Fotograf Zone – Donja Nasseri

Mummy Eye, 2024

Wow! A real treasure, 2025

In Mummy Eye, Donja Nasseri explores methods of reanimating objects tied to colonial history and hidden away in storage. Enlarged and transformed into ceramics, metal, or watercolor, they become carriers of new discourse. Nasseri draws attention to the power of the gaze—as the author she determines how large these objects will be and how much attention viewers will give them. The exhibited ceramic ropes with arrow motifs and engraved metal frames are not only aesthetic artifacts but also raise questions of who shapes history and what remains concealed. Her two works, Mummy Eye and Wow! A Real Treasure, destabilize the line between authentic and reproduced and propose understanding the archive as a living organism, in which polyphonic narratives can be reopened.

Co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union, FUTURES is a platform to increase the capacity, mobility and visibility of it's selected artists and to bridge the gap between emerging and established artists.

TIES THAT BIND
October 4–12, 2025
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Venue · Holešovice Market, H11A / the Glass Hall (Skleněnka)
Bubenské nábř. 306, 170 00, Prague 7 Holešovice
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Opening Hours · 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Donja Nasseri

is a German, Egyptian, and Afghan artist whose practice addresses identity, trauma, and disrupted histories. Working with materials from archives, museums, and communities, she reflects on colonial legacies, restitution, and reparation. Nasseri studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, Kunstakademie Münster, and TU Dortmund. She has received awards such as the Chargesheimer Stipend (Cologne), Foam New Talent (Amsterdam), and the Van Bommel Award (Venlo). In 2024, she was supported by the Circle of Friends of the House of Photography in Hamburg. She is part of the FUTURES platform.

#49 Talk Together

This issue explores language – its forms, possibilities, and limits. We look at how we communicate in the digital space, how the language of artificial intelligence changes our notions of creativity, and how visual images can replace words. You will discover why language is never neutral and how it shapes identity, creates inequalities, and opens paths to liberation. The issue features a reflection by bell hooks, the artistic practice of Eszter Magyar, projects documenting the Roma community in Brno, and visual essays by Claudia Larcher and Tabor Robak. The magazine presents language as a tool of communication, power, and resistance and invites you to reflect on what it truly means to talk to one another today.