[1][2] Niati specializes in mixed media installations that criticize Western representations and objectification of north African and Middle Eastern women.
[3] Her installations notably have live performances most commonly traditional Algerian music such as Raï, as a key visual representation of Niati's homeland and culture.
[1] When Niati was twelve years old, she demonstrated against French colonialism with her anti-colonial graffiti, which landed her in jail.
[1] Niati's experiences with the French occupation and eventual revolution of her people greatly influenced her art later in life.
[1] Niati moved to London in the late 1970s, where she observed Western art that depicted Algerian people, especially women, in a fictionalized and exotic way.