Swiss citizen of Armenian origin, Adelina Cüberyan v. Fürstenberg is a renowned international curator. A pioneer in the field, she is known for broadening contemporary art to include a multicultural approach. She was one of the first curators to show active interest in non-European artists and established a signature multicultural approach in art. With her unique vision on contemporary exhibitions, she has placed art in spaces such as monasteries, medersas, large public build

Ahmed Makia is a writer, currently researching ‘The Pan-Arab Hangover’ and living in Dubai. He is co-editor of THE STATE. #Venice

Alex Baczynski Jenkins is a London-based artist working within an expanded choreographic practice. His work develops subtle, queer interventions in public space and describes his recent work as behavioural choreography, an idea that relies on a shared embodied vocabulary. Baczynski Jenkins has just completed a residency at the Delfina Foundation as part of their Performance as Process programme. Past performances include FEELING REAL, Sophiensaele Theatre, Berlin (2015);Dedic

A vital cornerstone of Dubai’s music scene, Analog Room has quickly become the Middle East’s go-to source for quality underground dance music. Starting off in the basement car park of the Holiday Inn Hotel, Analog Room circumvented Dubai’s strict licensing laws and enabled its founding team of Iranian audio engineers, music producers and DJs to throw a proper club night into the small hours. Since launching in 2012, the Analog Room has showcased the great and the good of elec

Yervant Gianikian was born in Merano to Armenian parents. He studied architecture in Venice and began working in film upon meeting Angela Ricci Lucchi, born in Lugo di Romagna. She studied painting with Oskar Kokoschka. Their work focuses on the image and the constant search for visual expression. The two artists have presented their works at numerous international film festivals in Cannes, Rotterdam, Venice, and Toronto, and have been awarded for their work worldwide. Their

Ben Roberts is Curator of Education and Public Programmes at Modern Art Oxford responsible for an integrated programme of events, participation and exhibitions. He instituted the Test Run exhibition series at the gallery and is currently producing a documentary history of performance at Modern Art Oxford 1966-2016, along side a year long programme of live commissions. Previously he was Curator of Public Programmes at Camden Arts Centre (2004 – 2013) responsible for developing

Coline Milliard is a contemporary art specialist, who recently joined Carroll/Fletcher as Associate Director. As an art critic, journalist and editor, Coline has published extensively in periodicals including Modern Painters, Art Monthly, The International Herald Tribune, Art Review, and Metropolis M, and contributed essays in books and exhibition catalogues. She sits on the artistic board of Fluxus – a Franco-British charity designed to support emerging talents in France and

Dr. Alexandra MacGilp is a curator, writer and art historian from London. She is the co-founder and editor of Artvehicle.com. She studied curating at the Royal College of Art and undertook her Ph.D. at the University of Reading in collaboration with Tate Britain, writing on the development of Tate’s Collection. She is interested in film, video, performance and installation practices and archive materials. She is Curator at Maraya Art Centre. #Venice

Fatos Ustek is an independent curator and writer based in London. She currently is Art Fund Curator at fig-2, responsible for curating 50 projects in 50 weeks through 2015. Ustek acted as associate curator for the 10th Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, is a member of AICA Tr and a regular contributor to international art magazines and exhibition catalogues. She has curated an opera in five acts at DRAF, London; an exhibition trilogy entitled Now Expanded that took place at Kun

Fiona Hallinan is a Dublin based artist. In Heterodyne (heterodyneprojects.com) she works collaboratively with composers, inviting them to create scores for specific journeys. A mobile platform allows audiences to listen to scores made for specific places within a limited radius. Recent works have been presented in Mother’s Tankstation, Kerlin Gallery, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Brown University, Providence and Koc University, Istanbul. #Venice