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Fatima Al Qadiri was born in Dakar, raised in Kuwait City and is now based in Brooklyn. Working across a bunch of mediums, Al Qadiri is both a visual artist and a producer. With regards to visual art, she takes photographs and collaborates with other artists (she’s a member of the K48 Kontinuum collective) on site-specific installations to which- if we’re not mistaken- she contributes sound designs. With regards to music, she has released several electro albums that are eclectic and feature music that, according to Pitchfork has, centered around the “spectral chanting of traditional Islamic songs in Arabic.” Al Qadiri has created soundtracks for several films and created scores for collaborations with fashion designers. Having exhibited her work around the world, Al Qadiri often uses Middle Eastern customs and rituals as the basis of her work yet reconstructs them with altogether different meanings- both subverting them while simultaneously celebrating them. Make sure to check out her amazing website here (it has awesome Mac-like functionality) and read her great column on global music here.