This publication is one of the catalogues accompanying Sharjah Biennial 16: to carry (6 February–15 June 2025), each dedicated to the Biennial's curatorial propositions. Edited by Megan Tamati-Quennell, Ihi expands on her curatorial framework, exploring Indigenous knowledge systems, ancestral relationships, and the ways in which contemporary artistic practices carry memory, identity and cultural continuity across time and place.
Alongside documentation of the artworks and exhibitions, the catalogue brings together newly commissioned essays, artist works, interviews, and reflections that reflect the Biennial's wider ecosystem of research and collaboration.
The catalogue includes a foreword by Hoor Al Qasimi; a curatorial essay by Megan Tamati-Quennell; essays by Allison Glenn, Hanahiva Rose, Reem Sawan and Stephen Gilchrist; an artist page work by Ana Iti, and excerpts from interviews–first published by Contemporary HUM–conducted by Pauline Autet with Albert L Refiti, Ana Iti, Fiona Pardington,
Kate Newby, Luke Willis Thompson and Te Matahiapo Collective, offering insight into the conceptual and cultural frameworks that shaped their contributions to Sharjah Biennial 16. In addition, a conversation between Tamati-Quenell and Jiwon Lee reflecting on the Biennial concludes the catalogue alongside a specially-commissioned Karakia from Ngataiharuru Taepa and Kura Puke.
Featuring Albert L Refiti,
Ana Iti,
Arthur Jafa,
Brian Martin,
Daniel Boyd,
Emily Kam Kngwarray,
Faye Heavyshield,
Fiona Pardington,
Kaili Chun,
Kapulani Landgraf,
Kate Newby,
Lorna Simpson,
Luke Willis Thompson,
Mabel Juli,
Mara TK,
Megan Cope,
Michael Parekōwhai,
Raven Chacon,
Richard Bell,
Saffronn Te Ratana,
Sancintya Mohini Simpson,
Steven Yazzie,
Subash Thebe Limbu,
Te Matahiapo Collective,
Yhonnie Scarce,
Yvonne Koolmatrie.
See also the other two volumes:
Rossestrata: Trajectory/Translation
and
YAZ.
Edited by Megan Tamati-Quennell.
Contributions by Allison Glenn,
Hanahiva Rose,
Hoor Al Qasimi,
Kura Puke,
Ngataiharuru Taepa,
Reem Sawan,
Stephen Gilchrist.
2026 (publication expected by 4th quarter)
English edition
17,5 x 24 cm (hardcover)
232 pages (45 ill.)
ISBN : 978-1-915656-30-8
EAN : 9781915656308
forthcoming
