Akram Zaatari

Akram Zaatari (lahir 1966 di Sidon, Lebanon) adalah seorang sineas, fotografer, seniman arsip, dan kurator. Ia merupakan salah satu pendiri Arab Image Foundation pada 1997, bersama fotografer Fouad Elkoury dan Samer Mohdad. Karya-karyanya secara umum didasarkan pada pengumpulan, penelaahan, dan pengarsipan sejarah fotografi dunia Arab. Zaatari dipilih untuk mewakili Lebanon dalam Venice Biennale 2013 oleh Sam Bardaouil dan Till Fellrath, kurator untuk Paviliun Lebanon.

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Akram Zaatari (born 1966 in Sidon, Lebanon) is a filmmaker, photographer, archival artist and curator. In 1997, he co-founded the Arab Image Foundation with photographers Fouad Elkoury, and Samer Mohdad. His work is largely based on collecting, studying and archiving the photographic history of the Arab World. Zaatari was selected to represent Lebanon at the 2013 Venice Biennale by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, curators for the Lebanese Pavilion.