Tiona Nekkia McClodden [she/her] is a visual artist, filmmaker, and curator whose interdisciplinary work explores themes of Black interiority, biomythography, re-memory, and queer poetics. Based in Philadelphia, she creates documentary film, experimental video, sculpture, and sound installations that interrogate ideas of ritual and order through its relationship to identity and the conditions of being human.

In summer 2026, McClodden will present a new work for one of her most prestigious platforms to date: she was invited by the eminent late curator Koyo Kouoh to participate in In Minor Keys, the 61st International Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.

BATTLE Projects is providing project management for this new work, by working closely with McClodden on finalizing her installation; liaising with the curatorial and organizational teams at Biennale Arte; and developing a fundraising strategy for the artist’s film production.

McClodden’s new project will be unveiled during the opening days of the Venice Biennale in early May 2026. Stay tuned!