Randa Mirza

Artist Biography

Born in 1978 in Beirut, Lebanon, Randa Mirza currently lives and works between Marseille, France and Beirut, Lebanon. Randa Mirza is a visual artist who works with photography, video, installation, and performance. Rooted in a feminist and decolonial discourse, her artistic practice questions hegemonic systems of thought and standardised representations. By making current symbolic, social, and political constructions visible, her work questions the point of view of the gaze, and the contexts in which images are produced and received, bringing to light what is forgotten or intentionally hidden. As a space for reflection, reparation, and resistance in the face of violence, her work falls somewhere between documentary, personal expression, and artistic writing.

Abandoned Rooms received the 5th Jeux de la Francophonie Award in 2005 and the No Limit award at the Rencontres d’Arles in 2006.

Parallel Universes was supported by a production grant from the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) in 2009.

In 2023, the Beirutopia series received the Eyes Wide Open grant.
Randa Mirza was the laureate of the Photo Folio Review 2023 at the Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles, where her work was exhibited in the summer of 2024.

Randa Mirza is represented by Galerie Tanit Beirut/Munich.

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Exhibitions
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The Ambiguous
Collective Exhibition

From Decmber 3, 2025 to February 12, 2026

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Paris Photo 2025

From November 13, 2025 to November 16, 2025

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INTANGIBLE
Collective Exhibition

From November 25, 2024 to January 4, 2025

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PARIS PHOTO 2024

From November 07, 2024 to November 10, 2024

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Paris Photo 2023

From November 9, 2023 to November 12, 2023

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PARIS PHOTO 2018

From November 8, 2018 to November 11, 2018

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Coups de Cœur
Collective Exhibition

From August 31, 2023 to September 22, 2023

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Paper Trail
50 years
Collective Exhibition

From November 23, 2022 to December 23, 2022

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PARIS PHOTO 2022

From November 10, 2022 to November 13, 2022

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15 Years, Crossed Perspectives
Collective Exhibition

From November 4, 2022 to January 7, 2023

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MENART FAIR 2022

From May 18, 2022 to May 22, 2022 

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BEIRUT ART FAIR 2018

From September 20, 2018 to September 23, 2018

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I Am One Acquainted With The Night
Collective Exhibition

From June 5, 2021 to September 25, 2021

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El Zohra Was Not Born in a Day
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From November 17, 2016 to January 7, 2017

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Beirut Art Fair 2017

From September 21, 2017 to September 24, 2017

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PARIS PHOTO 2017

From November 9, 2017 to November 12, 2017

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Remaking the City
Randa Mirza

From October 12, 2011 to October 29, 2011

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From Sound to Silence
Collective Exhibition

From June 7, 2017 to August 5, 2017

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Féminités Plurielles
Collective Exhibition

From February 8, 2018 to April 5, 2018

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… كان يا مكان
Collective Exhibition

From February 16, 2022 to April 16, 2022

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Beirutopia
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From October 8, 2010 to November 8, 2010

Randa Mirza News
"Galerie Tanit is thrilled to share the participation of Randa Mirza’s Atlal  at the Athens Photo Festival    opening June 10, 2026 at the Benaki Museum Athens, Greece   Atlal revisits the ancient Arabic poetic motif of ruins – symbolizing loss, longing , and the passage of time – through the lens of contemporary conflict. The work […]"
Atlal by Randa Mirza at Athens Photo Festival
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TRIENNIAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY – HAMBURG
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"Galerie Tanit is excited to share the participation of Randa Mirza’s  Strange Land: A Thousand Solitudes in the Triennial of Photography in Hamburg   Opening June 7, 2026 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Exhibition will be on view until September 22, 2026   Strange Land: A Thousand Solitudes is an audiovisual performance by visual […]"
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Randa Mirza remporte le Prix Camera Clara 2025
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Randa Mirza, lauréate du Prix Camera Clara 2025 : « Atlal », un rituel contre l’oubli
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"We are proud to announce that Randa Mirza has been awarded the Camera Clara Prize 2025 for her work created with a large-format camera. In her award-winning series Atlal (Ruins), Randa Mirza portrays the villages of South Lebanon, bombed by the Israeli army between August and December 2024. The title Atlal references the opening verses […]"
Randa Mirza, Winner of Camera Clara Prize 2025
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