Sharjah Biennial 9: Provisions for the Future
and Past of the Coming Days

SABAB (Sulayman Al Bassam Theatre) is an independent, international touring theatre company led by celebrated Kuwaiti writer/director Sulayman Al Bassam.

The work of Reem Al Ghaith reflects the ambivalence felt by most Emiratis about the rapid changes that have brought wealth and opportunities but have also resulted in a loss of cultural identity.

Encompassing painting, video, installation, sculpture and photography, Jawad Al Malhi’s practice explores communities and their relationship to their environments.

Conceptual artist Mounira Al Solh employs a humorous and playful approach in her work to highlight gender issues, politics and the role of art in Arab society.

She received a BFA in Sculpture, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio and an MFA in Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. In 2007 she attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine.

In his critical and political approach, artist and filmmaker Halil Altındere explores political, social and cultural codes, focusing on depicting marginalisation and resistance to oppressive systems.

Using the traditional medium of oil on wood, Araujo creates works associated with the history of painting, photography, publications, catalogues, magazines, postcards and posters.

Working within the realm of sound, Tarek Atoui is an artist and composer who explores new methods of collaboration and production.

Samira Badran’s project for the 9th Sharjah Biennial Have a Pleasant Stay! was a visual and physical metaphor of the concept of suffocation and imprisonment based on the experience of passing through the dense and claustrophobic Qalandia checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem.

After studying French Literature and Film, choreographer and dancer, Nacera Belaza embraced dance as the medium through which she could best explore and express her aesthetic sensibilities.

Nejib Belkadhi’s career began in acting.

Doris Bittar’s visual explorations and reinterpretations of historical patterns and themes emerge from an intersection between the artist’s own personal history and that of the Middle East.

Romeo Castellucci founded the Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio in 1981 with his sister Claudia and his wife, the playwright Chiara Guidi.

Artist and conservationist, Melissa Chimera’s participation in the 2009 Sharjah Biennial was part of a joint project with her mother, the poet Adele NeJame.

Since 1983 all of Eugenio Dittborn’s work has been meticulously folded and packed into cardboard airmail envelopes and sent by post to exhibitions around the world.