Abdulhamid Kircher

Summer 2024 Cycle Grant Recipient– Photography
Los Angeles, CA abdulkircher.com

1_Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant

Untitled, from the series Rotting from Within, 2014-2024.

2_Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant

Untitled, from the series Rotting from Within, 2014-2024.

3_Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant

Untitled, from the series Rotting from Within, 2014-2024.

4_Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant

Untitled, from the series Rotting from Within, 2014-2024.

5_Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant

Untitled, from the series Rotting from Within, 2014-2024.

6_Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant

Untitled, from the series Rotting from Within, 2014-2024.

7_Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant

Untitled, from the series Rotting from Within, 2014-2024.

8_Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant

Installation view of solo exhibition "Rotting from Within" at carlier | gebauer, Berlin, Germany, June-August 2024. https://www.carliergebauer.com/exhibition/rotting-from-within/

Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant-install_2

"Textildermy I", 2023, Hand embroidery on discarded bed sheet, 60 x 55 inch, NN.

9_Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant

Rotting from Within Book published by Loose Joints, 224 pages, June 2024. https://loosejoints.biz/products/rotting-from-within

10_Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant

Rotting from Within Book published by Loose Joints, 224 pages, June 2024. https://loosejoints.biz/products/rotting-from-within

Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant-install_4

Installation view

Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant-install_6

Installation view

Abdulhamid Kircher-Innovate-Grant-install_7

Installation view

Abdul-Kircher-innovate-grant-9

Artist Statement Biography

Abdulhamid Kircher (b. 1996) is an artist from Queens, New York. He was born in Berlin to German and Turkish parents, and immigrated with his mother to the United States at the age of eight. His work is a living archive of place and people, as it is also a dedication to the language of photography, the mechanics and aesthetic possibilities of the form. Through his devotion to classical forms of image making and the radical experimentation required for each of his subjects, his process bridges the idea between document and narrative. He received his BA in Culture and Media from The New School in 2018 and his MFA in Visual Arts from the University of California San Diego in 2022. Abdul currently lives and works between Berlin and Los Angeles.

Abdulhamid Kircher (b. 1996) is an artist from Queens, New York. He was born in Berlin to German and Turkish parents, and immigrated with his mother to the United States at the age of eight. His work is a living archive of place and people, as it is also a dedication to the language of photography, the mechanics and aesthetic possibilities of the form. Through his devotion to classical forms of image making and the radical experimentation required for each of his subjects, his process bridges the idea between document and narrative. He received his BA in Culture and Media from The New School in 2018 and his MFA in Visual Arts from the University of California San Diego in 2022. Abdul currently lives and works between Berlin and Los Angeles.

Meet the Artist

Abdulhamid Kircher's
Extensive Archive

Abdul-Kircher-WEBakPortrait

Sign Up for Our Mailing List

Sign Up for Our Mailing List

To Receive Grant Cycle Deadlines and Winner Announcements

To Receive Grant Cycle Deadlines and Winner Announcements