Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Refat, Mahmoud

Refat, Mahmoud

Artist

Mahmoud Refat is a sound artist and musician who began his career playing in local funk, acid jazz and post rock bands at different venues in Cairo.

Reihana, Lisa

Reihana, Lisa

Artist

Lisa Reihana (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāi Tu) is known for a practice that interrogates gender, power and representation.

Reinke, Steve

Reinke, Steve

Artist, Writer

Steve Reinke is an artist and writer best known for his videos.

Reyes, Pedro

Reyes, Pedro

Artist

Pedro Reyes examines the cognitive contradictions of modern life and proposes surprising solutions that are at the same time metaphorical and functional.

Rizvi, Uzma

Rizvi, Uzma

Speaker

Uzma Rizvi is an anthropological archaeologist and cultural archaeologist who specializes in the third millennium BCE, creative placemaking and critical heritage studies.

Rizzi, Mario

Rizzi, Mario

Artist

Rizzi’s photographs, films and video installations explore the impact of neo-liberal globalisation on individual lives through intimate, personal narratives.

Rose, Tracey

Rose, Tracey

Artist

Using a wide range of mediums, including performance and moving image, Tracey Rose investigates post-colonial, racial and feminist issues.

ruangrupa

ruangrupa

Artist Collective

Founded in 2000, ruangrupa is a collective based in Jakarta, Indonesia. As a non-profit organization, ruangrupa promotes artistic ideas within urban and cultural contexts.

Rustam, Marwa

Rustam, Marwa

Artist

Marwa Rustam works in photography and video. She has sought to capture her native Bahrain, Arabic culture, nature and the impact of urban development on heritage.

Stéphanie Saadé’s sculptures and installations, produced from materials such as plants, fabric, wood, brass and gold, explore past moments, memories and estrangement through the use of pre-existing shapes.

Saadeh, Raeda

Saadeh, Raeda

Artist

Raeda Sa’adeh’s work is mainly rooted in photography, performance and video, and the artist uses her own body as the core subject of most of her work.

Sabsabi, Khaled

Sabsabi, Khaled

Artist

Sabsabi specialises in multimedia and site-specific installations, often involving people on the margins of society.

Sadek, Walid

Sadek, Walid

Artist

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.

Saeed, Reem

Saeed, Reem

Artist

Reem Saeed is a UAE national with a passion for photography.

Safadi, Mahmoud

Safadi, Mahmoud

Artist, Filmmaker

Multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Mahmoud Safadi examines notions of urbanism and its intersection with the natural world.

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