Sophia Al-Maria
Sophia Al-Maria’s cinematic videos explore postcolonial identity, imperialism, and counter-histories weaving together music, literature, oral history, film and dance. Her fractured, nonlinear works is often cast against a science fiction backdrop and explores the revision of history, the isolation of individuals through technology, and the corrosive elements of consumerism and industry. Solo exhibitions include Garage, Moscow; Whitechapel Gallery and Whitney Museum New York.
Portrait of Sophia Al-Maria. Photo by Bernice Mulenga
Video: Sophia Al-Maria Jarman Award 2021 shortlisted artist profile interview
Video: Astral Bodies Electric, Makeup!, Sophia Al-Maria and Sin Wai Kin (fka Victoria Sin), 2019 (excerpt)
Sophia Al-Maria and Sin Wai Kin (fka Victoria Sin), Astral Bodies Electric, Makeup! (2019), video still. Courtesy of the artists and Project Native Informant, London
Sophia Al-Maria and Sin Wai Kin (fka Victoria Sin), Astral Bodies Electric, Makeup! (2019), installation view at Transformer: A Rebirth of Wonder, 180 The Strand, London. Courtesy of the artists and Project Native Informant, London. Image credit: The Store X The Vinyl Factory and Jack Hems
Video: Beast Type Song, 2019 (excerpt)
Sophia Al-Maria, BEAST TYPE SONG (2019), installation view at Tate Britain, London. Courtesy of the artist, Tate, London, Anna Lena Films, Paris and Project Native Informant, London
Sophia Al-Maria, BEAST TYPE SONG (2019), video still. Courtesy of the artist, Anna Lena Films, Paris and Project Native Informant, London
Video: Tender Point Ruin, 2021 (excerpt)
Sophia Al-Maria, Mirror Cookie (2018) installation view at Project Native Informant, London. Courtesy of the artist, Anna Lena Films, Paris and Project Native Informant, London
