Karimah Ashadu has been awarded the 2026 Philipp Otto Runge Foundation Fellowship. The grant will support the presentation of the work Muscle (2025) in the group exhibition “BUT I | WORLD | I SEE | YOU” opening on 4 June 2026 at the Hamburger Kunsthalle, curated by Dr. Corinne Diserens.

Muscle continues Ashadu’s experimental approach to filmmaking, engaging audiences through a non-linear and immersive visual language. The Fellowship recognises her significant contribution to contemporary moving image practice and supports the public presentation of her work to an international audience.