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The early work of artist and writer Walid Sadek investigated the violent legacies of the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990) as partially and inadequately seen and experienced by a young Christian-born Lebanese.

The Labour of Missing, 2011

Walid Sadek
The Labour of Missing, 2011
Site-specific installation
Installation view
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio

Biography

Walid Sadek began to posit, mostly in theoretical texts, ways of understanding the complexity of lingering civil strife in times of relative social and economical stability. His recent written work, in art and in writing, endeavours to structure a theory for approaching the ambivalence of living through a protracted civil-war.

This person was part of Sharjah Biennial 10

Sharjah Biennial 10: Plot for a Biennial

publications

Accompanying and complementing the main premise of Sharjah Biennial 10, Plot for a Biennial explores the concept of a ‘conversation’ through printed matter.