Sharjah Biennial 10: Film and Audio Commissions
Exhibition
14.11.11 – 15.01.12
Bait Al Serkal, Arts Area, Heart of Sharjah
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Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia, still from Short Scenes from a Long Marriage (Lahathat Qasira men Zawaj Taweel), 2011, courtesy of the artists
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Karim Aïnouz, Sunny Lane (Sonnenallee), 2011, film still, courtesy of the artist
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Hicham Ayouch, As They Say (Kif Ma Yi Qulu), 2011, Morocco/UAE, digital video, colour, 20min, in Arabic with English subtitles, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, still, courtesy of the artist
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Ali Essafi, Wanted (Al-Hareb), 2011, Morocco/UAE, digital video, colour, 20min, in Arabic and French with English subtitles, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, still, courtesy of the artist
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Bahman Kiarostami, Javad, 2011, Iran/UAE, digital video, colour, 18min, in Farsi with English subtitles, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, still, courtesy of the artist
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Sean Gullette, Traitors (Khawana), 2011, USA/Morocco/UAE, HD video, colour, 31min, in Arabic and French, with English subtitles, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, still, courtesy of the artist
Rania Stephan, The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni (Ikhtifa’aat Soad Hosni el-Thalaathat), 2011, Lebanon/UAE, digital video, colour, 70min, Co-Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, co-produced by AFAC, Post Office and Forward Productions with the support from the CNC, FIDLAB and the Serpentine Gallery, London, still, courtesy of the artist
This exhibition will present seven films and three audio works commissioned for Sharjah Biennial 10. Six filmmakers were invited to create a new short film inspired by the Biennial’s title Plot for a Biennial and the key words–Treason, Affiliation, Corruption, Necessity, Devotion, Disclosure, Translation and Insurrection–that constituted its conceptual framework.
Also on view is Rania Stephan’s Sharjah Biennial Prize winning film The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni.
In addition to the films, this exhibition will present audio works created by filmmakers for Sharjah Biennial 10. These works reflect the content of the commissioned films and resonate with the energy of the Arab Spring.