Rozhina Rastgoo is an Iranian artist raised somewhere between the scent of Ghormeh Sabzi and the sound of bratwurst sizzling.
Her practice lives in translation — between languages, identities, and geographies. Working across painting, performance, and installation, she navigates themes of displacement, resistance, and the poetic weight of everyday life.
*Collective Practice
Since 2019 | Nonpsr Collective, Berlin
Co-founder, Artistic Director & Participating Artist
Nonpsr is a Berlin-based interdisciplinary collective working at the intersection of visual art, performance, and urban politics.
Rozhina Rastgoo co-initiated the group and contributes both organizationally and artistically to its exhibitions, performances, and activist interventions.
Selected Nonpsr Exhibitions & Projects:
2022 | “Beton Rosen”, Café Kotti, Berlin – Group exhibition
2022 | “Keimzelle”, Bartehel Töchter Gallery, Berlin – Group exhibition
2023 | “Ohne Kotti Kein Berlin”, Café Kotti, Berlin – Group exhibition
2024 | “Choices and Voices”, DNA Art Club, Berlin – Group exhibition
2025 | “Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst.”, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin – Group exhibition (Co-curated with Philipp Kill)
*Projects & Experience
2019–2022 | Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin
Member of “Die Aktionist*innen” – Interdisciplinary, multicultural youth project
Focused on political performances, public discourse, and artistic activism.
Selected performances and projects:
2019–2020 | Positive Vibes – Dance performance
2020–2021 | 4WÄNDE – Theatrical dance performance
2021–2022 | Beyond The Bubble – Socially critical theater performance
2021 | Theatertreffen der Jugend, Berliner Festspiele – 4WÄNDE selected for the National Youth Theatre Festival
48h Neukölln, Berlin
2021 | Das Loch im Berg – Musical performance
2025 | Spiegelei – Video installation
2022 | Sati Zech Project: When Do You Feel a Stranger? (Berlin)
Performance for a photo and video art project
Little Black Fish Kollektiv
2022 | Antigone – A Requiem – Directed by Little Black Fish Kollektiv
Venue: Theater unterm Dach, Berlin
2021–2022 | “Mehr-Platz” Project, Berlin – Site-specific performance addressing postmigrant visibility at Mehringplatz
2022–2023 | Common Ground Studio, University of the Arts Berlin (UdK)
Teilnahme als Gaststudentin an Projekten und Workshops der Studierendeninitiative; Zusammenarbeit mit Professor*innen und interdisziplinären Teams
*Exhibitions
2019 | Fidan Studio Decoration (Former Turkish Cultural Institute, Berlin)
“The Point Zero” – Group exhibition | Drawings
2019 | Ax-Galerie, Berlin
“Ende” – Group exhibition (Nonpsr Collective) | Drawings / Performance
2019 | University of the Arts Berlin (UdK), Berlin
“گل های رونده (Flight of the Butterflies)” – Installation / Performance | Part of the UdK Rundgang
July 2023 | UdK Berlin
“be long in” – Group exhibition with Common Ground | Paintings
April 2024 | UdK Berlin
“Recordis” – Group exhibition with Common Ground | Installation
November 2024 | UdK Berlin
“I wouldn’t get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day” – Group exhibition | Installation
April 2024 | Sepideh Ahadi Gallery, Berlin
“Home Away” – Group exhibition with Room for Doubt | Painting