Joanna Kischka

Joanna Kischka emigrated at the age of five with her family from Poland to the Ruhr area in Germany. She studied photography at the Folkwang University and the Mimar Sinaan Universitesi Istanbul and Media & Cultural Studies at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. Joanna was the first in her family to attend a university. The “in-between”, not only transculturally, but also transdisciplinary, characterises her way of working. Thus she combines artistic practice with scientific research methods, such as field research and interview techniques. Visually she mostly uses a documentary style, but also works with videos, collages and interventions. Joanna is interested in topics such as: migration & national identity, right-wing conservatism, collective memory & private image archives as well as the intersection and quality of communication between humans and technical devices. Her work has been exhibited throughout Europe and is represented in private and municipal collections.