Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige

Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige

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Biography

The Lebanese film-makers and artists Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige (1969, Beirut) interweave thematic, conceptual and formal links through photographs, video installations, fictional films and documentaries. Self-taught, they became film-makers and artists through necessity in the wake of the Lebanese civil wars. Their very personal œuvre, based on their various encounters with people, has led them to explore the realm of the visible and of absence, leading to a fascinating back-and-forth between life and fiction. For more than fifteen years, their films and artworks, created using personal and political documents, develop narratives out of stories kept secret in the face of the prevailing history. They are interested in the emergence of the individual in societies made up of communities, and the difficulty of living in the present. ...

Selected Artworks
The Golden Record Sounds of the Earth and of Lebanon
Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
The Golden Record Sounds of the Earth and of Lebanon, 2021
Wonder Beirut #15
Wonder Beirut #16
Wonder Beirut #18
Message with(out) a code III
Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
Message with(out) a code III, 2022
144 x 167cm
Message with(out) a code II
Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
Message with(out) a code II, 2022
133 x 167cm
Awards
Marcel Duchamp Prize2017
Marcel Duchamp Prize2017
Abraaj Capital Art Prize2012
Abraaj Capital Art Prize2012
Biennals
Sharjah Biennale2023 - Sharjah
Sharjah Biennale2023 - Sharjah
Sharjah Biennale2023 - Sharjah
Fototriennale Hamburg2022 - Hamburg
Fototriennale Hamburg2022 - Hamburg
Taipei Biennial2020 - Taipei
Taipei Biennial2020 - Taipei
Busan Biennial2018 - Busan
Busan Biennial2018 - Busan
Venice Biennial2015 - Venice
Venice Biennial2015 - Venice
Venice Biennial2015 - Venice
Gwangju Biennial2012 - Gwangju
Gwangju Biennial2012 - Gwangju
Kochi-Muziris Biennale2012 - Kodungallūr
Gwangju Biennial2012 - Gwangju
Kochi-Muziris Biennale2012 - Kodungallūr
La Biennale de Lyon2011 - Lyon
Istanbul Biennial2011 - Istanbul
La Biennale de Lyon2011 - Lyon
Istanbul Biennial2011 - Istanbul
Sharjah Biennale2009 - Sharjah
Asia Pacific Triennial2009 - Queensland
Sharjah Biennale2009 - Sharjah
Asia Pacific Triennial2009 - Queensland
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