Azade Köker and Judith Raum among the artists of Manifesta 16 Ruhr (21/04/2026)
Spanning 15 weeks, Manifesta 16 transforms former church buildings into spaces of encounter and community, inviting artists to engage with the social and historical layers embedded in these sites. This edition marking the 30th anniversary of Europe’s nomadic biennial will be on view from June 21 to October 4, 2026 across Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, and Bochum.
Azade Köker’s works Child Bride and Violence III will be presented as part of Manifesta 16 Ruhr. Originally presented in Köker’s exhibition Murder of a Mannequin, Child Bride draws attention to the ongoing reality of child marriage, addressing the ways in which patriarchal structures shape, silence, and instrumentalise the female body from an early age. Working across sculpture, installation, and collage, Köker constructs layered and fragmented bodies that resist fixed definitions. Her practice reveals the instability of imposed identities, exposing gender as a constructed framework shaped by power and constraint.
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