ABOUT NIRMA MADHOO [SHE/HER]
Based between Durban and Melbourne, Nirma Madhoo is a fashion filmmaker and researcher. Working in fashion education, she originally trained as a fashion designer and went on to specialise in fashion image-making for her creative practice launched in 2015. Nirma is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Fashion & Textiles, RMIT University researching fashion film for VR and XR platforms.
EXHIBITION | AWARDS
2021 Azimuth | VR Fashion Film | MUTEK, Montreal, Canada | Afrikanisches Filmfestival Hamburg, Germany
Obsidian XR | Melbourne Fashion Festival, Exhibition: R3Vision, MARS Gallery, Windsor, Australia
2020 Fashion Curatorial Practice: RMIT Bachelor of Fashion [Design] Beyond 3D Virtual Exhibition, Kunstmatrix
Azimuth | VR Fashion Film | VAMFF, Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival, Melbourne Museum, Australia
Digital Humanities Award: National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, South Africa
2019 Azimuth | VR Fashion Film
Germany | Berlinale EFM European Film Market | Afrika Film Festival Köln
Scotland | Africa in Motion, Edinburg
South Africa | TMRW Gallery, Johannesburg | Isivivana Khayelitsha, KZN | Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival, Cape Town
Fak'ugesi Digital Festival, Johannesburg
Bottom of the Blue | Fashion Film x Music Video with Medicine Boy | Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK
2018 Fashion Curatorial Practice: DUT BTech 2018 Fashion Exhibition 24.10 - 01.11.2018, Durban Art Gallery, South Africa
2017 Award for Best Creative Output: Durban University of Technology Research Awards, South Africa
Labtayt Sulci | Fashion Film | Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK | Berlin Fashion Film Festival, Germany
2016 Future Body | Fashion Film | Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK
Digital Humanities Award: National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, South Africa
2015 Global Outlook Award: University of the Arts, London, UK
Future Body | Fashion Film
London Short Film Festival, Institute of Contemporary Arts, UK
CONTACT nirma(at)anatomythestudio(dot)com
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