Natalia Papaeva
is a visual/time-based artist born and raised in Buryatia (Eastern Siberia) and based in the Netherlands. Her artistic process is set in motion with text—read or written—which then translates into movements, images, sounds. Often, her endangered birth language materializes in her practice. It brings the Buryat language from the domestic sphere into the public realm and by doing so she resists the notion of endangerment. She holds a BA from the Royal Academy of Art, Hague. Natalia won the TENT Rotterdam Award in 2018 for the best video work. From 2022 to 2024 Natalia was a resident at Rijksakademie, Amsterdam. Her works have been shown at HKW, M HKA, frei_raum Q21 exhibition space/MuseumsQuartier, Asian Biennial and other international platforms.