Yana Mikhalina is an artist, filmmaker and researcher in search of places for female ethics under patriarchy and colonialism. She is invested in documentary practices, and works with topics such as sickness and convalescence, Islam feminism and psychoanalysis. Her works take various forms such as films, short-term institutions and events. Since 2020, Yana has been a Ph.D. candidate in Artistic Research at the Trondheim Art Academy.