Basir Mahmood

Born in Pakistan and today based between Lahore and Amsterdam, Basir Mahmood (b. 1985) is known for using media such as video, film and photograph to create poetic sequences that contemplate embedded social and historical terrains of the ordinary as well as his personal milieu. He has participated in artist residencies in five different countries, including, Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany (2012) and the prestigious Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam (2016-17). Mahmood has received accolades from around the world for his work. He has received grants, such as the Sharjah Art Foundation Production Programme Grant, Sharjah (2016); and, awards, including, Emerging Artist Award SAI Harvard University, USA (2015), and Ammodo Tiger Short Award, Film Festival Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2021). Besides being part of various private collections, Mahmood’s works have been acquired by the Queensland Art Gallery collection in Brisbane, Australia; National Centre for Visual Arts, Cnap, France; M HKA – Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerpen, Belgium; FRAC, Bretagne, France and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.