AR-Artist Bios
AR Resident – Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo
Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo is a poet, non-fiction writer and protest musician from the city of Kwekwe in the Republic of Zimbabwe. He is co-founder and Director of the Zimbabwe Organization for Youth In Politics (Z.O.Y.P), a grassroots non-profit youth organisation … Continue reading
AR Resident – Barıs Seyitvan
Baris Seyitvan (1982) is a Kurdish curator and artist previously based in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, working around the themes of contemporary art and migration, conflict, imprisonment and torture, nomadism, and exile. Graduating in 2004 in Fine Arts Education at Dicle … Continue reading
Open Letter re Pussy Riot Artists in Sweden: AR and Partners Call for Political Asylum
AR Resident – Tito Valery
Born CHIFOR C. VALERY, “Tito” is a Cameroonian activist, photographer and media personality from the anglophone city of Bamenda (North West). After studying law at the University of Buea, he begun his career as a radio DJ with a focus … Continue reading
AR-Safe Haven Helsinki Resident Güllü Özalp at the Eläintarha Villa
We are happy to announce the arrival of AR-Resident Güllü ÖZALP ULUSOY. She is staying at the Eläintarha Villa from 3 February to 1 May, hosted by the AR-Safe Haven Helsinki BIO The origins of Güllü’s family are rooted in … Continue reading
AR-Safe Haven Helsinki Resident Kemal Ulusoy at the Eläintarhan Villa
We are happy to announce the arrival of AR-Resident Kemal Ulusoy. He is staying at the Eläintarha Villa from the 3rd of February to the 1st of May, hosted by the AR-Safe Haven Helsinki. BIO Kemal was born on … Continue reading
AR-Resident Mai Khoi hosted at the AR-Safe Haven Helsinki
We are happy to welcome Mai Khoi, the flamboyant Vietamese pop-star, as our new short-term resident at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki. Mai Khoi gained a reputation as a singer and musician, and became internationally recognized as a human rights, LGBTI+ and … Continue reading
Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo: first AR-Safe Haven Berlin Resident
Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo is a human rights and democracy activist, writer and artist based in the mining town of Kwekwe, in central Zimbabwe. From 9 January to 8 April 2018 he will be the first AR-Safe Haven Berlin Resident. This … Continue reading
Shieko Reto – Long-term AR-Resident at Safe Haven Helsinki
We are very pleased to announce that today Shieko Reto is taking up residency as the first one-year Artist at Risk (AR) Resident at Safe Haven Helsinki. Shieko Reto is a visual artist and activist from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, whose … Continue reading
Nadezhda Tolikonnikova (Pussy Riot) and Artists at Risk (AR)
Nadezhda Tolikonnikova, one of the leading figures of the (in)famous group, Pussy Riot, has been a part of several Perpetuum Mobile (PM) projects. Related: AR-Safe Haven Panel at EU Parliamentary Conference, Berlin The Square Newspaper of TSQ2 of the RE-ALIGNED … Continue reading