RAZA TARIQ (B.2002) IS AN ARTIST. HE LIVES AND PRACTICES IN LONDON.
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. IN A CULTURE WHERE NOTHING IS NOT SEEN, AND EVERYTHING IS PRODUCED, HOW CAN 'THE GHAYB' HELP US DEMATERIALISE WHAT WE HAVE TOO FAR CONCEIVED OF. HIS STAGED INCIDENTS AND OBJECT-BASED SYSTEMS OPEN A PARTICIPATORY DOOR TOWARDS ENCOUNTER WITH THIS UNSEEN. THE RESULTANT ENCOUNTERS ARE NOT ALWAYS COMFORTABLE, OR VISIBLE.
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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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
SAFEHOUSE DE S.W.I.F.T.I.E. - MEADOW, LONDON (2026)
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)
ART PROGRAMMING - RALLY FESTIVAL, LONDON (2024)
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)
COMMISSIONS
PURE PROFIT, MULTI-SITE INSTALLATION - AREBYTE DIGITAL ART CENTRE, LONDON (2026)
NO & LO, DRINK CEREMONY - AZAHARA PERMACULTURE FARM, GRANADA (2025)
SCREENINGS
TAMING A SEAHORSE - CURZON, GENESIS, UK (2023-24), PNCA NATIONAL GALLERY, PAKISTAN (2026)
PEACE AND LOVE - BOMB FACTORY FOUNDATION, LONDON, UK (2023)
RIḌĀ - CURZON SOHO, LONDON, UK (2021)
GIFTED HANDZ - NFFTY (ONLINE), USA (2020)
DRAWING YOU - AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE, USA (2019)
JAMAL - SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN, USA (2018)
DECONSTRUCTING PATTERNS - FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE, LONDON, UK (2017)
CANNIBAL GOLDFISH - MUSEUM OF COMEDY, LONDON, UK (2016)
READINGS
DAYTIMERS PRESENTS MEHFIL - RALLY FESTIVAL, LONDON (2024)
SOHO HOUSE FESTIVAL, LONDON (2023)
SPEAKING
NYU TISCH FILM SCHOOL - ART & PRACTICE UNIT - 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
SPECULATIVE SCENT OLFACTORY SCHOLARSHIP (2026)
AREBYTE DIGITAL ART RESIDENCY, LONDON (2026)
ART DIVVY FILM FESTIVAL, ISLAMABAD - OFFICIAL SELECTION (2026)
FISHTANK WORKSHOP & GALLERY RESIDENCY, 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 (2020)
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
“LETTERS ON LETTERS” - BECOMING PRESS (2027)
“THE HIGHEST TECHNIC” - BECOMING PRESS (2026)
THE REALM OF IMAGINATION & THE COSMOTECHNICS THAT DEFEAT THE VISION MACHINE - 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)
PERFORMANCES
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)
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