Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Sarkissian, Hrair

Sarkissian, Hrair

Artist

Hrair Sarkissian’s photographs reflect on personal memories, using subjectivity as a way to navigate stories that official histories are unable to tell. Using traditional documentary techniques in large-scale works, he engages the viewer in a profound consideration of what lies behind the surface of the images, thereby re-evaluating larger historical or social narratives.

Felwine Sarr is a scholar, writer and musician whose research focuses on epistemology, economic policies and the history of religious ideas.

Satoh, Ampannee

Satoh, Ampannee

Artist

Ampannee Satoh’s work examines cultural identity, nation state, faith and individuality by bringing focus to traditional subjects in the Pattani region of Thailand, her homeland.

Satz, Aura

Satz, Aura

Artist

Artist and filmmaker Aura Satz works in film, sound, performance and sculpture in order to conceptualise a distributed, expanded and shared notion of voice.

Saudi, Mona

Saudi, Mona

Artist

Mona Saudi is widely recognised for her stone sculptures, which explore the relationship between natural material and modern form.

Saunders, Matt

Saunders, Matt

Artist

Matt Saunders merges photography, painting and rotoscope animation to create uniquely processed and multilayered works that evoke cinematic iconography and celluloid history.

Sayegh,Samir

Sayegh,Samir

Artist

Master calligrapher, Samir Sayegh takes Arabic letters beyond the formal aesthetic of Arabic calligraphy.

Sedira, Zineb

Sedira, Zineb

Artist and Founder, aria

In video, photography, sculpture and installation, Zineb Sedira explores notions of gender, language, national identity and modernity.

Sekhukhuni, Bogosi

Sekhukhuni, Bogosi

Artist

Conceptual artist Bogosi Sekhukhuni works from research to explore cultures and histories of technology.  

Selmani, Massinissa

Selmani, Massinissa

Artist

Massinissa Selmani’s work often presents montages of drawings and images or short animations in which he mingles humour, irony and a sense of revolt.

Sen, Mithu

Sen, Mithu

Artist

Mithu Sen’s conceptual art practice is born of a desire to subvert hierarchical social codes pertaining to myths of the market, sexuality, language and marginalisation.

Sengupta, Shuddhabrata

Sengupta, Shuddhabrata

Artist and curator

Shuddhabrata Sengupta is an artist and curator who has been working with the Raqs Media Collective since co- founding it in 1992.

Setareh Shahbazi is best known for her drawings and installations, which are based primarily on found visual material she has digitally manipulated.

Shalabi, Sam

Shalabi, Sam

Artist

Musician and composer Sam Shalabi is a central node in Montreal’s free improvisation scene and is well-known as the founding member of the Shalabi Effect, Nutsak and Hawaga.

Shanaathanan, T.

Shanaathanan, T.

Artist

Visual artist T. Shanaathanan’s work explores the meaning of home in the context of displacement and migration.

Shaobin, Yang

Shaobin, Yang

Artist

Born to a family of coal miners, Yang Shaobin is highly concerned with the state of the industry in China.

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