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Working between the mediums of photography, film, installation and performance, Sedira is most known for her explorations of the human effects of geography. During her earlier work, this was often grounded in her own family’s experiences. In recent years, Sedira has turned to various kinds of archives, interrogating the historical narratives that they hold.
Zineb Sedira had a major exhibition at the Whitechapel art gallery in London in 2024, and represented France in the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022 with “Dreams Have No Titles”, an immersive installation comprising film, sculpture, photography and performance, that interweaves the artist’s biography with activist films produced across France, Algeria and Italy in the 1960s and 1970s, a pivotal moment in the history of avant-garde film production.
In recent years, Zineb Sedira also had solo exhibitions at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin – Germany, the 14th Gwangju Biennale – South Korea, Dundee Contemporary Arts – UK, the De La Warr Pavilion – UK, and SMoCA/Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art – US, the Jeu de Paume – France, IVAM/Institut Valencià d’Art Modern – Spain and the National Galleries of Scotland.
Sedira’s work is held in several UK collections including Arts Council England, Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow, Wolverhampton Arts and Museums, Exeter University College, Whitworth Art Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Tate. She was also shortlisted for the 2021 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize. Sedira is represented by Goodman Gallery in London and Mennour in Paris.
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