Raisan Hameed (*1991) is an Iraqi-German multimedia artist based in Leipzig. He is currently a Meisterschüler with Prof. Tina Bara at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig, after completing his Diploma in Photography. His work has been featured in various international exhibitions, including the Prix Photoforum Biel, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn and the Carte Blanche Exhibition in Paris, among others. In 2023, Der Greif selected Hameed as a member of FUTURES PHOTOGRAPHY.

Hameed's practice is defined by a subtle and metaphorical visual language, profoundly impacted by his personal experiences of loss, trauma, and displacement. At the heart of his work is the transformation of intimate visual memories into universal narratives, as exemplified in one of his most acclaimed projects, Zer-Störung. Recontextualizing damaged family photographs that bear the scars of his hometown, Mosul, Hameed explores the destruction inflicted upon his family while reflecting on human themes of resilience and survival.

Intertwining personal history with collective memory, Hameed’s practice sheds light on the wounds imposed on societies by political violence. His work engages with ongoing discourses about conflict and remembrance. Transcending photography, Hameed incorporates various media such as archival research and Google Street View. The enduring relevance of his practice is fueled by a nuanced perspective on our fragile world, one that is perpetually shaped by violence and displacement.





Education

- since 2022 Meisterschüler of Prof. Tina Bara

Diploma at Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig/Academy of FineArts Leipzig

- 2023-2024 Dozent für künstlerische Fotografie an der Abendakademie der HGB Leipzig.

- 2018-2022 study of photography at the Academy of FineArts Leipzig, with Prof. Tina Bara

- since 2017 Scolarship at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

- 2016-2018 study of photography at the Academy of FineArts Leipzig

- 2012-2014 Mosul University College of Fine Arts 










Publications

Ties That Bind,Verdi, Uni Globale, Asadi, Rotary, Leipziger Schriften, Fstop Magazine Online, Fresh Eyes Photo Book, Matratze Magazin, LoosenArt (Language), ArtAsyl-Present Magazine, Forum Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, großer Gefühle-KVGW, FUTURES23 Katalog.



2023             selected for Carte Blanche/Paris Photo 2023

2023             selected for FUTURES PHOTOGRAPHY 2023
                     by Der Greif

2022             nominated Lenscratch Student Prize for the
                      Project Zer-Störung in L.A.

2021              selected for Fresh Eyes Photo 2021

2021              1. Platz Altered Narratives Fotografie Preis,
                       ETH zürich-Max Planck Gesellschaft-Picter

2017              nominated Uni Fotograf Award Munster - Germany


2014              2. Platz Wettbewerb Creative Arts Mosul-Irak

2013              3. Platz Wettbewerb Creative Arts Mosul-Irak








Siilk Gallery: Interview
Der Greif X FUTURES: Interview






















Selected Group Exhibitions

28.02.–4.05.2025 EMOP Berlin: was zwischen uns steht, Akademie der Künste Berlin

28.02.-23.03.2025 Do You Have Something to Fight for?Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin

08.12.24-26.01.25 Prix Photoforum 2024, Photoforum Pasquart Biel, Swiss

12.09 – 15.09.24 PhMuseum Days 2024
International Photography Festival
Bologna, Italy


31.08 – 03.11.2024 DAZUGEHÖREN! BELONGING! kunsthaus Dresden / Robotron Kantine

31.05 - 16.06.2024 WHERE I END AND YOU BEGIN - Galerie KUB - Leipzig

20.05 - 10.06.2024 وشکەڵان Arid - the Culture Factory Gallery - Sulaimaniyya

12.04.2024 - 06.06.2024 Welches Foto schaut dich an? with Shirin Abedi, Cihan Çakmak, Hannah Darabi and Aslı Özdemir - Kunstverein Hildesheim

10.04 - 26.05.2024
Navigating Strangeness - F für Fremd(-) Burg Galerie - Halle


01.03 - 31.03.2024 LA MÀQUINA SENSIBLE I LES POLÍTIQUES DE L’AMOR - Centre Cívic El Coll - La Bruguera - Barcelona

11/2023 Carte Blanche Exhibition /Paris Photo 2023

12.23 international film festival ANGAELICA (Mossul Dream), L.A.

25.06 - 21.08.22 Fragments From Now. For an Unfinished Future, kunsthaus Dresden / Robotron Kantine

05/2022 RIZOMA, Klasse Bara, Artgluchowe, Glauchau. 

10/2021 ARCIPELAGO, LEIPZIG/PALERMO, Église, Palermo. IT.


14-17.10.2021 FRESH EYES Exhibition, Kahmann Gallery, Rotterdam.

07.08 - 03.10.2021 The Makeable Mind Noorderlicht Photography festival, Netherlands

25.06.–04.07.2021 come closer, f/stop Festival, Halle 14, Spinnerei Leipzig

05/2021  Language LoosenArt Mag/Galerie, Rom. IT.

03/2021 F-stop Mag The Constructed Image, Online Exhibition 

09/2020 4 Wände Lindenow-Festival, Baturina Gallery, Leipzig

07/2020 Artwalk What comes after.. east of Leipzig, Germany

06/2020 Fragments From Now. For an Unfinished Future. Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Germany

02/2020 Rotterdam Photo Festival 2020, Netherlands

01/2020 gestern heute morgen. Sprechsaal Galerie Berlin, Germany

01/2020 FORUM and FRIENDS. Forum for contemporary photography Dresden, Germany

11/2019 Fragments From Now. For an Unfinished Future. Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany

03/2019 Stick together. Gallery of the Academy of Visual Arts, Leipzig, Germany

10/2018 102. Xposure International Photography Festival. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

06/2018 Friends. Exhibition by the Circle of friends of the House of Photography. Triennial of Photography, Hamburg, Germany

04/2018 Blue. Middle East College, Mascate, Oman

10/2017 Wir.We.Nahnu. Exhibition in the Bürgerfoyer of the Saxon Parliament, Dresden, Germany

10/2017 The Real and the Fake. Lindenow #13 Art-Festival, Leipzig, Germany

07/2017 After You. Exhibition of the HGB photography class. D21, Leipzig, Germany

06/2017 Ton in Ton. Exhibition for art and music. Pöge-Haus, Leipzig, Germany

06/2017 Untitled exhibition. Open Space, Zeitz, Germany

10/2016 101. Xposure International Photography Festival. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates




Solo exhibitions, Workshops



16.09-08.10.2023 Solo exhibtion Broken Paths
Die Putte - Neu Ulm


08/2019 Museum in Action #3. Workshop. Museum for contemporary Art gfzk, Leipzig, Germany

10/2018 Solo exhibtion My Way. Lindenow, #14 Art-Festival, Leipzig, Germany

12/2017 Photos from the Homeland, installation, Permanent Saxon State Ministry of Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, Dresden, Germany





Feel free to Contact me

Contact
info@raisanhameed.com / raisan.hameed@gmail.com


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