Realism, Surplus, Mourning

An artist and writer born in Beirut, Basyma Saad will speak on themes of her work – realism, surplus, and mourning. With dark humor and an emphasis on forms of struggle, her practice places scenes of intersubjective exchange within their world-historical frames.

Saad’s work has been presented and screened at MoMA, The Poetry Project, CPH:DOX, Triangle-Asterides (Marseille), Busan Biennale, Swiss Institute (Rome), Ludwig Forum (Aachen), Cabaret Voltaire (Zurich) and Transmediale. Her most recent film, Congress of Idling Persons, received Special Mention in the New:Vision Award category at CPH:DOX 2022.

The artist is currently working on a new film titled Permanent Trespass, based on a theater script of the same name, with Sanja Grozdanić.