Biography

Akram Zaatari is an artist whose work converses with history through film, photography, artist’s publications, and other media. The act of excavation itself has become representative of his research-led practice, often highlighting marginal or forgotten histories. As a co-founder of the Arab Image Foundation, he has contributed to writing the history of photography in the Arab world and to the discourse of photographic preservation internationally. His work has been presented at the Triennial of Photography, Hamburg (2026), and Against Photography at Sharjah Art Foundation (2019); MMCA, Seoul (2018); and MACBA, Barcelona (2017). He represented Lebanon at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013) and participated in documenta 13, Kassel (2012). Zaatari studied architecture at the American University of Beirut (1989) and media studies at the New School, New York (1995), and is a PhD candidate in art at ENSAPC, CY Cergy Paris Université. He received the Grand Prize at the 17th Contemporary Art Festival SESC_Videobrasil (2011).

Artworks

MiZa Observation Deck

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Akram Zaatari

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