Sophia Al-Maria
b. US
Lives and works in London
Sophia Al-Maria and Sin Wai Kin (fka Victoria Sin), `Astral Bodies Electric, Makeup!`, 2019, Courtesy of the artists and PNI
Sophia Al-Maria’s cinematic videos explore, postcolonial identity, imperialism, and counter-histories weaving together music, literature, oral history, film and dance. Her fractured, nonlinear works is often cast against a science fiction backdrop and explores the revision of history, the isolation of individuals through technology, and the corrosive elements of consumerism and industry. Solo exhibitions include Garage, Moscow; Whitechapel Gallery and Whitney Museum New York.
The artist was in the following exhibition:The 2021 Film London
Jarman Award Touring Programme
Links :
https://projectnativeinformant.com/artist/sophia-al-maria/
