Kristina Kusmina Dreit

Kristina Kusmina Dreit (b. 1988, Kazakhstan) is a multidisciplinary artist and director. Through performance, installation, text, and film, she explores how labor and economic conditions are inscribed in the body, the senses, and perception. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), and the University of Hildesheim. In 2024, she and her sister published the book Working Class Daughters. Über Klasse sprechen (Working Class Daughters. Talking About Class). Her work has been presented at Berlinische Galerie; Lenbachhaus in Munich; Bâtard Festival in Brussels; Indeks in Bandung, Indonesia; and Centrale Fies in Trento, Italy, among other venues.

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