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.