

Canadian. Born in Montréal, Canada (1973).
Lives and works in Montréal.
Using video, photography and installation, Natascha Niederstrass’ weaves references between art history, news, crime scene and horror cinema. She emphasizes the ambiguity of signs and cultural codes accepted as truths that are deceptive compared to a reality that often escapes us.
Fascinated with narrative issues, she explores the possibilities offered by reconstruction methods, skillfully operating in the margins between truth and fiction. Niederstrass often chooses to use a forensic aesthetic, for it serves both as an approachable way for the general public to pry open the often hermetic shell of contemporary art, and as a viable critical model for understanding art that relies on clues, obscurities, and residue. Niederstrass takes the viewer through the exciting process of reconstructing a story, a scene, a speculative action or an event excluded from the “visible”.
A graduate of Concordia University in Montreal (BFA) and York University in Toronto (MFA), Natascha Niederstrass presented several solo and group exhibitions in galleries and artist centers, most recently taking part in the latest edition of MOMENTA – Biennale de l’image in Montreal.
COLLECTIONS
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montréal, Canada)
National Bank of Canada (Montréal, Canada)
Ville de Longueuil (Longueuil, Canada)
Portrait video | Natascha Niederstrass from Galerie Trois Points on Vimeo.