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Roo Dhissou

Birmingham
Socially engaged researcher and artist
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Artist/researcher Roo Dhissou works with communities, diasporas and her own histories. Using community engaged practice, craft, cooking, performance and installation she explores how communal and individual identities are formed. 

Roo has worked with BMAG, New Art Gallery Walsall, Niru Ratnam, The Bluecoat, Tate Liverpool, Primary and internationally in Spain, Canada and Poland. Roo has work in permanent collections including Arts Council Collection. She is interested in DIY culture, care and ethics both in and outside of institutions. She currently runs a publishing press @jalebipress with a publication due to be launched July 2024. 

Roo’s practice-led PhD is titled, “Cultural Dysphoria: British South Asian women artists beyond binaries” and is due for completion in May 2025.

 

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