Razan Sabbagh is a Syrian artist based in Hamburg whose artwork frequently revolves around exploring the relationship between art and activism. Her work mostly consists of performance pieces that use a direct physical confrontation with the audience to make a political point. She is interested in the intersection of politics, space, sound, and human rights violations and in the sonic domain as a political power in Syria.
EDUCATION
2020 - HBK, Academy of Arts, Saarbrücken, Master of Fine arts, by Prof. Andreas Öldorp and Prof. Eric Lanz.
2006-2011 Damascus University of fine Arts, Damascus, Bachelor of Art.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2021 VON, BIS, AUS, Saarbrücken, Germany.
2021 RENDEZ-VOUS, DFG, Saarbrücken, Germany.
2021 GEHEN_BLEIBEN, HBK, by Prof. Eric Lanz and Prof. Mattias Winzen.
2021 VON WANN, BIS WANN?, Saarbrücken, Germany.
2020 STATE OF ART, Galerie Postel.
2020 ABSENCE, Berlin, Germany.
2019 IN BETWEEN, Galerie Postel, Hamburg, Germany.
2018 Where ART you from, Baku Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2017 Fliegende Teppich, Cologne, Germany
2017 Millerntorgallery #1, Maastricht, Niederland
2017 Im Ausland, Mom art space, Hamburg, Germany
2017 250 Jahre HFBK, Hamburg, Germany
2017 Meet the Syrian, Amsetrdam, Niederland
2016 Still Alive, Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany
2016 What am I doing here?, Kulturbunker Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2014 Millerntorgallery #4, Hamburg, Germany
2013 Contemporary Islamic Festival, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE
2010 Jameel Prize, National Museum, Damascus,Syria
2009 Rundgang, Faculty of ne arts, Damascus, Syria
2009 ECUME, Haddath Campus, Beirut, Lebanon
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
2021 FUTURADIO, Hamburg, Germany.
2021 Behind the walls, Von_Bis_, Saarbrücken, Germany
2020 SMALL TALK, UDK Rundgang, Coculture, Berlin Germany
2020 Space, Mauerpfeife, Saarbrücken, Germany
2020 30x30, Public space, Berlin, Germany
2020 1 min between 2 stations, Public space, Berlin, Germany
2019 Baynatna, Dead-Line, Berlin, Germany
2019 ‘I’ performance, Bremen, Germany
2018 Gefangene des Schneckenhauses, Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany
2018 Entrance, Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany
2018 FUTURADIO, MuT Theater, Hamburg, Germany
2017 Ritual Circle, Kleiner Michel, Hamburg, Germany
2017 What if, Fusion Festival, Germany
2016 White hole, Mushabak nights, Berlin, Germany
2016 Growing down, Knusthaus, Cologne, Germany
2016 Still Alive, Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany
2016 Syria Are.., Ingensteds, Oslo, Norway
2016 Utopia, Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany
2015 You first, Metropolis-Kino, Hamburg, Germany
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Islamic Art Museum, Sharjah, Emirates
SELECTED PARTICIPATIONS
2013 Contemporary Islamic Art workshop at Sharjah University with the artist Babak Kazimi. Sharjah, Emirates
2012 Jameel prize workshop. / (By the National Museum in Damascus and V&A Museum in London), Damascus, Syria
2009 ECOME’ - cultural exchanges in the mediterranean, Beirut, Lebanon
2008 "Acrylics paintings" with Dutch artists, NIASD ( Netherlands Institute for Academic Studies). Damascus, Syria
PUBLICATIONS
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