Sharjah Biennial 10: Plot for a Biennial

Fateh Moudarres was internationally renowned as the pioneer of Modernism in Syria.

Jean-Luc Moulène uses photography as a tool for studying natural and cultural phenomena as they have been redefined by the development of industry, media and commerce.

Rosalind Nashashibi combines her singular observations with aspects of social documentary, theatrical staging and a cinematic overview to present uniquely crafted works in 16mm film and other media.

Ernesto Neto draws inspiration from the biomorphic and modernist abstraction of Alexander Calder and Constantin Brancusi.

Erkka Nissinen studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London and the Academy of Fine Art in Helsinki.

Ohanian’s artworks can be understood as physical and conceptual territories that focus on the concept of time.

Noma Omran established a historical precedent when she became the first woman in the world hosted at the Zen ritual at the Daitoku-Ji Temple in Japan.

Aras Özgün is a media artist and scholar, he studied Political Sciences and Sociology at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.

Liliana Porter uses a whimsical collection of toys and figurines of animals and people to populate work that, with wit and a wry sense of humour, offers a metaphor of the human condition.

Imran Qureshi is teaching miniature painting at the National College of Lahore and has become one of the leading figures in developing the 'Contemporary Miniatur' aesthetic.

Walid Raad works with mixed media installation, performance, video, photography and text to create a substantial body of work the offers multi-layered narratives on the contemporary history of Lebanon.

Khalil Rabah is best known for rewriting and inventing history. Emerging from his deep involvement and background in architecture, his works aim to provide an alternative vision that challenges public perceptions and expectations.

Omar Rajeh is a choreographer, dancer and artistic director of Maqamat Dance Theatre which he founded in 2002.

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.