Biography

Jaasir Linger is a visual artist with Surinamese roots. Based on research into his Surinamese roots, the traditional Afro-Surinamese religion Winti and the colonial history The Netherlands has with Suriname, he creates installation artworks. Linger's works have been exhibited in, among others, Museum Het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam Museum, Het Nieuwe Instituut, The Black Archives, Völkerkundemuseum Herrnhut, Bijbels Museum and Documenta 15.