Meghna Singh

Meghna Singh is a visual artist and a researcher with a PhD in visual anthropology from the University of Cape Town. Working with mediums of video installation and XR (extended reality), blurring boundaries between documentary and fic/on, she creates immersive environments highlighting issues of ‘humanism’. Her focus is on the theme of critical mobilities, migration and oceanic crossings. She recently completed a post-doctorate on a project titled ECOHES European Colonial Heritage Modalities in Entangled Ci/es where she focused on the work of arts and activists in South Africa. She is a National Geographic Fellow an associate fellow at the African Centre for migration and Society, Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg. Meghna has shown work at the International Venice Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival. She has been awarded numerous grants by organisations such as the Welcome Trust U.K, Oriental Foundation Lisbon, Pro- Helve/ca Johannesburg, African Centre for Ci/es, University of Cape Town and the British Council. Meghna has exhibited widely around the world, published essays, presented papers and given talks.