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Atelier David UZOCHUKWU

Born 1998 in Innsbruck, Austria, Uzochukwu grew up in Luxembourg and Belgium. He delved into photographic self portraiture as teenager, developing a digital practice that leads to collaborations with artists like FKA twigs and Iris van Herpen and a commission by the World Wildlife Fund. In 2021, he was nominated for Prix Pictet for In The Wake, a body of work on Black bodies and ravaged nature.

Uzochukwu lives in Berlin, where he is currently studying Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Humboldt University. His photography has has been exhibited in group shows at Bozar (BE), V&A (UK), Bamako Encounters — African Biennale of Photography (ML), Triennial of Photography Hamburg (DE), and MOCA Toronto (CA), while his short films and video installations screened at Max Ophüls Preis (DE) and Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival (DK).

He recently directed episodes for German drama-comedy Black Fruits (ARD), centering the complicated lives of two Black and queer friends. His debut solo show will open later this year at Galerie Gomis.

David UZOCHUKWU