Roya Ghassemi

Based in the UK, and originally from Iran, Roya is an interdisciplinary artist, exploring human experience, memory, the environment and connection through material and conversational forms.  Roya joins ASSEMBLE as the UK Fellow, alongside peers from Cyprus, Spain and Ukraine, to explore the climate emergency at the intersection of displacement, conflict and ecological decline.

Over the coming year, the four Fellows will develop projects and build communities around themes of mobility, belonging, care and collective action. As part of this fellowship, Roya will collaborate within a wider European network of ASSEMBLE partners and with fellows Mokia Dinnyuy Manjoh (Cyprus), Fabio Quintero (Spain) and Maria Proshkovska (Ukraine).
'My practice is driven by memory, migration, dreams, and the search for belonging. This fellowship is an opportunity to connect with different communities and explore how shared stories can build understanding across cultures.'

roya's d6 journey