ABOUT

© Maëlle Helias
︎Based in Brussels BELGIUM
︎Contributor for
New York Times / Middle East Images
︎ info@romaneiskaria.com
︎ Member of Futures Photography
︎ Romane's studio, Brussels (BE) Visit on request by mail.

EN
Romane Iskaria (born in 1997) is a French photographer and artist based in Brussels, Belgium. Of Assyrian and Italian descent. She holds a Master’s degree with mention in Photography and visual arts of space from ENSAV La Cambre (Brussels, 2022) and a DNAP with distinction (National Diploma of Fine Arts) from INSEAM Beaux-Arts of Marseille (2018). She also studied at the School of Visual Arts at Laval University in Quebec, Canada.
Her work explores the struggles of marginalized communities facing the loss of their territories. Positioned between documentary and fiction, her practice unfolds through sensitive, often immersive narratives that address themes of memory, exile, and transmission. She develops long-term projects across Brazil, the Middle East, and Europe. Her images, rooted in a practice of care, create space for subjects to reclaim and reflect upon their painful histories.
Romane Iskaria uses photography, video, textiles, sound, and sculpture to create immersive installations.By reenacting rituals and intimate stories, she questions boundaries - geographical, cultural, and symbolic - and subverts traditional documentary codes to allow visual forms imbued with care to emerge.
Romane was awarded the TIFF 2024 Emerging Belgian Photography Award, presented by FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerp in partnership with the European platform FUTURES Photography.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in the United States (Assyrian National Convention in Anaheim, ART-ARK Gallery in California, Assyrian Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.), in Brazil (Energisa Institute Gallery, João Pessoa, Paraíba), in France (Circulation(s) Festival at Centquatre-Paris, Lille Art-Up at the Centre Photographique, La Grande Vitrine in Arles, Galerie HLM in Marseille), in Belgium (FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerp, S.M.A.K Museum in Ghent, House of European History in Brussels, TAMAT Museum in Tournai, BPS22, Art-Brussels Off, Médiatine Prize, Hangar Photo Center, TICK-TACK Gallery, Tiny-Gallery, Fondation Carrefour des Arts), in Armenia (French Consulate in Yerevan), in Italy (L’Asilo in Naples), and in the Netherlands (Flemish Cultural Center De Brakke Grond, Noorderlicht Festival).
Romane self-published her first book, Assyrians, in a limited edition of 300 copies in 2022. The book was supported through a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and was selected by POLKA Magazine.
Romane Iskaria (born in 1997) is a French photographer and artist based in Brussels, Belgium. Of Assyrian and Italian descent. She holds a Master’s degree with mention in Photography and visual arts of space from ENSAV La Cambre (Brussels, 2022) and a DNAP with distinction (National Diploma of Fine Arts) from INSEAM Beaux-Arts of Marseille (2018). She also studied at the School of Visual Arts at Laval University in Quebec, Canada.
Her work explores the struggles of marginalized communities facing the loss of their territories. Positioned between documentary and fiction, her practice unfolds through sensitive, often immersive narratives that address themes of memory, exile, and transmission. She develops long-term projects across Brazil, the Middle East, and Europe. Her images, rooted in a practice of care, create space for subjects to reclaim and reflect upon their painful histories.
Romane Iskaria uses photography, video, textiles, sound, and sculpture to create immersive installations.By reenacting rituals and intimate stories, she questions boundaries - geographical, cultural, and symbolic - and subverts traditional documentary codes to allow visual forms imbued with care to emerge.
Romane was awarded the TIFF 2024 Emerging Belgian Photography Award, presented by FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerp in partnership with the European platform FUTURES Photography.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in the United States (Assyrian National Convention in Anaheim, ART-ARK Gallery in California, Assyrian Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.), in Brazil (Energisa Institute Gallery, João Pessoa, Paraíba), in France (Circulation(s) Festival at Centquatre-Paris, Lille Art-Up at the Centre Photographique, La Grande Vitrine in Arles, Galerie HLM in Marseille), in Belgium (FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerp, S.M.A.K Museum in Ghent, House of European History in Brussels, TAMAT Museum in Tournai, BPS22, Art-Brussels Off, Médiatine Prize, Hangar Photo Center, TICK-TACK Gallery, Tiny-Gallery, Fondation Carrefour des Arts), in Armenia (French Consulate in Yerevan), in Italy (L’Asilo in Naples), and in the Netherlands (Flemish Cultural Center De Brakke Grond, Noorderlicht Festival).
Romane self-published her first book, Assyrians, in a limited edition of 300 copies in 2022. The book was supported through a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and was selected by POLKA Magazine.
FR
Romane Iskaria (née en 1997) est une photographe et artiste française, basée à Bruxelles en Belgique. D’origine assyrienne et italienne. Elle est diplômée d’un Master en photographie et arts visuels de l’espace de l’ENSAV La Cambre avec mention (Bruxelles Belgique, 2022) et d’un DNA (Diplôme National d’Arts Plastiques) avec distinction de l’INSEAM Beaux-Arts de Marseille France (2018). Elle a également étudié à l'École d'arts visuels de l’Université Laval à Québec, au Canada.
Son travail explore les luttes de communautés invisibilisées, confrontées à la dépossession de leurs territoires. À la croisée du documentaire et de la fiction, ses œuvres forment des récits sensibles, souvent immersifs, qui interrogent les notions de mémoire, d'exil et de transmission. Elle développe des projets au long cours au Brésil, au Moyen-Orient et en Europe. Ses images, empreintes de “Care” permettent aux sujets de prendre conscience de leurs histoires douloureuses.
Romane Iskaria utilise la photographie, la vidéo, le textile, le son et la sculpture pour créer des installations immersives.
En rejouant des rituels ou des histoires intimes, elle questionne les frontières - géographiques, culturelles et symboliques - et détourne les codes traditionnels du documentaire pour laisser émerger des formes plastiques empreintes de soin.
Romane a été lauréate du TIFF 2024 Emerging Belgian Photography Award, décerné par le FOMU Fotomuseum d’Anvers en partenariat avec la plateforme européenne FUTURES Photography.
Son travail a été exposé internationalement : aux États-Unis (Assyrian National Convention Anaheim (CA), ART- ARK Gallery (CA), Assyrian Policy Institute (W.D.C), au Brésil (Institut Energisa) João Pessoa Paraíba Nordeste, en France (Festival Circulation(s) Cent-Quatre Paris, Lille Art-Up Centre Photographique de Lille, galerie La Grande Vitrine à Arles, galerie HLM à Marseille), en Belgique (FOMU Fotomuseum Anvers, musée S.M.A.K Gand, House of European History Brussels, musée TAMAT à Tournai, BPS22, Art-Brussels Off, Prix Médiatine, Hangar Art Photo Center, galerie TICK-TACK, Tiny-Gallery, Fondation Carrefour des Arts), en Arménie (Consulat de France à Erevan), en Italie (L’Asilo à Naples) et aux Pays-Bas (Centre culturel Flamand Brakke-grond, Festival Noorderlicht).
Romane a auto-édité son premier livre, Assyrians à 300 exemplaires, publié en 2022 grâce à un financement participatif sélectionné par POLKA Magazine et la plateforme Kickstarter.
Romane Iskaria (née en 1997) est une photographe et artiste française, basée à Bruxelles en Belgique. D’origine assyrienne et italienne. Elle est diplômée d’un Master en photographie et arts visuels de l’espace de l’ENSAV La Cambre avec mention (Bruxelles Belgique, 2022) et d’un DNA (Diplôme National d’Arts Plastiques) avec distinction de l’INSEAM Beaux-Arts de Marseille France (2018). Elle a également étudié à l'École d'arts visuels de l’Université Laval à Québec, au Canada.
Son travail explore les luttes de communautés invisibilisées, confrontées à la dépossession de leurs territoires. À la croisée du documentaire et de la fiction, ses œuvres forment des récits sensibles, souvent immersifs, qui interrogent les notions de mémoire, d'exil et de transmission. Elle développe des projets au long cours au Brésil, au Moyen-Orient et en Europe. Ses images, empreintes de “Care” permettent aux sujets de prendre conscience de leurs histoires douloureuses.
Romane Iskaria utilise la photographie, la vidéo, le textile, le son et la sculpture pour créer des installations immersives.
En rejouant des rituels ou des histoires intimes, elle questionne les frontières - géographiques, culturelles et symboliques - et détourne les codes traditionnels du documentaire pour laisser émerger des formes plastiques empreintes de soin.
Romane a été lauréate du TIFF 2024 Emerging Belgian Photography Award, décerné par le FOMU Fotomuseum d’Anvers en partenariat avec la plateforme européenne FUTURES Photography.
Son travail a été exposé internationalement : aux États-Unis (Assyrian National Convention Anaheim (CA), ART- ARK Gallery (CA), Assyrian Policy Institute (W.D.C), au Brésil (Institut Energisa) João Pessoa Paraíba Nordeste, en France (Festival Circulation(s) Cent-Quatre Paris, Lille Art-Up Centre Photographique de Lille, galerie La Grande Vitrine à Arles, galerie HLM à Marseille), en Belgique (FOMU Fotomuseum Anvers, musée S.M.A.K Gand, House of European History Brussels, musée TAMAT à Tournai, BPS22, Art-Brussels Off, Prix Médiatine, Hangar Art Photo Center, galerie TICK-TACK, Tiny-Gallery, Fondation Carrefour des Arts), en Arménie (Consulat de France à Erevan), en Italie (L’Asilo à Naples) et aux Pays-Bas (Centre culturel Flamand Brakke-grond, Festival Noorderlicht).
Romane a auto-édité son premier livre, Assyrians à 300 exemplaires, publié en 2022 grâce à un financement participatif sélectionné par POLKA Magazine et la plateforme Kickstarter.
Text on Romane Iskaria work by Brazilian art critic Ana Luisa Lima, published in the .tiff Emerging Belgian Photography magazine 2024.



EXHIBITIONS
Solo show
2025 Uzina Energisa Institute - art gallery, João Pessoa, Paraiba, Northeast BRAZIL, 2025.
Collaboration with the Brazilian PhD in anthropology and descolonialism Osvaldo Falcão, curated by visual artist Serge Huot.
2023-2024 TAMAT Tournai (Museum of Tapestry and Textile Arts of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation) special mention by Mediatine Prize 2023, “Jaré” video and textile installation, Tournai BE
2022 Festival Circulation(s) OFF, “Assyrians” outside the walls in front of the French Embassy, Erevan, ARMENIA
Group show
2025 AACF Assyrian National Convention, Anaheim California USA
2025 Not Everyone is a Phenix, Plush Gallery, Brussels BE
2025 Lille Art-Up with Institute for Photography of Lille FR
2025-2026 House of European History Brussels, Presence of the past, Brussels BE
2024 ART-ICON, Corporeality, Paris FR
2024 Mesopotamiart, Cultural Center of Sarcelles, Paris FR
2024 TIFF 2024, Brakke Grond Flemish Cultural Center Amsterdam NE
2024 TIFF 2024, F.O.M.U museum, Antwerp BE - June
2024 Gallery PAND00X, Hidden Conversations, Courtrai BE - June
2024 Tiny-Gallery, Tissus d’Exil a project with EXIL mental health center, Brussels BE
2024 Hangar Art Photo Center, Beyond, Image Unique, Brussels BE
2023 S.M.A.K Museum of Contemporary Art, NICCx25, Gand BE
2023 Foundation Carrefour des Arts, BEYOND end of the residency, Brussels BE
2023 Gallery ART-ARK, AKITU Diaspora In Bloom, San José USA
2023 Art Au Centre, Liège BE
2023 Médiatine Prize, special mention by museum TAMAT Tournai, Wolubilis Center, Brussels BE
2022 BPS22 Museum, FRICTION(S), Charleroi BE
2022 Assyrian Policy Institute, Assyrian Film in diaspora pop-Up with Diaspora in Bloom, Washington D.C USA
2022 ART-BRUSSELS OFF, Gallery FACE-B, Un grand amour suffit, Brussels BE
2022 Circulation(s) Festival, CENT-QUATRE, Paris FR
2022 HISK (Higher Institute of Fine Arts), Tell Me Louder, Brussels BE
2022 Gallery La Grande Vitrine, Arles FR
2021 Noordelisht Internationaal Fotofestival, The Makeable Mind, Groningen NE
2021 Hangar Art Photo Center, S’exposer, Brussels BE
2021 Gallery TICK-TACK, Third Place Or What?, Anvers BE
2020 L’Asilo, Popolare, Naples IT
2019 Gallery HLM Photography Center, AT-WORK, Marseille FR
2019 Mini Mécénat : Le Trait d’Union, Santa Rita Brésil, Marseille FR
ARTISTIC RESIDENCY
2025 Center Arapuca Arte e Cultura : three months research and artistic creation residency, Condé Paraiba Northeast BRAZIL
2024 Center Arapuca Arte e Cultura : two months research and artistic creation residency, Condé Paraiba Northeast BRAZIL
2022 - 2023 Foundation Carrefour des Arts : nine month research and artistic creation residency Brussels BE
AWARDS / GRANTS
KULT-XL, laureate two years of studio support by KULT-XL Atelier and the municipality of Ixelles Brussels BE
TIFF 2024 Emerging Belgian Photography, laureate FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerpen and the european platform FUTURES Photography, BE, 2024
OpenFolio #4, laureate, Institute for photography of Lilles FR 2024
SOFAM Grant, laureate (Multimedia Society of Visual Arts Authors Belgium) 2023
Grant for publishing production, FWB (Wallonia-Brussels Federation), 2023
Mediatine Prize, laureate with a special mention by TAMAT Tournai (Museum of Textile Arts and Tapestries), Brussels BE, 2023
Belgian Photo Book Prize, Brussels BE, 2022
Polka Magazine & Kickstarter call for projects, laureate with Assyrians book for a creation and support of a first artist book, Paris FR 2021
King Baudouin Foundation Scholarship, Brussels BE 2021
Freelens Mentor Prize, finalist, Paris FR 2021
Poznan Art Prize, 2nd prize, Pologne, 2020
BOOK
2022: Assyrians, self published, 300 copies, design and conception Camille Carbonaro, MacaroniBook.
CONFERENCE
2024: Presentation of her work “Os Encantados“, Institute Energysa Uzina, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, BRASIL
2023: Conference presentation of artistic research at the Fine Arts Charleroi invited by photographer Kamand Razavi, Charleroi BE
SOCIAL PROJECTS
2023-2024: TISSUS D’EXIL, collaborative project and animation workshop with a group of exiled womens with the EXIL Center (Mental Health center, specialized in the rehabilitation of refugees), Brussels BE
2022: REVERSE MIGRATORY JOURNEY, official photographer for the project with the association La Tour de Babel Brussels, a trip with 25 young people to the south-east of Turkey. Supported by Erasmus+ and the B.I.J (international youth office), south-east of TURKEY
2021: MIGRATORY TRACES, volunteer artist with ASMAE association, TriPostal, Brussels BE
PRESS PUBLICATIONS
2025: NEW YORK TIMES, contribution for a story They’re Over 80. Can you find Them in the Club, USA
2025: Planted Journal, Lives in Diaspora by Romane Iskaria, EU
2024: TIFF Magazine by FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerp BE
2024: A UNIÃ0 newspaper, Encantos nas comunidades em Condé, BRASIL
2024: Cahier d’Images, by Kevin Mulhen, Casino Luxembourg
2024: NICCx25, 25 years for standing up for artists rights, Stockman Arts Book with museum SMAK Gand BE
2024: Origines review n1 by MacaroniBook BE
2023: SOFAM review n4, (Multimedia Society of Visual Arts Authors Belgium), BE
2023: Based Istanbul, interview Unframed Meeting with Ancestors: Romane Iskaria Istanbul TURKEY
2023: 5 Rue du, Assyrians by critic Frederic Martin FR
2022: 9 lives magazine, Assyrians, mémoire d’un génocide FR
2022: L’intervalle Blog, Assyrie le chant de l’exil, by Fabien Ribery FR
2022: Ectomie Patriarcale, Xeno Exhibitions Brussels BE
2020: Fisheye le mag Coup de coeur pour Sceneggiatta FR
2020: La Zone Utopies-Distopies série 9m2 Marseille FR
RADIOS
2025: Radio Tabajra: Interview program Pinzel e Lapiz about her work “Os Encantados”, João Pessoa Paraíba BR
2023: Radio BX1 : Interview Le Brunch Romane Iskaria with Marion Maréchal : Les artistes de chez nous BE
2021: Assyria TV : Interview with Fédération Assyrienne de France FR
EDUCATIONS
2022: MFA in Photography and visual arts of space with mention, ENSAV La Cambre with distinctions, Brussels BE
2019: Erasmus in master's degree in visual arts at the art school of U-LAVAL Quebec University, Québec CA
2018: DNA (National Diploma of Plastic Art) with distinctions, INSEAMM (Marseille National School of Fine Arts), Marseille FR

View of the studio during the artistic residency in the Carrefour des Arts Foundation, Brussels (BE) 2023

Exhibition view Los Encantos, .TIFF 2024 Emerging Belgian Photography, FOMU Antwerp (BE) 2024

Exhibition view, Assyrians, AKITU exhibition, Diaspora in Bloom, gallery ART-ARK, San José, (USA) 2023

Exhibition view, Limit Middle East, BEYOND end of the residency, Foundation Carrefour des Arts, Brussels (BE) 2023
Exhibition view, Jaré, Frictions, BPS22 Museum, Charleroi (BE) 2022

Exhibition view, Assyrians, Festival Circulation(s) OFF, French Ambassy of Armenia, Erevan (ARMENIA) 2021

Exhibition view, Enūma eliš, BEYOND end of the residency, Carrefour des Arts Foundation, Brussels (BE) 2023

Exhibition view, Le Pays Disparu, exhibition Third Place or What?, TICK-TACK Gallery, Antwerp (BE) 2021

Exhibition view, Enūma Elis film (20 minutes), BEYOND end of the residency, Carrefour des Arts Foundation, Brussels (BE) 2023