• Residency period: Autumn 2023
  • Nida Doctoral School

Natalie Novik is based in Gothenburg. She is a spatial practitioner, researcher and educator working in the transdisciplinary field. Her practice revolves around topics of urban commoning, collective care, otherness and belonging. Through her work she addresses how multiple subjectivities can be embodied in the spaces we inhabit. For several years she has worked as an urban planner and since 2018 she has run a studio that focuses on developing interactive collaborative processes and dialogues for urban planning projects. She holds a master’s degree in architecture and urban planning from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and is currently conducting a PhD in artistic research at HDK-Valand Academy of Art and Design in Gothenburg, where her project lies in the field of critical spatial practice.