Nadine Ghandour b. 1993

Overview

Nadine Ghandour’s (b.1993, United Arab Emirates; lives and works in the Netherlands) practice alternates between drawing, writing, performance and sculpture. Her work presents stories of unstable architecture, shapeshifting surroundings and buildings that trap its inhabitants. She is interested in the ways we experience architecture within cities that develop at hyper speeds, and how this affects the psyche of its residents. She creates fictional characters, imagines spaces with bizarre lighting conditions, and immerses herself in absurd realities.

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Biography

Ghandour, in collaboration with artist Mona Ayyash programmed the artist run initiative Office Run, a series of day-long takeovers of office spaces by artists and writers in Dubai from 2018-19. Adjacent to her practice, Ghandour works in libraries and archives. She was Library and Research Manager at Jameel Library in Dubai, and Archive Chef at PrintRoom Rotterdam. Nadine is currently undertaking a year-long Library Tech Fellowship at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam.

Ghandour holds an MFA from Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam (2023) and a BA in Illustration from Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts, London (2015). Her work has been shown in group exhibitions including Diorama for an Exhibition, part of Multiplay, Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa (2024), The More You Think, The More You Know, The More It Happens at S/ash GalleryWorm, Rotterdam (2024), Partial View, MAMA, Rotterdam (2023), Recent Posts, Ehemaliger Conrad, Stuttgart (2023), Nomadic Exhibition, RRR & Ijskast, Rotterdam (2023) and Personal Structures/I Must be Living Twice, ECC, Venice (2022. She has participated in residencies including RIB Summer Residency, Performing Arts Forum, France (2023), In-Betweeners Classroom, Cona Foundation, Mumbai (2020), Salama Bint Hamdan Emerging Artist Fellowship, Abu Dhabi (2018) and Campus Art Dubai 5.0 (2016).

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