Shalala Salamzade (b. Baku, Azerbaijan) is an artist and multidisciplinary designer based in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2016 she graduated from the faculty of Design at the Western University in Baku. At the same year she started her digital art experiments and a year later she joined the course of curatorial practice at YARAT Contemporary Art Space. As a result of the course she curated the “Rebirth.exe” project in ARTIM project space, where she participated as an artist too. Her “Phoenix” installation made from phosphorus and ashes was shown in “Think that everything that exists, does not exist” exhibition at YAY gallery in Baku, was devoted to gender issues and reflected the social orientation of her artworks. She continued her art activities with attending one year-long ARTIM Lab project by YARAT Contemporary Art Space in 2018, she participated in various exhibitions with video and digital art performances.

Combining Azerbaijani poetry and generative art was main concept of her “Poetry of the Universe” video installation that was shown during the Nasimi festival. Becoming a winner of ARTIM Lab project, currently she is a resident artist of YARAT Contemporary Art Space. 

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