Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Jihan El Tahri

Jihan El Tahri

Filmmaker

Jihan El Tahri is a Franco Egyptian award-winning film director, writer, visual artist and producer.

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige

Artists, Filmmakers

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige question the fabrication of images and representations, the construction of imaginaries and the writing of history.

Joreige, Khalil

Joreige, Khalil

Artist

Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas collaborate as visual artists and filmmakers.

Joreige, Lamia

Joreige, Lamia

Artist, Filmmaker

Visual artist and filmmaker Lamia Joreige uses archival documents and elements of fiction to reflect on the construction of historical narratives and the relationship between individual stories and collective memory.

Kanwar, Amar

Kanwar, Amar

Artist, Filmmaker

Amar Kanwar's poetic documentaries and video installations examine nationalism, politics, violence and social performance in the Indian subcontinent.

Kashani, Maryam

Kashani, Maryam

Filmmaker

Maryam Kashani’s research and work explore the possibilities of visual perception, cinematic narrative and representation.

Kassem, May

Kassem, May

Artist, Film maker

May Kassem’s journey began with experimental filmmaking using 16mm film and has developed to documentaries, fiction and animated films.

Kaul, Shambhavi

Kaul, Shambhavi

Filmmaker

Whether working with found footage or her own images, Shambhavi Kaul explores the cinematic construction of place, and inevitably, that of human identity.

Keller, Christoph

Keller, Christoph

Artist, Filmmaker

In his videos and installations frequently resembling experimental configurations, Christoph Keller uses the discursive possibilities of art to investigate the themes of science and its utopias.

Khoshnoudi, Bani

Khoshnoudi, Bani

Filmmaker, Artist

Informed by her background in photography and architecture, Bani Khoshnoudi explores ideas of exile and modernity, displacement, dislocation and memory.

Kiarostami, Abbas

Kiarostami, Abbas

Filmmaker

Abbas Kiarostami graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer.

Kiarostami, Bahman

Kiarostami, Bahman

Filmmaker

Bahman Kiarostami is a film director, editor and cinematographer.

Knight, Nsenga

Knight, Nsenga

Artist

Her recent talks include Art + Activism + the Archive, at the Stanford L Warren Library.

Johnny Lahoud is an actor, writer, producer and director who strives to build worlds with realistic and relatable characters.

Lawder, Standish

Lawder, Standish

Artist, Filmmaker

Standish Lawder is internationally recognized for his work in avant-garde filmmaking.

Linyekula, Faustin

Linyekula, Faustin

Choreographer, dancer

Faustin Linyekula’s work as a choreographer, dancer and founder of Studios Kabako in Kisangani is intimately tied to the artist’s engagement with his home country.

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