Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present

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Chillahona (2022) and other works

Chillahona (2022) and other works

Saodat Ismailova

Saodat Ismailova is a filmmaker and artist whose upbringing in post- Soviet Uzbekistan and engagement with the region continue to drive her practice. Ismailova’s filmography addresses themes of national memory, women’s sovereignty, ritualism and mortality.

Subterfuge (2023) and other works

Subterfuge (2023) and other works

Berni Searle

Berni Searle’s body is often at the centre of her work, rendered as a site of inquiry into prescribed notions of racial, gender and ethnographic identity.