Artes Mundi 10: In Photos

Staged across five venues in Wales, the biennial award exhibition holds space for discussions around the histories that bear down on the present.

Alia Farid's multidisciplinary practice—ranging from writing and drawing to film and sculpture—gives visibility to narratives that are obscured by hegemonic power. Farid's work explores the ecological devastation of southern Iraq and the forced

Rushdi Anwar is a visual artist, researcher, silent activist, community engager, and social equity seeker. He lives between Melbourne (Australia) and Chiang Mai (Thailand). Originally from Halabja, Kurdistan (Kurdistan-Iraq), his work often reflects

Mounira Al Solh's paintings, drawings, performances, textiles, videos, and installations narrate the histories and experiences of her broad family and community. The personal stories are often closely interwoven with the political: Al Solh's work

Carolina Caycedo is a London-born Colombian multidisciplinary artist known for her performances, videos, artist books, sculptures and installations that examine environmental and social issues. Caycedo's artistic practice has a collective

Born in 1979, Naomi Rincón Gallardo is a visual artist and researcher currently living and working between Mexico City and Oaxaca. From a decolonial-cuir perspective, her research-driven critical-mythical dreamlike world-makings address the creation

Independent filmmaker and video artist Nguyen Trinh Thi evokes memory and remembrance as alternative methods of accessing obscured or unwritten histories. Her work is deeply informed by an engagement with socio-cultural concerns and a commitment to

Taloi Havini (Nakas Tribe, Hakö people) was born in Arawa, Autonomous Region of Bougainville and is currently based in Brisbane, Australia. She employs a research practice informed by her matrilineal ties to her land and communities in Bougainville.