KONTEKST MEMBERS

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Anusha is a visual artist of Nepalese origin, currently based in London. Her primary mediums are film and photography, and her work is centred around the exploration of Indigenous media. Engaging in various forms of expression, including research, filmmaking, and photography, she strives to foster cultural connections and shed light on the unique experiences of the Nepalese Indigenous diaspora in the United Kingdom.

Anusha is a 2023 graduate of MA Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Featured work: Rongphamu
Instagram: @anusharaini

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Arti is a Polish-born, London-based queer visual artist, anthropologist and filmmaker whose experimental practice sits at the intersection of art and academia. Their multimodal work employs video, animation, desktop recording, archive material and critical theory to explore the elements of social life too often taken for granted, and to interrogate identity labels. Through collaborative and long-term oriented film-research projects, they aim to contribute to the global grassroots social equity movements. They are also an avid backpacker and forager and like cycling.

Arti is a 2024 graduate of BA Anthropology & Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.
They are also the founder of KONTEKST Collective and they are currently a member of its admin team.

Featured work: London Trans+ Pride Archive Film
Instagram: @janusz_santana
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/arti-siudem

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Arturo was born in Asunción, Paraguay. His artistic practice navigates the intersections of fiction, performance, documentary, and experimental media. His work critically engages with and challenges heteronormative narratives through the intervention of archival materials. He created work with the mentorship of filmmakers and artists such as Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Lucrecia Martel, Manuel Abramovich, and Paz Encina.

Arturo is a Chevening Scholar and a 2024 graduate of MA Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Vimeo: vimeo.com/arturomaciel
Contact: arturo.macielf@gmail.com

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Laila is in his 2nd year of a BA in Anthropology and Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Instagram: @benjaminlwoodhouse
Contact: benwoodhouse888@gmail.com

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After completing a BA in Cultural Anthropology in Frankfurt, Germany, Carla’s research focus currently revolves around studies of the the Anthropocene. Through her multimodal work, she seeks to explore the complex and evolving relationships between humans and the environment, examining how these interactions are both shaped by and shape cultural narratives and visual representations.

Carla is currently doing an MA in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Contact: carlahartmann@outlook.de

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Clémentine is a French photographer and filmmaker who combines her visual practice with a background in sociology, philosophy and anthropology. She directed her first film in 2023, a desktop documentary about her grand mother's UFO encounters. Clémentine is based in-between London and Paris and she is currently working on her second film, set in a small village in Liguria, Italy. Having many technical skills in movie-making, she is open to any opportunities to create ethical and original films.

Clémentine is a 2023 graduate of MA Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Featured work: Je Ne Suis Pas Là (I am not here)
Instagram: @clementonee

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El is one of the admins of KONTEKST Collective. They are also a founder of XYZ Archive.

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Emelie is Swedish/Norwegian photographer and researcher, who works in the intersection of politics, academia and art in multimodal ways with alternative, open and collaborative ethnographic methods. Most of their collaboration has taken place along the rivers Klarälven, Zambezi and Thames. Having previously worked mostly in international development and human rights, they write and work around climate justice, critical and queer ecology (particilarily in relation to conservation practices), interspecies relationships in forest landscapes, (sub)cultures, care and belonging. Emelie is currently based in London, UK.

Emelie is a 2024 graduate of MA Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is also one of the admins of KONTEKST Collective.

Portfolio: https://emelievictoria.se/
Instagram: @emelievictoriea
Contact: emelie.isaksen@outlook.com

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Flora is an aspiring filmmaker with connections to London and Cornwall. She is interested in the themes of new age spirituality, exoticism and community-oriented filmmaking. She is committed to making work which bridges gaps between art and anthropology.

Flora is a 2024 graduate of BA Anthropology & Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is also one of the admins of KONTEKST Collective.

Featured work: Millenium Bug

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Born in Glastonbury town, Ishka grew up in the UK festival and traveller culture, surrounded by musical and artistic people, and she has always been drawn to creative expression. In the past few years Ishka has been experimenting with voice, music, soundscape, photography, videography and art as ways to explore ideas of identity, belonging and community. Her style is often experimental, using layered, colourful and abstract, portraying the complex, multifaceted nature of the human condition.

Ishka is a 2024 graduate of BA Anthropology & Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Instagram: @sheisishka

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Irfan is a 2024 graduate of MA Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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Jade is currently doing an MA in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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Jordy is a British anthropologist who emphasises a decolonial and queered methodological approach to the anthropological discipline. After earning a BA in anthropology from Goldsmiths University in 2024, he is currently preparing for doctoral research in Austin, Texas. His research will focus on the relatedness of trans communities and how space is constructed against the backdrop of right-wing populism and anti-gender ideology.

Instagram: @jordy_luke
Contact: jbarl001@gold.ac.uk

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Laila is in her 2nd year of a BA in Anthropology and Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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Lily is particularly curious about the relationship between humans and the more-than-human world, especially through the lens of indigenous cosmologies.

Lily is currently doing an MA in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Contact: lilyangelone15@gmail.com
IG: lily_becket

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Martha is a London based visual anthropologist of Eritrean descent, interested in the topics of identity, feminism, sexuality.  

Martha is a 2024 graduate of BA Anthropology & Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Featured work: Milenu
Instagram: @moe.st.cool.

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Mi is a Taiwanese multimedia producer with over seven years of work experience as a film festival & TV show planner, journalist, podcast producer and global news editor in media industry. Her practice mostly focuses on issues related to gender, identity and migration. Mi is currently based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Mi is a 2023 graduate of MA Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Featured work: Dear Enemy, Before We Kill Each Other
Portfolio: https://www.tangmi.info/
Instagram: @tang_mi & @ideas_of_mi

Molly B Silvester Thomas is a visual anthropologist who engages and explores the world using the visual as a touchstone. Molly is interested in the contentious contemporary position of the human in the world, and creatively explores the dissonant binaries of ‘nature’ and ‘culture’, and the potential held in the speculative symbiosis of a ‘natureculture’, explored by Donna Haraway in her writing ‘Staying with the Trouble’. Spanning and intersecting the disciplines of anthropology, art, literature and science, Molly’s work is concerned with creativity through a holistic combination of animism through visual engagement. In her own words, “creativity as a means of knowledge production and the understanding of anthropology have given me the will and grounding to enact social change. Social interaction is a big part of all this, so if you feel inclined please get in touch :) “

Molly is a 2023 graduate of BA Anthropology & Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Instagram: @_molly​_b_good 

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Nastasija (Nana) is a Belgrade based Serbian-British visual anthropologist who combines her passion for cultural exploration with visual expression. Her fascination with human stories, especially ones revolving around food, draws on her experience as a chef in Italy, Berlin, and London.

Nana is a 2024 graduate of BA Anthropology & Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is also the founder of the Foraging Collective, a London-based group focused on exploring and learning from nature, and whose non-hierarchical structure was a big inspiration for KONTEKST Collective.

Featured work: Creolization
Instagram: @NastasSnacks
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nastasijafranklin4679

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Noemi is a 2024 graduate of BA Anthropology & Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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Persia is a furious filmmaker and anthropologist dedicated to shedding light on the ethical dimensions of Western involvement in non-Western conflicts, genocides, and wars. Her unique background as a Spain-raised mixed-race woman from Egypt, Iran, and England has fuelled her exploration of the disparities between Western and non-Western perspectives. The exploration of identity, both personal and collective, remains a central theme in her filmmaking journey. Persia is currently based in Barcelona, Spain.

Persia is a 2024 graduate of BA Anthropology & Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Featured work: The Language That Kills
Instagram: @theprincess_of_persia

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Rifal is an American-Sudanese researcher whose multidisciplinary work bridges academia and creative practice to create accessible and impactful scholarship. Her research fosters an anti-colonial and multidisciplinary methodology (i.e. autoethnography) to interrogate themes like the politics of memory, cultural heritage, anti-imperialism, art and ethics, and the power dynamics between institutions and individuals or audiences - particularly in museums and archives. Additionally, she investigates social movements, resistance, and curation as a form of power, striving to reimagine the relationship between creative work and scholarly impact.

Rifal is currently doing an MA in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is also one of the admins of KONTEKST Collective.

Etsy: @riffaello
Instagram: @riffaello
Website: rifalimam.com

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Rosa is currently doing an MA in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is also one of the admins of KONTEKST Collective.

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Drawing from a background in natural sciences, in particular ecology, genetics and entomology, Sam is interested in the role that anthropology broadly, and ethnographic techniques specifically, can be used as a bridge between modes of thought, in order to build the holistic approaches to knowledge generation that are needed to address the threats of climate change, biodiversity loss, habitat destruction and pollution, as well as counter the often hegemonic, inaccessible and eurocentric nature of the sciences. Through filmmaking, Sam explores sensory approaches that foster polyvocalilty and non-textual approaches.

Sam is currently doing an MA in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is also one of the admins of KONTEKST Collective.

Instagram: @sam_j_mcneil
Contact: sammcneil@hotmail.co.uk

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Sam is in his second year of a BA in Anthropology and Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Contact: samu.marazzato@gmail.com

Sana is currently doing an MA in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is also one of the admins of KONTEKST Collective.

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Sharon is a visual anthropologist who navigates through the intersections of the digital and analog realms to explore the evolving fabric of internet culture. Through experimental short films, she merges together the precision of digital editing with the rawness of analog film, creating works that question our relationship with an increasingly mediated world. With each project, she aims to further explore the tension between the virtual and the tangible, reflecting on how technology reshapes our perceptions, identities, and reality.

Sharon is 2023 graduate of MSc Social and Cultural Anthropology at University College London. She is one of the admins of KONTEKST Collective

Instagram portfolio: @bysharonjanatole
Instagram: @sharonfromhr
Contact: sharonanatole@icloud.com

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Sibahle Serpent is a multidisciplinary artist of South African origin who uses filmmaking, writing and photography to document and celebrate black joy and gender euphoria. Serpent’s process is informed by an ode to the elders who’ve nurtured them – uMam’Siya, uMankomo noZotsho. Their practice has now grown to include autoethnographic accounts, archival research, and community engagement. His work is tender and fierce, continuously evolving and changing form.

Serpent is a 2024 graduate of BA Anthropology & Visual Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Featured work: Practices in Building Black Queer Futurity
Instagram: @hoodwhimsy