Nida Sinnokrot

Nida Sinnokrot’s work is informed by cinema, colonial history, narrative structures, and the politics of technology. Through tactical acts of technical and conceptual détournement, his work aims to subvert various technologies of control that give rise to shifting social, political, and geographic instabilities.

His films and installation works have been shown in numerous international exhibitions, including including KIOSK, Ghent (2018); Witte de With, Rotterdam (2015); Darat al Funun, Amman (2014); Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart (2014); the travelling exhibition Tea with Nefertiti, Mathaf, Doha; Institut du monde arabe, Paris; Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, Spain and Staatliches Museum Ägypticher Kunst, Munich (2012-2014); Bozar Museum, Brussels (2008) and Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna (2004). Palestinian Blues, his first film, has won numerous awards in international film. Nida Sinnokrot also participated in the 57th Venice Biennial (2017), the 13th Sharjah Biennial (2017) and the 10th Tapei Biennial (2016). He is currently Assistant Professor in MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT) and co-founder of Sakiya – Art | Science | Agriculture.

Biography

Selected Works

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Untitled #47, 2026
from the series Rubber-coated Rocks
stone, ball, steel stand, Plinth, Metal: 100cm
39,5 × 22,5 × 18 cm

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Theis , 2020 / ongoing
from the series Water Witness
Metal pipes and fittings, clay vessels, found objects
150 × 40 × 40 cm

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Sahar, 2020 / ongoing
from the series Water Witness
Metal pipes and fittings, clay vessels, found objects, nylon stocking
135 × 40 × 40 cm

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Dima, 2020 / ongoing
from the series Water Witness
Metal pipes and fittings, clay vessels, found objects
110 × 40 × 110 cm

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Mother and Child, 2020 / ongoing
from the series Water Witness
Metal pipes and fittings, clay vessels, found objects
Mother: 172 × 40 × 50 cm
Child: 66 × 40 × 30 cm

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Shepherd’s daughter, 2020 / ongoing
from the series Water Witness
Metal pipes and fittings, clay vessels, found objects
72 × 41 × 22 cm

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Crack (Broken Landscape), 2008
Cracked lens, projector
variable dimensions

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Exquisite Rotation (Fakir Fans), 2015 / 2016
Gilded manuscript, pedestal, light, camera, microphones, speakers, projector, fans

Nida Sinnokrot

Flight-Jalazone, 2016
3 channel video installation on 3 monitors
2.09 min

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Silver Screen / Golden Dome, 2018
Projection screen, lenses
variable dimensions

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High Dive, 2018

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Ya Ghanamati (Billboard no. 02), 2014
Mechanical billboard, sheep skin, motor, sensor
600 × 240 × 20 cm

Nida Sinnokrot

When Her Eyes Lifted, 1998 – 1999
16mm film loop, 3 modified projectors, motor, sensors, Steenbeck parts, amplifier, carpet, midi-controller
screen dimensions variable

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Rubber-Coated Rocks, All-Stars 02, 2015
Stone, rubble, football, volleyball, basketball, tennis ball, string, stocking, wire rope, plastic, steel
dimensions variable