Research | Desiree Dibasen !Nanuses

Research

Critical inquiry into visual culture, land, belonging and gender through rigorous scholarly research.

Critical Inquiry

My research practice undertakes critical inquiry into visual culture, land, belonging and gender. I produce work that challenges, questions and invites new perspectives on the intersections of art, identity and society.

Research Projects

Landscapes 2020

2020

Research examining the Namibian landscape as a site of memory, identity and belonging in contemporary visual arts practice.

Walking (The City) as Curatorial Format

Research Paper

A theoretical investigation of peripatetic methodologies in curatorial practice — using walking as both research method and exhibition format.

Land Matters in Art

Research Exhibition

Scholarly research and curatorial project examining how contemporary African artists engage with questions of land, territory and belonging.

The Insight of Intrusive Women

Research Essay

Critical examination of women who challenge and redefine spaces of power, authority and representation in cultural and institutional contexts.

Unite to End Gender Based Violence

Applied Research

Applied research project using art as a tool for social advocacy and community awareness around gender-based violence.

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