Hiwa K is an artist born in Kurdistan, Iraq, and lives and works between Berlin and international contexts. In his artistic practice, he combines sculpture with film, performance, and music, engaging with questions of memory, migration, knowledge transfer, and informal pedagogy. His artistic trajectory has also been shaped by musical studies. Hiwa K’s works have been shown worldwide in museums, biennials, and exhibitions, including the Biennale di Venezia (2015) and documenta 14 (2017). He has received several awards, including the Arnold Bode Prize in connection with documenta 14. Since April 2026, Hiwa K has been Professor of Sculpture at the Braunschweig University of Art (HBK).