Born 1973 in East Jerusalem, Palestine.
Lives and works in London, United Kingdom.
Larissa Sansour studied fine arts in London, New York and Copenhagen. In her recent works, she uses science fiction to address social and political issues. Working mainly with film, Sansour also produces installations, photos and sculptures.
In 2019, Sansour represented Denmark at the 58th Venice Biennial. She has shown her work at Tate Modern, MoMA, Centre Pompidou, Barbican and Yinchuan MOCA. Recent solo exhibitions include Whitworth Gallery in Manchester, KINDL in Berlin, Copenhagen Contemporary in Copenhagen, Bluecoat in Liverpool and Dar El-Nimer in Beirut. Her work has been part of the biennials in Istanbul, Liverpool, Incheon, Busan and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Sansour is an alumni of Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network. Her films have been shown at the international film festivals in Berlin, Rotterdam, Guanajuato, Bucharest, London and Locarno. She has received several awards for her films. Sansour currently lives and works in London, UK.
