Mariama Attah
Portrait by © Oliver Abraham.
Mariama is currently amongst the judges for the CAP Prize 2024 and the World Press Photo. She’s also recently wrote an article for Trigger and moderated a talk in Antwerp as part of the Futures Meet up 2023.
Mariama also wrote the introductory chapter for the 10x10 photobook What They Saw which won the Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award in 2022.
Mariama Attah is a photography curator, writer and lecturer with a particular interest in overlooked visual histories, and understanding how photography and visual culture can be used to amplify underrepresented voices. Mariama is currently Associate Curator for Art Collection Deutsche Börse. Previous roles include Head of Exhibitions at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, Assistant Editor of Foam Magazine, Curator at Photoworks, and Commissioning and Managing Editor of the yearly magazine Photoworks Annual.
“Since its establishment in 2015, the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation has been responsible for the development and presentation of the Art Collection Deutsche Börse. Exhibiting and supporting contemporary photography as well as continuously expanding the collection are the cornerstones of the Foundation’s commitment. In its activities, the charitable institution strives to represent a variety of artistic positions, strategies, and themes.
To further deepen these efforts, the Photography Foundation has appointed Mariama Attah to advise on the selection of works of the highest quality for the Art Collection Deutsche Börse. With her experience in integrating diverse perspectives and narratives, Attah will help to strengthen the Foundation’s commitment to the visibility and promotion of underrepresented artist groups as well as to enrich the collection with new perspectives.” - The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation