AYMAN ZEDANI

Ayman Zedani’s investigative practice works to upend our comprehension of the past and challenge our acceptance of the future. His work includes videos, installations and immersive environments that consider the future of the Gulf. His resultant projects are platforms to invite audiences to observe human-nonhuman symbiosis, leaving his narratives open to a multitude of interpretations and questions.

His arc of inquiry highlights the interactions and relationships of humans in the more-than-human world, framing his practices and projects as extended animism.

Zedani’s recent projects include The Heavens Is For All, Islamic Arts Biennale, Jeddah (2023); The keepers, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden (2022); The Valley of the Desert Keepers, Desert X AlUla (2022); The Desert Keepers, Portrait of a Nation II, ADMAF (2022); Between Desert Seas, Diriyah Biennale, Diriyah (2021); Between the Heavens and the Earth, Lahore Biennial, Lahore (2020);.

He won the inaugural Ithra Art Prize and presented a new project titled Mēm (2018) and had his debut solo show titled bahar-bashar-shajar-hajar, (sea-human-tree-stone) curated by Murtaza Vali, in Athr Gallery, Jeddah (2019).