I am an independent researcher, writer, and curator with a wide range of interests. With a background in Near Eastern archaeology and art history, my main focus now is contemporary artistic and cultural practice in the Arab world, the reception of Islamic and Arab art and culture in Western high and popular culture, intercultural existance and communication as well as early Islamic visual art.
My international and multi-lingual background exposed me at a very early stage in my life to the need of adapting and coming to terms with new environments, a basis I regard as highly valuable in my daily work as a cultural worker who moves between countries and cultures.
I live and work between Berlin and Damascus.