Artist working in the field of film, photography, installation, collages and live art. Mali has shown her work extensively in Europe, Russia and USA. Lives and works in London and Moscow. Born in Post Soviet Republic of Dagestan, North Caucasus, Natalia Mali studied art theory at History Department of Moscow State University. In 1994 she moved to US and between 1995 and 1999 studied film and photography at the Yale School of Art and Architecture, Yale University, USA. In 2005-2006 she attended an MA program at the Drama Department, Goldsmiths College, University of London where she worked on her theses on Performance and Culture.
Artist working in the field of film, photography, installation, collages and live art. Mali has shown her work extensively in Europe, Russia and USA. Lives and works in London and Moscow. Born in Post Soviet Republic of Dagestan, North Caucasus, Natalia Mali studied art theory at History Department of Moscow State University. In 1994 she moved to US and between 1995 and 1999 studied film and photography at the Yale School of Art and Architecture, Yale University, USA. In 2005-2006 she attended an MA program at the Drama Department, Goldsmiths College, University of London where she worked on her theses on Performance and Culture.
Natalia Mali is a non-British born artist living and working in London. She graduated from Yale School of Art and Architecture, USA (1999), majoring in film and photography under the leadership of Gregory Crewdson. Six years later, she completed her M.A. in Performance Art at Goldsmiths College, University of London (2007), submitting her thesis on Performance and Culture. Mali has been producing cross-disciplinary projects combining video, photography, installation art and most recently–collage/photo montage, with elements of performance and performativity. Her predominantly research-based practice is focussed on historical narratives and representation.
Rooted in post-feminist discourse, Mali’s work addresses the identity construction and explores the clash of values between the Islamic conservative traditionalism of her native land (Dagestan) and Western pluralism, advocating women rights, emancipation and empowerment. Having dubbed herself a post-colonial hybrid, Mali probes into cultural definitions of freedom and self-expression and examines contemporary collective identity.
