Aliyah Hasinah

Aliyah Hasinah is a filmmaker, curator, writer, and founder of Black Curatorial – A curatorial agency prioritising radical Black thought alongside Black Artists, Curators and Audiences. Black Curatorial’s focus is exhibition making, consultancy, cultural programming, residencies and research funding centering Black global stewardship and culture making. 

Aliyah’s interdisciplinary practice centres decoloniality, cultural equity, and healing through play. Grounded in Black feminist and anti-colonial thought, Aliyah’s research focuses on global curatorial strategies, anti-colonial dreaming, Caribbean photographic histories and indigenous medicinal practice. As a filmmaker, Aliyah’s debut feature film ’White Teeth’ focuses on the climate crisis’ origin in the Caribbean. 

Aliyah has consulted for the Art Fund, National Royal Maritime Museum, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Nandos, D&AD and more. 

Aliyah Hasinah is invited by Frame in the context of the Helsinki Biennial 2025. Her visit is made possible thanks to the support of the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland.