Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present

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Sour Things(2023)

Mirna Bamieh
Sour Things (detail), 2023
Installation view: Sharjah Biennial 15, Old Al Jubail Vegetable Market, Sharjah Art Foundation, 2023

Talk Description

Three SB15 artists gather to explore culinary culture, food heritage and the politics of food practice, as well as the notion of food as an artistic form and methodology. Panellists will discuss how they utilise food in their work to tackle issues such as social and economic inequality and to scrutinise questions of political power, accessibility, memory and nostalgia.

Speakers

Mirna Bamieh – Artist
Elia Nurvista – Artist
Moza Al Matrooshi – Artist

Moderator

Rahul Gudipudi – Writer, researcher and curator

Registration

This discussion will be held at 5:30 pm Gulf Standard Time (GST).
This discussion will take place via Zoom and will be held in English.

To register for the online discussion, please click here.

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