Ioana Lungu
Ioana Lungu is a self-taught interdisciplinary artist and mixed-media storyteller whose practice spans film photography, archival research, video, and writing. Her work explores the intersections of light, emotion, identity, and place, often re/mapping memory through personal and collective histories.Born and raised in Bucharest, she lived in Addis Ababa from 2018 to 2024 before relocating to Berlin. Moving between image and words, she weaves narratives that meditate on diasporic dislocation, cultural memory, and beauty as a form of resistance. Her practice is informed by decolonial approaches and a desire to transcend rigid narratives, tracing continuities between past and present, shadow and light, loss and survival. An avid chronicler of the magical mundane, she captures fleeting moments of intimacy and ease, creating space for people and stories often obscured by Western hegemonic frames. Her work has been exhibited in group shows in Ethiopia and featured on digital platforms dedicated to African and diasporic perspectives.