Nika Timashkova (b. 1989) is multimedia artist based in Basel with Ukrainian roots. She holds a BA in East European Cultures and French Literature and Linguistics from the University of Basel and an MA in Art Praxis from the Dutch Art Institute. Her work is informed by a life lived across multiple cultures, languages, and geographies, reflecting an ongoing negotiation of identity and belonging.

Timashkova’s practice emerges from the oscillation between polarities: post-Soviet memory and capitalist conditions, East and West, academic inquiry and artistic experimentation. This interplay shapes her investigations into memory, perception, and the political implications of cultural symbols. She is particularly interested in the spaces where language, identity, and history intersect, exploring how linguistic and visual frameworks construct and influence our understanding of reality.

Through her art, Timashkova interrogates the boundaries of nationalism, capitalism, and collective memory. She explores the dissolution of symbols that demarcate borders – geographical, political, and conceptual – creating works that navigate ambiguity and multiplicity. By situating her practice at the threshold between perception and articulation, she challenges fixed notions of identity and reality, inviting viewers to reconsider the forces shaping the worlds they inhabit.