Lydia Ourahmane

Lydia Ourahmane

BornNationalityBased In
1992AlgerianBarcelona, Algiers
Biography

Her work has been exhibited internationally since she graduated from Goldsmiths University London in 2014. Ourahmane's research-driven practice spans spirituality, contemporary geopolitics, migration, and the complex histories of colonialism. She incorporates video, sound, performance, sculpture, and installation on an often large or monumental scale that has consequences beyond the walls of her exhibitions. Drawing on personal and collective narratives and experiences, Ourahmane challenges broader institutional structures such as surveillance, logistics and bureaucratic processes, and the ways these forces are registered. ...

Selected Artworks
Untitled
Lydia OurahmaneUntitled, 202321 x 29.7cm9000 EUR
Awards
Emergency Grant Foundation for Contemporary Arts2019
Biennals
Sao Paolo Biennial2021 - São Paulo
Manifesta2018
Istanbul Biennial2017 - Istanbul
Liverpool Biennial2014 - Liverpool