Walid Raad
Walid Raad grew up in Lebanon and now lives and works in the U.S. His works include textual analysis and video and photography projects, and concentrate on the Lebanese civil wars, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, and documentary theory and practice. His videoworks include Up To The South (with Jayce Salloum), and the recently completed collection of video shorts titled, The Dead Weight of Quarrel Hangs. His photography projects include The Beirut Archive—an ongoing documentary photography project of post-civil war Beirut. Walid is also a member of the Arab Image Foundation, started in 1996 to promote historical research of the visual culture of the Arab world, and to promote experimental video production in the region.

Winner of the 2007 Alpert Award for Visual Arts from the Herb Alpert Foundation

  

Titles by Walid Raad:

The Dead Weight of a Quarrel Hangs

Hostage: The Bachar Tapes (English Version)

Talaeen a Junuub (Up to the South)