Artist ShuShu Sieberns tries to create a bridge between two different worlds: one where queer identity and traditional Russian family values can coexist alongside each other. The exhibition Young Human serves as a sensitive exploration of the internal conflict that the artist experiences in the relationship between her deeply religious grandmother and her partner.

The title, Young Human, is a direct translation from the Russian phrase ‘Molodoy Chelovek’, commonly used by young women to refer to their male partners. ShuShu Sieberns adopted this term to talk to her grandmother about her relationship with her non-binary partner. There is an ambiguity between how her grandmother interprets the word and how Sieberns uses the word. The exhibition is an emotional and personal reflection about queerness, intergenerational love and belonging in which the artist takes the viewer along in her personal journey.

ShuShu Sieberns is an artist who does not limit herself solely to photography: she uses film, photography, poetry and performance to convey her ideas. Her wide-ranging practice addresses the complexities of nationality and identity in today's global landscape. While her German-Russian heritage hints at broader political undertones, her focus remains introspective, centred on the human journey in search of defining your identity. In Young Human, she applies this multimedia approach by recreating the familiar atmosphere she always experienced at her grandmother’s house.

ShuShu Sieberns (2000, Germany) is a multidisciplinary artist; her practice includes poetry, film, photography and performance. ShuShu graduated from the VAV Moving Image department at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in 2023. Her work revolves around interhuman connections, creating odes, organizing poetry evenings and working on interdisciplinary projects. Her graduation work Young Human (2023) was nominated for the Sprouts Young Talent by SBK Kunstuitleen and shown at Eye Film Cinema, Amsterdam. Shushu took part in several performances in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, exhibited in NEVERNEVERLAND and created a play on grief called play Pallazzo Dellux(e) performed at Paradiso in Amsterdam.