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Rain Room, Sharjah

Sharjah Art Foundation presents Rain Room for the first time in the Middle East. The installation is permanently sited in Al Majarrah, Sharjah.

Random International
2012

Rain Room, Sharjah

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The Interview

These opening lines introduce The Interview, an indirect narration of the real-life story of Dr Abdul Nabi, an Iraqi doctor who came to the United States in 2008.

Işıl Eğrikavuk
2008

The Interview
Proposal for an Iraq War Memorial

Proposal for an Iraq War Memorial

Iman Issa
2007

Using found images and footage, Iman Issa’s proposal took the form of a video in which a female subject answers questions concerning her feelings and perceptions of the war and the landscape of Iraq.

Shirin

Shirin

Abbas Kiarostami
2008

Shirin revolves around a stage production of the twelfth century Persian tale of Khosrow and Shirin.

Death is Certain

Death is Certain

Eva Meyer-Keller
2002

In her performance, Death is Certain, Eva Meyer-Keller uses sweet cherries as her protagonists.

Domestic Tourism II – The Film

Domestic Tourism II – The Film

Maha Maamoun
2009

In Domestic Tourism II, Maha Maamoun explores how the ‘timeless’ image of the Egyptian pyramids - projected by the tourism industry.

The Emigrants

The Emigrants

Samer Omran
2008

This powerful play explores the complex emotional realities of two immigrants with very different histories and aspirations who are forced together in a shared state of exile.

ZAWGATI WAL KALB: My wife and the dog

ZAWGATI WAL KALB: My wife and the dog

Mahmoud Refat
2009

A new music score will be presented live on stage for the 70s experimental Egyptian film ZAWGATI WAL KALB directed by Said Marzoiq 1971.

When Mahmoud Yassin left the frame, the ladies couldn't stop watching the endless TV programme.

'When I was in Cairo last year, I was interviewing Egyptian actors for my new film'.
Raed Yassin

Lecture and Sweet tasting

Lecture and Sweet tasting

Shinichiro Ogata
2009

One of Japan’s most innovative contemporary designers and restaurateur, Shinichiro Ogata’s lecture explores the connections between design and sweet making.

Axis of Power

Axis of Power

David Spriggs
2009

Alongside works entitled Entropy and Dark Matter, David Spriggs presented the large site-specific installation Axis of Power at Sharjah Biennial 9.

Black and White

Black and White

Waheeda Malullah
2008―2009

Malullah works with installation, photography and video often investigating the new roles being adopted by contemporary Islamic woman.

Hopeless Lands

Hopeless Lands

Liu Wei
2009

The Artist documents the ‘new work’ of local farmers who have been forced to comb through suburban domestic refuse everyday in exchange for meager compensation to supplement their falling agricultural income.

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