Rana Hamadeh is a visual and performance artist, following her studies at the Dutch Art Institute.

Drawing on a curatorial approach within her artistic practice, she develops longstanding, discursive projects that think through the infrastructures of justice in relation to the histories and present manifestations of coloniality.

Her work stems from an extended investigation into specific concepts and terms, treating the field of theory as fiction.

Hamadeh’s previous solo exhibitions include projects and/or collaborations with Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art (Rotterdam, 2017), The Institute of Modern Art (Brisbane, 2016), The Showroom (London, 2016); Nottingham Contemporary (2015); Western Front (Vancouver, 2015); Gallery TPW (Tonoto, 2015) and Kiosk (Ghent, 2014).

Group exhibitions include among others Lafayette Anticipations (2018), Contour Biennial (2017), The Moscow Biennial (2015), The New Museum (New York., 2014); e-flux (New York., 2014), The 8th Liverpool Biennial (2014), Wattis Institute (2014), 12th Biennale de Lyon (2013); The Lisson Gallery (2013) and the Van Abbemuseum (2008/2011).

In 2017, the artist won the Prix de Rome.

"I can tell you about the shape of the universe and the architecture of the skies, I know the patterns which connect us and the fire that lights up our souls…" says Barbara Carlotti in her song Radio Mentale Sentimentale. If music is a living wave made of abstract spreading curves, Barbara Carlotti certainly knows how to draw its shape. For that matter, her whispering on the radio tells as much as her songs and performances.

In 2012, she was a nominee at Victoires de la Musique. In 2013 and 2014, she produced the radio program Cosmic Fantaisie on France Inter. Her voice then guided us into futuristic islands and sonic outer space. Since 2015, she has been developing Dream Laboratories, based on music and literature, where she shares her oniric visions with friends like Christophe, Philippe Katerine, Juliette Armanet or the writer Jonathan Coe. Her 2018 album Magnétique questions our senses and our imagination in addictive ritournelles. It is an invitation to daydream, a soft-skinned record that allows magical worlds to unfold, a desire-infused universe that embarks you on an unforgettable journey.