Yama Rahimi (b, 1992) is from Kabul, Afghanistan. He has a
bachelors of film directing from the Faculty of Fine Art at Kabul
University.
He has participated in contemporary art workshops at the
Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan (CCAA) and has
written screenplays and documentaries. His focus is on video art,
conceptual photography and conceptual short films. Up to now,
Yama has participated in more than 25 photography and video
art exhibitions in Afghanistan and more than 15 different
countries. Identity in Dehmazang and multi-sited Farkhunda
have been Yamaʼs most prominent performances in Kabul City.
Since his arrival in Germany in 2015, he has had exhibitions at
EBS - Hattenheim, Frauen Museum Wiesbaden and
Nassauischerkunstverein Wiesbaden and has remained a
member of CCAA and the 3rd Eye Photojournalism Center. Yama
Rahimi studies at Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach in his
5th year and is the proud father of Armin.