Within Nina’s artistic practice, two thematic complexes crystallize: On the one hand, she works on series engaging with historiacal narratives of her family that explicitly search for hidden dynamics of
identity formation and inherited traumas.
This includes the history of her family in Bohemia, who lived in what is now the Czech Republic until they were expelled after the end of the Second World War.
On the other hand, she draws on a post-Romantic sensibility, in which nature is no longer an untouched ideal but a site of reflection and performative encounter – a way to explore our human relationship to the natural realm while emphasizing its fragility and the urgency of its preservation. The often absurd or poetic atmosphere of her scenographies conveys the tension of her figures’ biographical experiences, while a whimsical, often humorous, approach plays a crucial role.
Nina Röder is a visual artist and lecturer for photography. She studied Media Art and Design at Bauhaus University in Weimar/Germany. In addition to her photographic practice, she holds a Ph.D. in the field of artistic research. Nina lives and works in Berlin/Germany.