Ciko Sidzumo has yet to adopt a discipline. She joined the program from Johannesburg, South Africa. Ciko’s research interests included period poverty, gender-based violence, and movements that work toward the eradication of both. Her project is titled “The Sanguinary Cradle: Cutha.” It took the form of an installation and live performance.
K. is a social researcher, facilitator, and curator who works at the intersection of social sciences, activism, and arts. Her interests included participatory and community-based practices, post-socialism, mobility, citizenship, and urban studies. Her thesis project is titled “No One Has Stayed And No One Has Left.” It took the form of an audio-visual installation.
Immanuel Williams is an interdisciplinary artist working across the mediums of painting, printmaking, performance, sculpture, drawing, and installation. They joined the program from Albany, New York. Immanuel’s research interests included how themes of fragmentation, alteration, and mythification manifest in memories and familial stories retold. Their work was recently featured in Baby Get Closer at Co-prosperity Catskill. Their thesis project is titled “In Search of Adonis_XXX.” It took the form of an audio-visual installation.
Nestor Rotsen is a fashion and multidisciplinary artist. He joined the program from Moscow, Russia. The main area of interest for Nestor’s work was based on the social and political problems of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries that were previously part of the USSR. His thesis project is titled “Shroud[ed]: MH17.” It took the form of an installation and live performance.
Jina Rishmawi is a peace activist and innovator. She joined the program from Palestine, Beit Sahour—the Shepherds Fields—in particular. Jina’s research interests included urban planning, nonviolent resistance, and peacebuilding. Her thesis project is titled “Behind the Tanks: The Politics and Aesthetics of Water Tanks in Palestine.” It took the form of a written academic thesis.
Aya Rebai is an architect, scenographer, and a cultural manager. She joined the program from Tunisia. Having worked on a variety of artistic and educational projects in Tunisia, Aya’s research and practice focused on food politics and cooking as an artistic tool. Her thesis project is titled “Who Needs AI, We Need Potatoes.” It took the form of an interactive performance.
Luka Gotsiridze is a researcher, documentarian, and digital content creator. He joined the program from Georgia, by way of Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria. His research interests included religion and human rights, gender and sexuality, and storytelling and social cohesion. His thesis project is titled “ვითომ-ვითომ [Vitom-Vitom].” It took the form of an interactive performance.
Raneem Ayyad is a multidisciplinary researcher, architect, and visual artist. She joined the program from Palestine. Her research focused on the intersections between the built environment and heritage, with an interest in colonial relations and gender dynamics in Palestine and post-colonial contexts. Raneem is a co-director for the Architect In Camps (Me’mar) collective. Her thesis project is titled “Where Do We Meet The Sun?.” It took the form of an interactive performance.
Anas Alkhatib is an architect, dancer, and spatial researcher. He joined the program from Palestine. Anas’s practice focused on spatial violence documentation, architectural visualization, and cartography. He is the founder of Architect In Camps” (Me’mar) collective, a multidisciplinary architectural studio. His thesis project is titled “Designed by Our Hands.” It took the form of a hybrid output combining an article-length essay and an architecture design manual.