Basma al-Sharif is a Palestinian artist/filmmaker whose work explores cyclical political histories and conflicts. In films and installations that move backward and forward in history, between place and non-place, she confronts the legacy of colonialism through satirical, immersive, and lyrical works. She received an MFA from the University of Illinois in Chicago in 2007, and was a resident of the Fondazione Antonio Ratti in 2009 and of the Pavillon Neuflize OBC at the Palais de Tokyo in 2014-15. She received a Jury prize at the Sharjah Biennial in 2009, was awarded a Visual Arts of the Fundación Botín in 2010, was a recipient of Mophradat’s Consortium Commissions in 2018, a fellow of the Berlin Artistic Research Grant Programme for 2022-2023, and was nominated for the Prix Aware for 2024. Al-Sharif’s major exhibitions include: De Appel, the Ruttenberg Contemporary Photography Series for the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Mondays at MOMA, CCA Glasgow, SALT Galata, the Whitney Biennial, Here and Elsewhere at the New Museum, Berlin Documentary Forum, and Manifesta 8. Her films have screened in the international film festivals of Locarno, Berlin, Mar del Plata, Milan, London, Toronto, New York, Montreal, and Yamagata amongst others. She is based in Berlin.