2024 · Akre
Bringing it home.
Blue Orange, my solo exhibition at the historic Qishla, brought my digital worlds to the city where I grew up.
Explore Blue Orange ↗About the artist
Kaiwan
Shaban
Visual Artist & Filmmaker
I create cinematic worlds through digital art, photography, and film. Images shaped by light, shadow, and the stories we bring to them.
From Akre, Kurdistan.
Based in Warsaw, Poland.
01 / Perspective
Finding stories
in light and shadow.
I grew up in Akre, in the Kurdistan region, and now live and work in Warsaw. I graduated from Warsaw Film School in cinematography in 2023. My practice brings the atmosphere of cinema into digital images, creating spaces where imagination and emotion can meet.
I’m drawn to quiet moments, the relationship between people and nature, and the feelings a scene can hold. Through personal work and creative collaborations, I make the worlds I want to see and invite others to find their own meaning within them.
“Through my art, I invite viewers to pause, reflect, and find their own stories within the layers of each image.”
02 / Collaborations
03 / Beyond the screen
2022 · New York
At the scale of a city.
My work appeared on a building façade in Times Square with Art Innovation Gallery, a personal milestone in taking images beyond the screen.
View the exhibition ↗Sharing the process matters to me, too. I create educational resources for artists exploring digital image making. Explore learning resources ↗
04 / Selected press
For creative projects, exhibitions, or press enquiries, I’d love to hear what you have in mind. Start a conversation ↗
