Artists

Rania Stephan

Rania Stephan was born in 1960 in Beirut, Lebanon. She lives and works in Beirut. Stephan is an artist and filmmaker working with still and moving images. She has directed numerous short and medium-length videos and creative documentaries, notable for their play with genre and investigation of themes such as memory, identity, image archaeology, and the figure of the detective. Archival material forms an underlying inquiry in her work; forgotten images and sounds that haunt the present are juxtaposed with new material to trigger renewed narratives and emotions. Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions, film festivals, and international residency programs worldwide.