Niko Hafkenscheid

Niko Hafkenscheid Valentina Stepanova

Bio

Niko Hafkenscheid (1977, Belgium) studied philosophy and works as a writer, musician and composer for film and performance art.

Together with Valentina Stepanova (1985, Russia) they work together as an artistic duo and focus on new forms of documentary. They are fascinated by the twilight zone where fiction and reality meet. Next to Moshenka, they also created the film-installation Gorodets and the performance Fondamenta degli incurabili that was presented during the opening weekend of the Venice Biennial 2017, a collaboration with local city painters in Venice that traces back Joseph Brodsky’s steps through the Italian city. Their joint work is co-produced and shown by workspacebrussels, KAAP, nona and Territoria Moscow.

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