BIOGRAPHY
Zahra Mammadova (b.1998, Baku, Azerbaijan) is a curator and researcher currently
pursuing a master's degree in visual cultures and art history in Brno, Czech Republic. Her curatorial work explores the postmodern human condition through themes of identity, social injustice, technology, cultural memory, ecology, and language. She is particularly interested in how contemporary art reflects the tensions between individual experience and broader social, political, and technological transformations.
She is interested in the cultural and artistic legacies of the post-socialist transition period, examining how historical ruptures, collective memory, and shifting identities continue to influence contemporary visual culture. She maintains a strong interest in
mediaeval art history, textile practices, material culture, and cultural heritage studies.
Mammadova also explores taste as a form of social commentary, engaging with kitsch.
humour, irony, and popular culture.
She previously worked at YARAT Contemporary Art Space as a curator (2021-2025), where contributed to exhibition development, working with young and emerging artists
in an experimental projects, public and educational programming, and research initiatives.