First comprehensive monograph of the Kurdish- Iraqi artist presenting his work of 40 years
London-based Kurdish-Iraqi artist Walid Siti's (b.1954) first monograph presents an oeuvre that
spans over 40 years and traverses the complex terrains of memory and loss landscape and
architecture as well as issues of identity and belonging. In his site-specific installations
paintings sculptures and drawings Siti draws on his heritage in relation to current politics
in the Middle East. In his work he evokes a set of metaphors and associations that poetically
yet forcefully address the ongoing changes and challenges in the Middle East. Siti's work was
exhibited internationally e.g. at Martin Gropius Bau Berlin at L'Institut des Cultures
d'Islam Paris at the Sharjah Biennial and three times at the Venice Biennale. It is included
in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York the British Museum the
Victoria & Albert Museum London the World Bank Washington DC among others.
