Natasha Cantwell

Film professional

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Biography

Natasha Cantwell is a New Zealand artist whose work openly embraces awkwardness and the absurdity of human behaviour.

Her practice explores the tension between the visible and the unseen, and the possibility of rebuilding a connection to the natural world from a position of fractured understanding.

She draws from the uneasiness of performance art and b-grade horror cinema.

Working across photography and 16mm experimental film, her work has been exhibited worldwide, including at 'Experiments In Cinema' (US), the 'European Media Art Festival', and 'Stuttgart Filmwinter Festival For Expanded Media' (both in Germany).

In 2025 she undertook a residency at Arteles Creative Center in Finland, and is a current finalist in the 'FluxusMuseum Prize for Experimental Video 2026' (Greece).

Natasha is based in Melbourne, living and working on Bunurong and Wurundjeri Country.

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