RAZA TARIQ IS AN ARTIST WHOSE CONCEPTUAL PROJECT ANIMATES A PRACTICE THAT PRODUCES WRITTEN THEORY, MATERIALLY TESTED AS INSTALLATIONS, SCULPTURES AND STAGED ENVIRONMENTS LATER IMAGINED WITHIN THEMATICALLY RESPONSIVE FILM WORLDS — A PROCESS DEFINED BY MUSIC AND FICTION.

HIS WORK SEEKS TO BRING THE INVISIBLE OUT OF AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYTHING HAS BEEN MADE VISIBLE. WHERE KANT'S NOUMENON POSITS THE UNSEEN AS PERMANENTLY BEYOND PERCEPTION, THE GHAYB — THE ISLAMIC UNSEEN — IS NOT UNKNOWABLE BUT PRESENT. AGAINST THE EXTRACTIVE LOGIC THAT WOULD OTHERWISE MECHANISE ITS APPEARANCE, HIS STAGED INCIDENTS AND OBJECT-BASED SYSTEMS PREPARE — OR PERHAPS AMBUSH — THE CONDITIONS FOR ITS ARRIVAL. THE RESULTANT ENCOUNTERS ARE NOT ALWAYS COMFORTABLE.

HE REPOSITIONS 'THE ISLAMIC' AS CONCEPTUAL OCCURRENCE, RATHER THAN CLASSICAL OBJECT.

HE IS REPRESENTED BY 42MP FOR FILM & TV AND UNREPRESENTED AS AN ARTIST.

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TOSUN BAYRAK, STEPHEN NOORUDDEEN DURKEE, BAS JAN ADER, AL HALLAJ, SAHL AL TUSTARI, STANLEY BROUWN, YUK HUI, AUDIO BULLYS, IBN ARABI, SISSEL TOLAAS, CARSTEN HÖLLER AND RUBBENA AURANGZEB-TARIQ

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

SAFEHOUSE DE S.W.I.F.T.I.E. - MEADOW, LONDON (2026)

NO & LO - AZAHARA INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE FARM, GRANADA (2025)

INTERCESSION IN A RECESSION - FISHTANK WORKSHOP & GALLERY, LONDON (2025)

IBEARWITNESS10 - FISHTANK WORKSHOP & GALLERY, LONDON (2025)

UNFRIEZE MY ACCOUNTS - NOT AT FRIEZE LONDON (2024)

LET THERE BE NUR - FISHTANK WORKSHOP & GALLERY, LONDON (2024)

HMRC: HIS MAJESTY’S RESIDENCE COMETH - NOT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, LONDON (2024)

THREE PAINTINGS IN THREE HOURS - NOT AT THE THREE GREYHOUNDS, LONDON (2024)

FLOOR DOOR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAUDI YOUTH SOCIETY - ROYALTY HOUSE, LONDON (2023)

NO THANKS - NOT AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS, LONDON (2022)

I HOPE THAT THE REVOLUTION WILL HAVE AIR CONDITIONING - NOT AT SHOREDITCH HOUSE, LONDON (2022)

REPEAT AFTER ME - NOT AT THE TRUMAN BREWERY, LONDON (2022)

GROUP SHOWS

RESIDENTS GROUP SHOW II - FISHTANK WORKSHOP & GALLERY, LONDON (2025)

CULTURAL TECHNOLOGY MINI MARKET PRESENTED BY EKAS - REFERENCE.POINT.180-STRAND, LONDON (2025)

RESIDENTS GROUP SHOW I - FISHTANK WORKSHOP & GALLERY, LONDON (2024)

HADRA 1 - REFERENCE.POINT.180-STRAND, LONDON (2024)

POLYMATHS LIVE OPEN STUDIO - BOMB FACTORY HOLBORN (2023)

READINGS

DAYTIMERS PRESENTS MEHFIL - RALLY FESTIVAL, LONDON (2024)

SOHO HOUSE FESTIVAL, LONDON (2023)

SPEAKING

NYU TISCH FILM SCHOOL GUEST LECTURE (2026)

THE SUBHANALLAH AND THE SKIBIDI - PRESENTATION, REFERENCE.POINT.180-STRAND (2025)

JELLYFEST PANEL TALK - AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE, LOS ANGELES (2019)

TEEN TOURS - THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S GALLERY (2017)

AWARDS, RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS

AREBYTE DIGITAL ART RESIDENCY, CAMDEN, LONDON (2026)

ART DIVVY FILM FESTIVAL, ISLAMABAD - OFFICIAL SELECTION (2026)

FISHTANK WORKSHOP & GALLERY RESIDENCY, KING’S CROSS, LONDON (2024-25)

SOHO HOUSE FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP (2022-23)

LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ‘22, ‘23, ‘24 - OFFICIAL SELECTION

SATELLITE FILMS AIRDROP REMOTE ARTISTS FILM RESIDENCY, ARTS COUNCIL FUNDED (2021)

NFFTY ‘18, ‘19, ‘20, ‘22, ‘23 - OFFICIAL SELECTION | BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY WINNER

PUBLICATIONS

THE REALM OF IMAGINATION AND ITS COSMOTECHNICS - DAZED MIDDLE EAST (2026)

LIFE, LONGING, AND THE HARDCORE DENIAL OF DEATH - DAZED MIDDLE EAST (2025)

THE PRE-UPLOAD AGE: WELCOME TO THE MUSLIM METAVERSE - DAZED MIDDLE EAST (2025)

NEW CURRENCY ISSUE 03: “ARTISTS IN THE CITY” ESSAY - NEW CURRENCY MAGAZINE (2024)

MINUTE SHORTS PRESENTS EVERYMAN ON THE CANAL AT KING’S CROSS (2025)

GLOBAL SOUND SELECTION W/ KAIRO 7000 TAKEOVER: RAZA TARIQ | STEGI RADIO, ATHENS (2024)

BOROUGH PRESENTS: PARIS FASHION WEEK | LE ROUGE, PARIS (2024)

NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB DJ RESIDENCY, LONDON (2023-24)

LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL CLOSING PARTY (2023, ‘24)

REFERENCE.POINT.180-STRAND CHRISTMAS PARTY (2023)

ASSORTMENT BY MEEZAN LMT, LONDON FASHION WEEK | WHITE CITY HOUSE (2023)

RADIO SHOW | LOOSE.FM (2022-23)