Sophia Al Maria
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The artwork presents a striking contrast of bold, angular shapes in black against a gray background, punctuated by a swirling, ethereal white form at the center. The composition creates a sense of movement and dynamism, with the sharp, intersecting lines and the flowing, ghostly shape evoking a sense of tension and duality. The use of monochromatic tones and the interplay of positive and negative space suggest a minimalist, abstract aesthetic, hinting at the artist's intention to explore the interplay of light, form, and energy. ...
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Sophia Al Maria
B.1983, Qatari/AmericanSophia Al-Maria is a Qatari-American artist, writer, and filmmaker living and working in London. Though her work spans many disciplines including drawing, film and screen-writing for TV, it is united by a preoccupation with the power of storytelling and myth, and in particular with imagining revisionist histories and alternative futures. With her friend and collaborator Fatima Al Qadiri, Al-Maria coined the term “Gulf Futurism” to describe the growing atomisation of individuals and the shifting ground of urban planning, aesthetics, and media, and their impact on everyday life in the post-oil Persian Gulf. Her cinematic artist’s videos are fuelled by the combination of critical rigour with an affective charge in their explorations of language, imperialism, and counter-histories – a deep investigation and dramatisation of the sociopolitical, economic, and environmental present. ...
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Project Native Informant
LondonContemporary art gallery established in 2013 with a strong interest in expanded institutional critique. Project Native Informant works with 16 artists and collectives, producing 5-6 exhibitions per year and hosting performances, concerts, talks and events.