Artists

Akram Zaatari

Akram Zaatari was born in 1966 in Sidon, Lebanon. He lives and works in Beirut, Lebanon. Zaatari has produced more than fifty films and videos, a dozen books, and countless photographic installations, all sharing an interest in writing histories. His practice explores interconnected themes of excavation, political resistance, and the play of tenses inherent to letters that have been lost, buried, discovered, or delayed in reaching their destinations. Co-founder of the Arab Image Foundation—a groundbreaking, artist-driven organization devoted to the research and study of photography in the Arab world—Zaatari has made invaluable contributions to the wider discourse on preservation and archival practice. His work has been exhibited at major international venues, including the Venice Biennale, Centre Pompidou, and MoMA.