ABOUT NIRMA MADHOO
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 registered as a PhD candidate at RMIT University researching fashion film for VR and XR platforms.
EXHIBITIONS | AWARDS
2021 Obsidian XR | Melbourne Fashion Festival, R3Vision, MARS Gallery, Windsor, Australia
2020 Fashion Curation: RMIT B of Fashion [Design] Beyond 3D Virtual Exhibition, Kunstmatrix
Azimuth | Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival, Nocturnal x Fashion, Melbourne Museum, Australia
Digital Humanities Award: National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, South Africa
2019 Azimuth | Berlinale EFM, Germany | TMRW Gallery, SA | Isivivana Khayelitsha, SA
Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt | Africa in Motion, Scotland | Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival, SA
Fak'ugesi Digital Festival, SA | Afrika Film Festival Köln, Germany
Bottom of the Blue | Fashion Film x Music Video with Medicine Boy | Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK
2018 Fashion Curation: DUT BTech 2018 Fashion Exhibition 24.10 - 01.11.2018, Durban Art Gallery, SA
2017 Award for Best Creative Output: Durban University of Technology Research Awards, SA
Labtayt Sulci | Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK | Berlin Fashion Film Festival, Germany
2016 Future Body | Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK
Digital Humanities Award: National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, SA
2015 University of the Arts London Global Outlook Award, UK
Future Body | London Short Film Festival, Institute of Contemporary Arts, UK |
Future Body | Melbourne Fashion Festival, Fashion & Performance: Materiality, Meaning, Media, RMIT Design Hub, Australia
CONTACT nirma(at)anatomythestudio(dot)com
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