Biennial Bytes

Biennial Bytes is the official podcast of Sharjah Biennial.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. Subscribe and listen to new episodes every week.

Biennial Bytes is a arts podcast hosted by Sharjah Art Foundation, with 28 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sharjah Art Foundation hosts Biennial Bytes, a arts show with 28 episodes published.

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  Episode #15

  EP15: Sakiya (Nida Sinnokrot and Sahar Qawasmi) x Natasha Ginwala

  May 26, 202538 minS2

  <p>Artists Nida Sinnokrot and Sahar Qawasmi of the collective Sakiya talk to Natasha Ginwala about their participatory ecological practice based in Ein Qiniya, a village near Ramallah.</p> <p>Sinnokrot and Qawasmi speak about the importance of keeping alive sustainable relationships to occupied lands through ancestral systems of knowledge as well as the need to equitably share resources, not just between humans but all of life.</p> <p>Discussing their SB16 works, they reflect on how the sculpture series ‘Water Witnesses’ (2020–ongoing) speaks to the interconnectedness of water, sound and infrastructure and how the installation ‘Capital Coup’ (2024)—which interprets the US Capit...

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  Episode #14

  EP14: Kapulani Landgraf x Megan Tamati-Quennell

  May 19, 202518 minS2

  <p>Kapulani Landgraf is a Kānaka Maoli artist from Pūʻahuʻula, Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu. In this episode, she speaks about the responsibility to engage in creative forms of resistance against the destruction and erosion of the ‘āina’—which encompasses her peoples’ land and its living entities, spiritual world, oral and written traditions, ancestry and future. </p> <p>She talks to Megan Tamati-Quennell about embracing the camera as a ‘weapon’ against cultural erasure and the impetus behind ‘Nā Wahi Kapu O Maui’ (1997–2003), her photographic series documenting Maui’s sacred sites.</p> <p>Tune in to find out about the artist’s research pr...

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  Episode #13

  EP13: Mahmoud Khaled x Zeynep Öz

  May 12, 202532 minS2

  <p>In a wide-ranging conversation with Zeynep Öz, artist Mahmoud Khaled reflects on artistic solitude, futurity and ceremonies that accompany the unveiling of mega architectural projects. Khaled discusses the conceptual origins of his Sharjah Biennial 16 commission: 'Pool of Perspectives – 2030’ (2025), which was drawn from a nineteenth century ‘orientalist’ painting, modern poetry and classical Portuguese azulejo tiles.Tune in to learn about Khaled’s exploration of archives and modes of abstraction, and listen to a recording from his production of ‘Pool of Perspectives – 2030’. </p> <p> </p> <p>CREDITS</p> <p> </p> <p>Host: Zeynep Öz</p> <p>Guest: Mahmoud Khaled</p> <p>Editorial and Content S...

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  Episode #12

  EP12: Adelita Husni-Bey x Amal Khalaf

  May 5, 202533 minS2

  <p>Amal Khalaf and Adelita Husni-Bey discuss climate crisis, critical pedagogy and what it means to learn with one’s body. Together they reflect on Husni-Bey's SB16 projects—the film installation ‘Like A Flood’ (2025) and the sculptures ‘Hunger Stones’ (2025). The artist and educator shares insights on working through colonial archives, radical theatre and poetry workshops, as well as addressing the idea of climate adaptability. Tune in to hear more about Husni-Bey’s practice, and listen to a sound exercise recorded during the making of ‘Like A Flood’.</p> <p>‘Like a Flood’ is on view at Kalba Ice Factory and ‘Hunger Stones’ are place...

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  Episode #11

  EP11: Pratchaya Phinthong x Alia Swastika

  Apr 28, 202530 minS2

  <p>Artist Pratchaya Phinthong speaks to Alia Swastika about his interest in mitigating the impact of the global climate crisis and the generative possibilities of research-based, contextual practice. Tune in to hear more about his collaborative project ‘We are lived by powers we pretend to understand’ (2024), commissioned for Sharjah Biennial 16 which included hand-carved granite stones bearing the patterns of solar panel grids being placed around Sharjah’s public spaces. Phintong tells us about how he organised this ecological initiative—involving scientists, divers, coral activists and UAE-based environmental policy makers—to extract coral from a heritage wall to resurrect reef structures. </p> <p>CREDITS...

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