About:
Vienna-based artist Ciwan Veysel employs visual storytelling as a potent medium for collective memory and sociopolitical resistance. Structuring his photographic practice around the interconnected themes of migration, identity, and belonging, Veysel centers his work on the lived experiences of those situated at the margins specifically focusing on queer and migrant narratives.
By confronting systemic structures such as racism, migration, diaspora, kurdish identity and belonging, Veysel reclaims art not merely as an aesthetic tool, but as a transformative site for solidarity and political agency.
Through his diverse exhibitions and site-specific interventions, he continues to cultivate discursive spaces for social justice, ensuring that marginalized voices resonate with increased visibility and power within the contemporary cultural landscape.