Eva Liedtjens

Eva Liedtjens is a researcher at the University of Duisburg-Essen's Institute of Art and Art History, affiliated with DFG Research Group 2600 'Ambiguity and Distinction' (subproject 'Contemporary Art in Istanbul: Ambiguous Space and Image Politics between Religion and State'). She combines artistic practice with academic research, focusing on contemporary Turkish art and postcolonial theory.

• PhD candidate (part-time) at TU Darmstadt since 2014
• Freelance curator and art educator (documenta 14, Istanbul Biennale, Cologne Biennale)
• Experienced in German-Turkish cultural exchange programs

Research Focus: Explores how traditional art forms get appropriated in contemporary contexts to challenge identity politics, examining visual culture's role in negotiating religion-state dynamics and postcolonial discourses. Her work intersects with gender theory, orientalism critique, and decolonial curatorial practices.

Publication Trends: Recent works analyze miniature art's political potential, resistance aesthetics in Turkey, and urban cultural mediation. She uses interdisciplinary frameworks combining art history, sociology, and critical theory.

Organizational Involvement: Founded NEOLA art projects e.V., managed diversity programs at Mülheim Ministry of Homeland, and collaborated with institutions like nGbK Berlin and Goethe University Frankfurt.