Sharjah Biennial 16

Hind Shoufani is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, poet and storyteller.

Soha Shukayr’s experience as a film editor has left her with a deep understanding of the power of cinematography and editing in telling stories and creating a unique visual language.

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Sigil is a collective based in Beirut and New York City.

Shahzia Sikander’s practice creates an interpretive and critical dialogue with the history and provenance of Indo-Persian miniature painting.

Reflecting his interest in sports and drawing, Gary Simmons’ work often refers to the intersection of pop culture, race and class.

AbdouMaliq Simone’s research is focused on the explorations of (non)human life in an era of extensive urbanisation, as well as the infrastructures and politics of urban popular economies across different geographies.

Edward Simpson has a PhD from the London School of Economics, UK, and is currently Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Nida Sinnokrot is an artist whose work explores how various forms of power and bias are embedded in dominant narrative structures of time and space.

Chai Siri’s videos and photography deal with the reconstruction of personal and social histories.

The paintings, drawings and sculptures of Walid Siti offer acute insight into a world that, for him, has been a place of constant change.

The collective excavates stories and legacies, which are at risk of being forgotten and trodden under the guise of progress-cum-westernisation.

Christopher Ian Smith is a filmmaker and audiovisual artist with a background in television and music.

The artist believes that within the tension between traditional heritage and digital media, there is vast potential for the transmission of Indigenous voices and experiences.