The Oligarchy of Hi-tech Imams, 2013
Mehreen Murtaza (b.1986) explores the intersecting worlds of technology and nature, science and religion. With imagery derived from sources such as Sufi culture and science fiction, working in video, text, animation, sound and installation, she creates scenarios in which confounding narratives blur the line between fact and fiction and remind us of the precarious and subjective nature of shared histories. She has exhibited internationally including the 3rd and 5th Moscow International Biennale, 55th Venice Biennale and Kunsthalle Gwangju, 3rd Gwangju Biennale, Korea. She is also the co-creator of the Mantiq of the Mantis project in Lahore.