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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
Heliotrope (2023)

Heliotrope (2023)

Philippe Parreno

Philippe Parreno creates singular, multisensory viewer experiences characterised by their unique spatiotemporal dynamics, allowing for open-ended, highly participatory explorations.

Arrancar los ojos (2023) and other works

Arrancar los ojos (2023) and other works

Gabriela Golder

Gabriela Golder examines the intersection between labour and memory from a wide variety of sources— political, mythical and medical—to highlight the aftereffect of violent state actions.

Threshold (2022)

Threshold (2022)

Hangama Amiri

Hangama Amiri combines sewn textile work with hand-painted elements to create images that reflect on conceptions of contemporary Afghan life.

(My) East of Eden (2012–2013)

(My) East of Eden (2012–2013)

Pipo Nguyen-duy

Drawing from a lifetime of complex entanglements with the physical and emotional legacies of the Vietnam War, Pipo Nguyen-duy’s photography is influenced by traditional landscape painting and theatrical composition.

Historia (1996–1998)

Historia (1996–1998)

Flavia Gandolfo

Flavia Gandolfo’s work investigates how the visual conventions and material cultures of nationalism institutionalise state identities.