Zauri Matikashvili

Zauri Matikashvili was born in the Georgian town of Qvareli. After studying fine arts in Münster and Düsseldorf, he now lives and works in Münster and Amsterdam. In his films, performances, installations, and sculptures, he questions the socio-cultural and political contexts of different societies and nations that shape the construction of identity in individual realities and families.

He is particularly interested in how narratives and images create community. He often focuses on people who otherwise receive little attention. His work fluctuates between observation, testimony, (media) creation and deliberate provocation. In many cases he combines video installations with objects made of ceramics, porcelain, wax, and metal, as well as found objects from nature. Besides, he experimentally coats ceramics with earth, metals, or dust.

Zauri Matikashvili's works have been shown in numerous exhibitions, for example at Off space BSMNT in Leipzig (2026), at the Julia Stoschek Foundation in Düsseldorf (2025), at Kunst in Tunnel (KIT) in Düsseldorf (2025), at the LWL Museum of Art and Culture in Münster (2025), at Het Documentaire Paviljoen in Amsterdam (2024), at Antimatter Media Art in Victoria (Canada, 2023), at Art Matters in Hangzhou (2023), at the Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam (2023), in the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris (2022), at International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen (2022), at Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof (2021) in Hamburg, at Münster Film Festival (2021), at HMKV in Dortmund (2021), at Atelier No. 63 PACT Zollverein in Essen (2020) and at Philara Collection in cooperation with Filmwerkstatt in Düsseldorf (2020).

Zauri Matikashvili was artist in residence at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten Amsterdam (2022–2024), at the Cité Internationale des Arts Paris (2022) and at PACT Zollverein in Essen (2021). He recently received fellowships from the Stiftung Kunstfonds (2025) and from the Kunststiftung NRW (2026). His works are part of the Collection of Contemporary Art of the Federal Republic of Germany, the collection of LWL Museum of Art and Culture, and private collections.