Born in Senegal, educated in Japan and currently based in Germany, Kuwaiti visual artist Monira al Qadiri came of age during the rapid transformation of Kuwait from one of the world’s oldest civilizations to a giant of the oil industry. From the beginning of her career, she has paid attention to the turmoil caused by prosperity, religion, and rapid societal transformation. Her performance, sculpture and video work also explores unconventional gender identities, petro-cultures and speculative futures. ENG http://griotmag.com/en/monira-al-qadiri-on-the-end-of-oil-and-documenting-petro-culture-for-a-post-oil-world/ GER https://www.monopol-magazin.de/kuenstlerin-monira-al-qadiri Image: "Diver" (2018) © Monira Al Kadiri