How can gardens become spaces for healing and community? Can plantations become sites for challenging exploitation and the vestiges of colonialism? 

To find out, listen to Annalee Davis in conversation with SB15 curator Hoor Al Qasimi.

At Sharjah, Davis grew a medicinal garden made using plants, herbal knowledge and gardening practices from around the world. The work, called Pray to Flowers — A Plot of Disalienation (2023) and made in collaboration with artist and gardener Yoeri Guépin, critiques colonial cultivation as well as the misuse of land due to globalisation.

Davis’ work is on view at Bait Al Hurma courtyard in Al Mureijah Square till 11 June 2023.
Click here to view it online.

Press play to learn more about Davis’ practice, process and SB15 project as well as what makes his work speak to our current time and place.

To receive updates about the  15th Sharjah Biennial and the Sharjah Art Foundation’s year-round programme, follow us on Instagram @sharjahart.

How can gardens become spaces for healing and community? Can plantations become sites for challenging exploitation and the vestiges of colonialism? 
To find out, listen to Annalee Davis in conversation with SB15 curator Hoor Al Qasimi.   At Sharjah, Davis grew a medicinal garden made using plants, herbal knowledge and gardening practices from around the world. The work, called Pray to Flowers — A Plot of Disalienation (2023) and made in collaboration with artist and gardener Yoeri Guépin, critiques colonial cultivation as well as the misuse of land due to globalisation.
Davis’ work is on view at Bait Al Hurma courtyard in Al Mureijah Square till 11 June 2023. Click <a href="https://sharjahart.org/sharjah-art-foundation/projects/pray-to-flowers-%E2%80%93-a-plot-of-disalienation-2022%E2%80%932023--and-other-works">here</a> to view it online.
Press play to learn more about Davis’ practice, process and SB15 project as well as what makes his work speak to our current time and place.
To receive updates about the  15th Sharjah Biennial and the Sharjah Art Foundation’s year-round programme, follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharjahart/?hl=en">@sharjahart</a>.

Biennial Bytes is the official podcast of Sharjah Biennial 15 (SB15): ‘Thinking Historically in the Present’ and is presented by Sharjah Art Foundation. 

Bringing the Biennial to life for culture enthusiasts around the world, the podcast delves into the work of some of the most prominent artists practising today. Host Hoor Al Qasimi, Director of the Foundation and curator of SB15, talks to artists about their practice, their process and their project. 

What does it mean to think historically in the present? How can art speak to the times and places we live in? To find out, subscribe to Biennial Bytes and listen to new episodes every Monday.

Biennial Bytes is the official podcast of Sharjah Biennial 15 (SB15): ‘Thinking Historically in the Present’ and is presented by Sharjah Art Foundation. 
Bringing the Biennial to life for culture enthusiasts around the world, the podcast delves into the work of some of the most prominent artists practising today. Host Hoor Al Qasimi, Director of the Foundation and curator of SB15, talks to artists about their practice, their process and their project. 
What does it mean to think historically in the present? How can art speak to the times and places we live in? To find out, subscribe to Biennial Bytes and listen to new episodes every Monday.

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