Andro Dadiani

Andro Dadiani is a Georgian multidisciplinary artist whose work moves between word and image. His artistic process is a reflection on identity, migration, and resilience, where the personal meets the universal and becomes publicly voiced. Since 2017, the artist has worked under a pseudonym and behind a mask. For him, this became the only way to think and exist freely in a country where difference is perceived as a threat. This repressed identity gives his work a generalized character and a strong emotional and critical force. Andro Dadiani has published the poetry collection Purgatory and The Anthology of Georgian Queer Poetry, as well as the plays Happiness Nh2 and Passport, which have been staged in Tbilisi and Berlin. He has held two solo exhibitions. Through his performances, he often responds to the political agenda of the moment. In his practice, the artist combines poetry, performance, staged photography, and installation. The artist is currently in Belgium with the status of a political refugee.