How do visual and sonic forms shape our understanding of a place? How do memories unfold when we encounter these forms in new configurations? In this episode, Hoor Al Qasimi speaks with Turner Prize winning artist Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska, known for her practice of ‘inner listening’, about their long-standing collaborative practice. Together, they d ... Show More
Mar 2024
Episode 10: Backstory: River In An Ocean: 6 (1993)
Join Natasha Ginwala as she explores one of Lala Rukh’s works from her iconic series, River In An Ocean, and how it captures the diverse rhythms of life and landscape with a minimalist vocabulary of lines, symbols and blackness. Backstory is available in both audio and video form ... Show More
7m 8s
Apr 2023
Ep 3: Hassan Hajjaj - Music and Ritual
What are the ways in which identity gets stereotyped and commodified in visual media? Can art draw on diverse histories to express solidarities in the present? To find out, listen this episode, recorded before Sharjah Biennial 15 opened, where Hassan Hajjaj is in conversation wit ... Show More
29m 23s
May 2023
Ep 7: Kambui Olujimi —Flight and Freedom
What happens to a Black body when it stops being weighed down by forces of oppression and is freed from gravity? Can the result be Black rhapsody? To find out, listen to Kambui Olujimi in conversation with SB15 curator Hoor Al Qasimi At Sharjah, Olujimi installed an immersive, si ... Show More
19m 59s
Apr 2021
3. "Let's talk art @kesakaseera" ft. Zeina Marei & Sarah Ayoubi
In this Episode I talk to Zeina and Sarah about an account they created on Instagram called Kesa Kaseera, we talk about all forms of art, the inspiration behind the idea, the power of having an outlet to share your art and much more... tune in to listen
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13m 33s
Oct 2025
Mona Saudi & Filwa Nazer | Discover Arab Artists – The Misk Art Library Podcast
This episode of The Misk Art Library Podcast reflects on the work of Filwa Nazer and Mona Saudi. Nazer reflects on her own textile-based practice, her early inspirations, and the process of documenting her first monograph, while Myrna Ayad speaks about Mona Saudi’s resilient care ... Show More
52m 24s
Apr 2023
Ep 1: Nari Ward - Redemption and Transformation
Can objects from the past make us see the present in a new light? How does art reframe things that carry histories of oppression? To find out, listen to this episode, recorded before Sharjah Biennial 15 opened, where artist Nari Ward is in conversation with SB15 curator Hoor Al Q ... Show More
26m 37s
Sep 2025
Lulwah Al Homoud & Rafa Nasiri | Discover Arab Artists – The Misk Art Library Podcast
In this episode of The Misk Art Library Podcast Series, we sit down with two experts on art in the Arab world: Lulwah Al Homoud, an artist featured in the Misk Art Library series, and Dr. Nada Shabout, who speaks about the work of Iraqi artist Rafa Nasiri. We discuss Nasiri's leg ... Show More
53m 59s