Nayab Noor Ikram
Finnish Institute UK and Ireland
2024
Nayab Noor Ikram is a Turku-based visual artist and photographer of the Pakistani diaspora born on the Åland Island, an autonomous, demilitarised, Swedish-speaking region of Finland.
In her artistic practice, Ikram works with moving image, photography, performances, and installations exploring concepts dealing with the feeling of in-betweenship, cultural identity, and memory through rituals and symbolism.
Ikram has exhibited in Finland and internationally. Her work can be found in public and private collections of the City of Helsinki managed by the Helsinki Art Museum and The Åland Art Museum. In 2019 she was the recipient of a Culture Award from the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland and the Anna-Lena Dreijer Art Fund on The Åland Islands in 2022.
Finnish Institute UK and Ireland
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