People

Surafel Wondimu Abebe uses academia, performance and media as sites of cultural politics from which to interrogate representational practices.

Abed Al Ju’beh was born and educated in the old city of Jerusalem.

Through her practice, Noor Abed examines notions of choreography and the imaginary relationship of individuals; creating situations where social possibilities are both rehearsed and performed. 

Reyad Abedin's work draws upon a strong understanding of his surroundings and his reflections on the human relationship with nature, the environment and the landscape.

Encompassing the mediums of video, photography and performance, Bani Abidi’s two-decade-long practice draws on both everyday and historical events to explore issues of nationalism and state power.

Adel Abidin began his career as a painter, his work encompasses video, installation, photography and new media.

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès is the Founding Creative Director of the Khatt Foundation.

Tarek Abou El Fetouh is an independent curator who has established innovative initiatives in the Arab world and has sought to develop conversations among practitioners both regionally and internationally.

Ruanne Abou-Rahme work together with Basel Abbas across a range of sound, image, installation and performance practices.

Sarah Abu Abdallah's work explores issues of obscurity and value, probing the social and cultural conditions of contemporary Saudi Arabia.

Maya Abu Al-Hayat has published two poetry books, numerous children’s stories and three novels.

Lawrence Abu Hamdan is a ‘private ear’, an artist who investigates sound.

Noor Abuarafeh explores imagination and history, focusing on how history is documented, read and perceived as well as the possibility of using imagination and history to predict the future.

Lujain Abulfaraj is the co-founder and creative director of TwoThirds Design Studio, founder of Akwan, and co-founder and previous design director at WTD Magazine.

Historian, architect and curator Nadi Abusaada studies the foundations of the architectural profession in West Asia, the history of national exhibitions in the modern Arab world, and the intersection between photographic practice and representations of the natural landscape in Palestine.