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Randa Mirza (in collaboration with Giulia Guadagnoli), la tizi: an art intervention, 2011, video, 14'
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Randa Mirza (in collaboration with Giulia Guadagnoli), la tizi: an art intervention, 2011, video, 14'
Born 1978, Lebanon.
Currently lives and works in Beirut.
Randa Mirza has been working as an independent photographer since 2003. She also conducts realtime video performances, and directs workshops using photography and video to reflect and communicate on social issues.
After completing an MA in creative advertising at the Lebanese Academy for Fine Arts (ALBA) , Mirza graduated from Paris 8 University with a BA in fine arts and multimedia studies. She then attended photography classes at Universié Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK) in Lebanon.
"I am an image-maker; I speak with images. Images are texts. The eye can read between the lines. Using visual language, I intend to reveal the intangible multiple layers that emanates from the physical presence through a mystification of reality. I’ve mainly worked on themes related to my perception of war, bringing to view questions about memory, violence and voyeurism. I have also been exploring issues concerning the Lebanese postwar condition, particularly the reconstruction policy. On another hand, I've worked on gender roles in ritualized performances and gender differences assigned to body shapes. I aim to understand and to translate the complexity of my personal, social, geographical, historical and political reality."
read more...Born 1978, Lebanon.
Currently lives and works in Beirut.
Randa Mirza has been working as an independent photographer since 2003. She also conducts realtime video performances, and directs workshops using photography and video to reflect and communicate on social issues.
After completing an MA in creative advertising at the Lebanese Academy for Fine Arts (ALBA) , Mirza graduated from Paris 8 University with a BA in fine arts and multimedia studies. She then attended photography classes at Universié Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK) in Lebanon.
"I am an image-maker; I speak with images. Images are texts. The eye can read between the lines. Using visual language, I intend to reveal the intangible multiple layers that emanates from the physical presence through a mystification of reality. I’ve mainly worked on themes related to my perception of war, bringing to view questions about memory, violence and voyeurism. I have also been exploring issues concerning the Lebanese postwar condition, particularly the reconstruction policy. On another hand, I've worked on gender roles in ritualized performances and gender differences assigned to body shapes. I aim to understand and to translate the complexity of my personal, social, geographical, historical and political reality."
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
Remaking the city, Espace Kettaneh-Kunigk (Tanit), Beirut, Lebanon
Beirutopia, Sanayeh Garden, Beirut, Lebanon (public space exhibition)
2010
Muerte Express, Panteon Municipal, Puebla, Mexico (public space intervention)
2009
Parallel Universes, Ministry of Tourism, 6émes jeux de la francophonie, Beirut, Lebanon (public space exhibition) 2008 Parallel Universes, Gallery Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg, Germany
2008
Parallel Universes, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland
2006
Abandoned Rooms, La Stanza delle biciclette gallery (Vincenzo Cottinelli), Brescia, Italy
Abandoned Rooms, Les Rencontres Photographiques d’Arles, France
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
Bursa Foto Fest, Han Fidan, Turkey
Beirut, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria
2010
Morality, Witte de with, Rotterdam, Holland
Individual / War, Ausstellungshalle Zeitgenössische Kunst Münster (AZKM), Germany
As the lands expands, Al Riwaq Art Space, Kingdom of Bahrain
Palt(t)form10, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
2009
Fiction in action, Gallery Raster, Warsaw, Poland
Orientations, Kunstlerforum, Bonn, Germany
Images Recalled, Fotofestival Mannheim_Ludwigshafen_Heidelberg, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Germany
2008
Hopes and Doubts, Fondazione Merz, Torino, Italy
Hopes and Doubts, Beirut City Center (Dome), Lebanon
Miami Basel, USA
Philips de Pury, London, UK
Armory show, New York, USA
Dubai Art fair, UAE
ARCO 08, Madrid, Spain
International Biennale of Photography, Brescia, Italy
International Biennale for Contemporary Art, Bucharest, Roumania
New ends, Old beginnings, Bluecoat gallery, Liverpool, UK (curated by November Painter)
Occupation(s), Visa pour l'image, Perpignan, France
2007
FIAC, Grand-Palais, Paris, France
Art now in Lebanon, Darat al Funun, Amman, Jordan
The representation of evil, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland
Moving Walls, Espace SD, Beirut, Lebanon
2006
Welcome, The Leibling center for film, photo and video, Hampshire College, USA
Stomping Ground, Le Florence Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Nafas Beirut, Espace SD, Beirut, Lebanon
Chou tabkha ya mara?, Art Lounge, Beirut, Lebanon
2005
Les 5èmes jeux de la francophonie, National museum of modern art, Niamey, Niger
2004
8th international festival of photography, Aleppo, Syria
2nd international photography meetings of Ghar El-Melh, Tunisia