Larissa Sansour

Palestinian, born in the East Jerusalem in 1973 to a Palestinian father and a Russian mother. She currently based in London and studied fine arts in Copenhagen, New York & London. Using media such as films, photography, books & the internet, and making references to popular films and science-fiction amongst other themes, she has presented many works using the problems in Palestine as a motif. In 2011, her film ‘Nation Estate’ which made her to be one of the finalists of a prize-competition but the sponsor cancelled the competition. She took part in the 11th Istanbul Biennale in 2009 as well as the Liverpool Biennale in 2010 and has also taken part in numerous other group exhibitions. She has also held exhibitions in places such as New York, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Istanbul and Paris. Her 2016 individual exhibition in London ‘Mosaic Room’ was featured in the magazine Art Review as one of that summer’s must-see exhibitions. Again in 2017 an individual exhibition was opened in the UK and is the topic of discussion.

A Space Exodus

[2009, 5’ 24”]

Palestinaut

[2009 Astronaut figure made from hard vinyl (25 Pieces)]

In the Future, They Ate from the Finest Porcelain

[2016, 28’ 37”]

Revisionist Plate

[2015 Porcelain (20 Pieces)]

Archaeology in Absentia

[2016 Bronze, Metal]