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We are thrilled to announce that Huda Takriti (b. 1990, Syria) is the recipient of the Han Nefkens Foundation - Museu Tàpies Video Art Production Grant 2025, in collaboration with NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore; WIELS Brussels; Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila; Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai and Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina (MADRE), Naples.

Huda Takriti was selected as the recipient of the grant by a jury chaired by Mr. Han Nefkens and composed of Joselina Cruz: Director at MCAD, Manila; Eva Fabbris, Director of MADRE, Naples; Karin Oen, Director of NTU CCA Singapore; Imma Prieto, Director at Museu Tàpies; Nora Razian, Deputy Director and Head of Exhibitions at Jameel Art Centre, Dubai, and Dirk Snauwaert Director of WIELS, Brussels; in the presence of Hilde Teerlinck, Director of the Han Nefkens Foundation and Alessandra Biscaro, Coordinator of the Han Nefkens Foundation.

Jury statement:“Takriti's work compellingly engages with performance, theatre, and archival practices, approaching them in ways that are both subversive and inventive. Her proposal impressed us with its openness, suggesting a range of possible outcomes rather than a fixed direction, and its unique research perspective.”

“A trans-disciplinary artist, Takriti draws from multiple visual and conceptual languages, blending documentary, metaphor, and narrative critique. Her subjects coexist like neighbours—distinct yet interconnected—offering a rich and dynamic field of inquiry.”

“This grant offers a valuable opportunity for her to push her visual language further, and we are excited to support her next steps.”

Huda Takriti: “I have been working around themes of historical erasure, anti-colonial struggle and the possibilities of resistance through storytelling; through leaving traces that can penetrate and shake the core of the imperial narrative we all know as History. Today, as we are witnessing the shattering of our world and the decimation of our land, homes and bodies, we owe the world to keep on telling not only of but with those marginalised, those forcibly uprooted and displaced, those detained and deported and those disappeared across the globe.”

“This grant comes at a time when I am questioning the limits of the impact art can have for those suffering in the real world. I take it as a reminder to remain steadfast in the hopethat together we can work towards shifting narratives and bringing justiceto all”.

The Han Nefkens Foundation – Museu Tàpies Video Art Production Grant 2025 aims to be a tool for increasing contemporary artistic production in the video art field and is directed at emerging visual artists living in the territory of Central/West Asia.

Takriti will receive $15,000 for the production of a new work which - from the end of 2026 - will be presented at each participating institution: Museu Tàpies in Barcelona, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, Wiels Contemporary Art Centre in Brussels, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) in Manila, Jameel Art Centre in Dubai and Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina (Madre), Naples.

The artist shortlist for the grant included Mahmoud Alhaj (b. 1990 – Palestine); Moza Almatrooshi (b. 1991 – United Arab Emirates); Marianne Fahmy (b. 1992 – Egypt); Inas Halabi (b. 1988 – Palestine); Maryam Tafakory (b. 1987 – Iran); Huda Takriti (b. 1990 – Syria).

The Foundation and the partner institutions are grateful to the invaluable support of an international panel of experts: Mai Abu El Dahab – Egypt; Marta Federici – Italy; Rahul Gudipudi – India; Nav Haq – United Kingdom; Emily Jacir – Palestine; Giovanna Manzotti – Italy; Emily Pethick – United Kingdom; Reem Shadid – Palestine; Pelin Tan – Turkey.

Huda Takriti
Huda Takriti (b. 1990 in Syria) uses video and installation to question hidden histories within colonial and state archives. Her work analyses how systems of power define memory through a decolonial and feminist lens. She is currently pursuing a PhD in practice at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where she is examining the notion of archival erasure relating to the (hi)stories of female freedom fighters from the Middle East in times of armed anti-colonial struggle. Questioning the construction and production of historical narratives, as well as the potential that contamination can carry as a way for surviving archival gaps. She completed her master's studies at the TransArts department at the University of Applied Arts Vienna in 2020. She also completed her bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Damascus, Syria, in 2012. Huda Takritis latest exhibitions include: MQ Freiraum (AT), Kunsthalle Wien (AT), mumok (AT), Afro Asiatisches Institut (AT), Kunstraum Lakeside (AT), Centre d’art Sa Quartera (SP), Addaya Centre for Contemporary Arts (SP), Philomena+ (AT), Galerie Crone (AT) and Škuc Gallery (SL). Most recently, she was awarded the Vordemberge-Gildewart Award (2022), the Kunsthalle Wien Prize (2020), and the Camargo Foundation Fellowship (2023).