Sour Things(2023)
Mirna Bamieh
Sour Things (detail), 2023
Installation view: Sharjah Biennial 15, Old Al Jubail Vegetable Market, Sharjah Art Foundation, 2023
Talk Description
Three SB15 artists gather to explore culinary culture, food heritage and the politics of food practice, as well as the notion of food as an artistic form and methodology. Panellists will discuss how they utilise food in their work to tackle issues such as social and economic inequality and to scrutinise questions of political power, accessibility, memory and nostalgia.
Speakers
Mirna Bamieh – Artist
Elia Nurvista – Artist
Moza Al Matrooshi – Artist
Moderator
Rahul Gudipudi – Writer, researcher and curator
Registration
This discussion will be held at 5:30 pm Gulf Standard Time (GST).
This discussion will take place via Zoom and will be held in English.
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