Zineb Sedira is a Franco-Algerian artist, born in Paris in 1963 to Algerian parents, who moved to London in 1986 and has lived there since. She works with photography, film and installation to explore memory, migration, the sea and the relationship between France, Algeria and Britain, often drawing on her own family history. She represented France at the Venice Biennale in 2022 with Dreams Have No Titles, which won a special mention from the jury. She was shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize in 2021.
© Juan GarcíaCC BY-SA 4.0 Zineb Sedira
Photographer and video artist; Algerian memory and migration
- Born
- 1 April 1963, Paris, France (63)
- Website
- zinebsedira.com
Where to see their work
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Zineb Sedira: When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks, Tate Britain, London
Until 17 January 2027
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Small Wonders: Reimagining British Art, The Base Greenham, Newbury
Until 15 November
Further reading: Wikipedia