Yama Rahimi is a contemporary artist and activist from Afghanistan. His work is informed by a deep involvement in migrant and women’s rights issues and encompasses video, conceptual photography, and experimental short film.
Since 2023, Yama has been co-curating a series of digital exhibitions for the Hidden Statement initiative featuring the work of artists in Afghanistan. The Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden provides a platform and support for this endeavor. Despite Taliban’s ban on all forms of free artistic expression, this project gives an opportunity to the artists in Afghanistan to participate in the international art discourse. For security reasons, all artists are exhibited anonymously.
Yama’s work has been featured in over 25 solo and group exhibitions in Afghanistan and internationally, including Whitechapel Gallery (London), Venice Biennial, University of California, and Hattenheim, Frauen Museum – Wiesbaden. He has been living in Germany since 2015.
