Sharjah Biennial 9: Provisions for the Future
and Past of the Coming Days

Lani Maestro has used a range of media including installation, sound, video, books and text to create work that explores the often complex dualities of human experience and the physical power of the natural world.

The work of Firoz Mahmud is an investigation into social, political and belief systems and their interaction with human reality, both historically and in the present.

Waheeda Malullah is a multidisciplinary artist whose two-decade practice examines the socialised norms of Bahrani society and wider Arabian Gulf context through a playful, performative lens.

The work of Hiroyuki Masuyama pays homage to the great nineteenth century landscape artists, reflecting the interrelation between time, space and medium in a distinct and compelling way.

Iranian artist Gita Meh uses visual and written language as tools to form a space for human interaction and cultural integration, goals that originate from her own personal history and experience of migration and intercultural negotiation.

Italian artist Giuseppe Moscatello uses his experience of living in Sharjah as a source of inspiration for his work.

Rabih Mroué is an actor, director, playwright, visual artist and contributing editor for The Drama Review (TDR).