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Jananne Al-Ani

Jananne Al-Ani is an Irish-Iraqi artist, born in Kirkuk, Iraq. She is currently Senior Research Fellow at the University of the Arts London. Working with photography, film and video, Al-Ani has an ongoing interest in discussions around identity and the documentary tradition, through intimate recollections and more official accounts. Her work also engages with the landscape of the Middle East, its archaeology and its visual representation. Solo exhibitions of her work have been shown at Tate Britain, London (2005) and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC (1999). 

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