-Nov. 2018 Installation with Monoprint, German Protestant Church, Cairo | EG
Contour (solo) April-May 2018 Monoprints, Osana Center, Cairo | EG
Off Shore (work in progress) since 2017 Photographs & sounds
Ostraka Aug. 2016 The Cologne Art Book Fair, Cologne | DE
Oct. 2015 Illustrated Book about Cairo, published by Gudberg Nerger , Hamburg | DE
May 2014 Photo-Installation, „New Talents Biennale Cologne“, Cologne | DE
Ich-Stellungen (self-postures) Oct. 2015 Installation canvas/ink, Producers Art Fair, Hamburg | DE
Auf dem Boden der Tatsachen (a matter of fact) Jan. 2013 Documentary-experimental short film about Cairo, final graduate project, with Prof. Matthias Müller & Prof. Anthony Moore, Academy of Media Arts Cologne |DE

(exhibited)
Oct. 2015 Video-Installation: Producers Art Fair, Hamburg | DE
May 2014 Video-Installation: „New Talents Biennale Cologne“, Cologne | DE
Jan. 2014 Video-Installation: Festival Temps d’Image, Düsseldorf | DE
(screened)
April 2014 Chicago Underground Film Festival | US
April 2014 Dokumentarfilmwoche Hamburg | DE
Nov. 2013 Kassler Dokfest, Cassel | DE
Oct. 2013 Doclisboa, Lisbon | PT
Oct. 2013 22. document ART, Neubrandenburg | DE
Aug. 2013 Filmfest Weiterstadt | DE
Mar. 2013 24th Ankara Internationales Film Festival | TR

Kontexturen (Contextures) Photography-Installation
exhibited in touring exhibition: „Zeichen-Sprache ohne Worte“
Sep.2015 – Jan. 2016 Musée d' Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg | DE
Sep. 2014 – Apr. 2015 Museum Kulturbrauerei Berlin | DE
Dec. 2012 – Apr. 2013 Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig | DE
Dec. 2011 – Apr. 2012 Museum for History, Bonn | DE
July 2010 Echoraum, Kunst und Ausstellungshalle, Bonn | DE
Verhör July 2009 Photography & Installation, KHM | DE
Geschichtsstoff Oct. 2009 Installation, in „plan 09“, Cologne | DE
Bilder im Kopf (Images in mind) Oct. 2009 Installation (Prof. Julia Scher), „NS- Ordensburg Vogelsang Intervention“, Ordensburg Vogelsang, Eifel |DE
dress code May 2008 Photo-Installation, Academy of Dance & Music, Cologne|DE
July 2007 Trinity Church, Cologne | DE
The Long March 2007 Group-performance, Kampnagel, Hamburg | DE
Reigen (circle dance) Aug. 2006 Installation, Alte Saline Hallein | AT
Talk to me Aug. 2006 two-part Performance & Photo-Installation, Salzburg | DE