Among the national debuts at the Venice Biennale 2022, the pavilion of the Sultanate of Oman stands out for its diversity of artistic talent. Its exhibition, titled \u2018Destined Imaginaries\u2019, brings together five Omani artists across three generations: Anwar Sonya, Hassan Meer, Budoor Al Riyami, Radhika Khimji and Raiya Al Rawahi...
, ‘Destined Imaginaries’, offers a snapshot of the country’s vibrant creative landscape and bold cultural ambitions, 2022, installation view. Five mixed media sculptures and monitors, each displaying films projected on five resin bases.Venice Biennale 2022
The pavilion’s curator, art historian Aisha Stoby, encouraged the participating artists to reflect on the past two years, ‘not in literal terms, but rather universally’, and to respond to a question raised by the Biennale’s artistic director Cecilia Alemani: ‘What would life look like without us?’ The result is a quartet of installations that have a broad outlook and resonance, while acknowledging their roots in the country’s landscape, tradition and folklore. , 2017 – 2022, installation view.
A lot of Omani diaspora moved back, among them Meer’s grandfather, whose suitcases, letters, family photographs and other personal effects are on view., 2009 – 2022, installation view. Installation consisting of found objects from houses in the old town of Muttrah in Muscat, Oman, circa 1960 , two photographic projects, one photographic slideshow displayed on a stand-up monitor and two films .
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