Oumou Aidara is a director, photographer, athlete, and activist and advocate, using visual storytelling and creative expression to spotlight resilience, justice, and identity. Through photography, film, writing, and speaking, they capture and amplify stories of marginalized communities and the intersection of movement and social impact.

Contact

hi@oumou.de

+49 30 23984956


FEATURES

EXHIBITIONS & Film Screening

  • 2024, Group Exhibition, Hasi 54 Gallery. “NOW”, Berlin

  • 2024, Film Screening, “Radical Creativity”, London (Feel the ground)

  • 2023, Film Screening, Berlin Short Film Festival (Ahu : Meet the Artist)

  • 2023, Film Screening + Talk, Black Flinta Perspectives Vol 1: Identity, Vierte Welt, Berlin (Feel the ground)

  • 2023, Group Exhibition, Praise Studio, “Empower to Express”, Berlin (Supported by Plan International DE)

  • 2022, Group Exhibition, Floating University, “Embodied Entanglements”, Installation and Workshop “The PALAVER TREE”, Berlin

  • 2020, Group Exhibition, Gallery 1313, “A Brave New World” with Connection Earth Collective, Toronto, Canada

  • 2020, Group Exhibition, Gallery 1313, “ECO Art 2020” with Connection Earth Collective, Toronto, Canada

  • 2020, Group Exhibition, Producer’s Gallery, “Beyond Appearances”, Berlin, Germany

  • 2020, Group Exhibition, 20square7, “100 Photos Vol2”, Berlin, Germany.

  • 2020, Group Exhibition, 1st Virtual Art, Music and Media International Week of Tampere University of Applied Sciences, “See the Silence, Hear The Invisible”, Tampere. Finland

  • 2019 - Institut für Alles Mögliche “Take Place, 210 artists in a white cube” Berlin, Germany.

ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS & PERFORMANCES

  • 2022, Martin Gropius Bau , Live Act + Performer for Art Film “GABAN” directed by Brook Andrew

  • 2022, Voice Performer for Audio Art Film “REASONS TO SCREAM” by Juli Saragosa

  • 2019, Martin Gropius Bau, Performer within “There’s no such things as solid ground’’ by Otobong Nkanga, Berlin

FUNDING

  • 2023, Pinterest Creator’s Inclusion Fund

  • 2021, Creative Matterz Fund, by Sustainable Fashion Matterz, “feel the ground” project.

FELLOWSHIP

  • 2023, Afro-European Research Fellowship Program Soul of Nations Foundation x U.S. Embassy Luxembourg

  • 2021, Indigenous Advocacy and Research Program at Soul of Nations Foundation x U.S. Embassy Germany

MENTORSHIP

  • 2022, Talent and Talent Mentorship Program with Creative Producer Sebastian Wirsching

MODELING

  • Moderat, Adidas, Nike, Zalando, On-Running, Salomon, About You, Wuplo, Gorillas, Flaconi, Melisa Minca & more

PROJECTS

  • Anna Nackt PR & Communications - Content Creation

    Social Platform that stands against image abuse and cyber violence against Women and TIN*
    My work focuses on creating content/sharing resources and interacting with our network on social media.


Impressum

Oumou Aidara

Herrfurthplatz 2

12049 Berlin

Steuernummer 16/203/08808