Larissa Sansour

Larissa Sansour (b.1973) is a Palestinian artist working primarily with film, photography and installation. She was born in East Jerusalem and studied fine arts in London, New York and Copenhagen. Central to her work is the interplay between myth, documentary and historical narrative, often explored through the lens of science fiction. In recent years, Sansour has been examining the role of nostalgia, memory and inherited trauma for personal and national identity. Her films and installations have garnered critical acclaim for their cinematic visuals and subversive storytelling. For the past decade Sansour has collaborated closely with Danish author and film director Søren Lind.

Sansour’s work is included in major collections and shown in galleries, museums and film festivals worldwide. In 2019, she represented Denmark at the 58th Venice Biennale. In 2020, she was the shared recipient of the prestigious Jarman Award (UK). She has shown her work at Tate Modern in London, MoMA in New York and Centre Pompidou in Paris. Recent solo exhibitions include Amos Rex in Helsinki, Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, Gothenburg Konsthall in Sweden, Whitworth Gallery in Manchester, KINDL in Berlin, and Gifu Museum of Contemporary Art in Japan and EMST in Athens.

Sansour currently lives and works in London, UK.

Dr. Nat Muller is an Amsterdam-based curator, writer and researcher. Her interests focus on contemporary art from Southwest Asia, science fiction, the Anthropocene, foodways, and ghosts. Her writing has been published in peer reviewed academic journals and in art publications. She has edited several artist monographs, including those of Muhannad Shono; Walid Siti; Sadik Kwaish Alfraji; and Nancy Atakan.

Muller has curated exhibition projects and film screenings internationally for museums, art institutions, film festivals, art fairs, and commercial galleries. Notable curatorial projects include: Trembling Landscapes at Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam (2020); the Danish Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale featuring Larissa Sansour (2019); Young Artist of the Year Award, Ramallah/London (2016-17); This is the Time. This is the Record of the Time, A.U.B. Beirut/Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (2014-15); Spectral Imprints, The Abraaj Capital Art Prize, Dubai (2012). 

She has taught across universities and art academies in the Netherlands and internationally. Muller is  co-editor of the first academic volume on Larissa Sansour’s work: Larissa Sansour Envisions the Future: Critical Essays (forthcoming with Peter Lang).