Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Sante, Luc

Sante, Luc

Writer

Luc Sante has been a writer for almost three decades.

Sappenfield, Ann

Sappenfield, Ann

Artist

Ann Sappenfield is a designer and illustrator based in New York City.

Sargent, Keith

Sargent, Keith

Artist, Filmmaker

Keith Sargent is an artist, filmmaker, graphic designer and educator who is also a director of the multidisciplinary design company b#1 (buildingnumberone).

Sarkissian, Hrair

Sarkissian, Hrair

Artist

Hrair Sarkissian’s photographs reflect on personal memories, using subjectivity as a way to navigate stories that official histories are unable to tell. Using traditional documentary techniques in large-scale works, he engages the viewer in a profound consideration of what lies behind the surface of the images, thereby re-evaluating larger historical or social narratives.

Felwine Sarr is a scholar, writer and musician whose research focuses on epistemology, economic policies and the history of religious ideas.

Satoh, Ampannee

Satoh, Ampannee

Artist

Ampannee Satoh’s work examines cultural identity, nation state, faith and individuality by bringing focus to traditional subjects in the Pattani region of Thailand, her homeland.

Satz, Aura

Satz, Aura

Artist

Artist and filmmaker Aura Satz works in film, sound, performance and sculpture in order to conceptualise a distributed, expanded and shared notion of voice.

Saudi, Mona

Saudi, Mona

Artist

Mona Saudi is widely recognised for her stone sculptures, which explore the relationship between natural material and modern form.

Saunders, Matt

Saunders, Matt

Artist

Matt Saunders merges photography, painting and rotoscope animation to create uniquely processed and multilayered works that evoke cinematic iconography and celluloid history.

Tomoko Sauvage works on ‘natural synthesisers’ that she has invented—waterbowls that combine water, ceramics and hydrophones (underwater microphones).

Sayegh,Samir

Sayegh,Samir

Artist

Master calligrapher, Samir Sayegh takes Arabic letters beyond the formal aesthetic of Arabic calligraphy.

Scandar Copti

Scandar Copti

Filmmaker

Scandar Copti is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and visual artist.

Schmickl, Silke

Schmickl, Silke

Curator

Silke Schmickl is a curator whose work engages with the contemporary art scenes in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Schwierin, Marcel

Schwierin, Marcel

Curator and Filmmaker

Marcel Schwierin studied photography, filmmaking, film history, politics and aesthetics.

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