"A way of surviving, a way of life…" encompasses Zineb Sedira's pioneering cinematic practice spanning from 2002 to 2022. Sedira's films represent a profound archival exploration of identity, and cultural activism. Born in 1963 to Algerian parents, Sedira's work is deeply rooted in her self-narration and sheds light on broader, interconnected global anxieties surrounding cultural emancipation and diaspora.
This exhibition features the four films, Dreams Have No Titles (2022), mise-en-scène (2019), Image Keepers (2010), and Mother Tongue (2002). These films carry key concepts in the artist's practice as they illustrate the complexities of migration, memory, and the intergenerational transmission of knowledge.
In the atrium of Cultural Foundation, the centerpiece installation Dreams Have No Titles is presented as a constructed full-scale cinema box featuring the film carrying the same name. The film Dreams Have No Titles was first premiered at the French Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale 2022 where it was awarded a special mention. The award-winning film narrates the artist's personal life story and the history of anticolonial cinema in Algeria under the realities of displacement, mobility, integration, and longing.
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Native: Plants in the UAE exhibition explores the life conditions of each plant indigenous to the UAE’s landscape, looking at the surrounding atmosphere that affects its growth and gives it its unique variations of colour, texture, size and behaviour. From the iconic Ghaf tree to the resilient desert grasses, each specimen holds a story of adaptation and survival told through a curated collection of art installations and informative exhibits that shed light on the ecological significance of these plants and trees. Native: Plants in the UAE promises an enriching experience that will resonate with nature enthusiasts, researchers, artists, and curious minds alike. It’s a discovery of life that thrives beneath the desert sun and an exploration of an extraordinary green world of the UAE. The exhibition is curated by Sumayya Al Suwaidi and assistant curators Aysha Al Aseeri and Huda Marzooq.
