Prof. Madya Dr. Roslina Ismail is a visual culture scholar and artist–researcher whose work operates at the intersection of contemporary art, visual culture, and art–science practices. Her research examines how meaning is constructed through images, material processes, and aesthetic systems, with particular emphasis on non-human agency, identity formation, and contemporary visuality.

Her interdisciplinary approach integrates visual culture methodologies, semiotics, and cultural analysis to investigate diverse visual phenomena, including contemporary abstract art, subculture, cinema, and art–science practices. Through both scholarly writing and artistic practice, her work explores how visual structures shape perception, knowledge, and cultural narratives in technologically mediated societies.

She has published extensively in high-impact international journals and contributes to advancing visual culture studies through transdisciplinary engagement between art, science, and society.

Area of Expertise

• Visual Culture
• Contemporary Aesthetic Practices
• Art–Science Visuality
• Non-Human Agency and Materiality