What does it mean to carry? What does it entail to carry a home, ancestors and political formations with you? How do themes of care, grief, history and memory speak to the times we live in? Find out on Biennial Bytes, the official podcast of Sharjah Biennial 16, titled "to carry ...Show more
Ep 12: Amar Kanwar — Narrative and Evidence
What are the ways through which cinema can seek the truth and respond to the times? In a world where evidence has ceased to matter, what is the role of the documentary? To find out, listen to Amar Kanwar in conversation with SB15 curator Hoor Al Qasimi. For SB15, Kanwar instal ...Show more
Ep 11: Abdulrahim Salem — Tradition and Community
How can artistic techniques capture invisible phenomena such as movement and magic? What are the ways in which can traditional practices be reinterpreted within contemporary art? To find out, listen to Abdulrahim Salem in conversation with SB15 curator Hoor Al Qasimi. At SB15, S ...Show more
Ep 10: Mithu Sen — Gender and Glitch
How can the distortion of language resist oppressive power structures? In what ways can depicting the body reveal and defy social strictures? To find out, listen to Mithu Sen in conversation with SB15 curator Hoor Al Qasimi. At Sharjah, Sen installed a mixed-media installation c ...Show more
Ep 9: Annalee Davis — Planting and Recovering
How can gardens become spaces for healing and community? Can plantations become sites for challenging exploitation and the vestiges of colonialism? To find out, listen to Annalee Davis in conversation with SB15 curator Hoor Al Qasimi. At Sharjah, Davis grew a medicinal garden ...Show more