Rememory Overview - Biennale of Sydney

REMEMORY

A means of revisiting, reconstructing, and reclaiming histories that have been erased or repressed, Rememory signifies the intersection of memory and history, where recollection becomes an act of reassembling fragments of the past—whether personal, familial, or collective. The 25th edition of the Biennale connects the delicate space between remembering and forgetting. By engaging with Rememory, artists will highlight marginalised narratives, share untold stories, and inspire audiences to rethink how memory shapes identity, belonging, and the creation and celebration of new communities and connections.

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Artistic Director

HOOR AL QASIMI

25h Biennale of Sydney

Hoor Al Qasimi is the President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, the independent public arts organisation in the UAE founded by her in 2009 as a catalyst and advocate for the arts around the world.

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Curatorial Fellow

Bruce Johnson McLean

Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain First Nations Curatorial Fellow

A leading voice in First Nations art and culture, a member of the Wierdi people of Wribpid, Bruce brings over 25 years of experience as a curator, writer, and advisor.

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Community Ambassador

Paula Abood

Dr Paula Abood has worked at the intersections of education, community work and the arts with refugee and immigrant communities for over three decades. She has produced and published across platforms and art forms, co-creating with communities in ways that honour translingual expression and diasporic cultural practice. In her cultural work with people forcibly displaced from their homelands, she has convened creative spaces to support both individual and community recovery through art making. In 2013, Paula received Creative Australia’s Ros Bower Award for lifetime achievement in community arts and cultural development, and in 2018, she was awarded a Creative Australia Fellowship.

Community Ambassador

Claudia Chidiac

Claudia Chidiac is a creative producer, arts worker, and mentor with over two decades of experience working alongside communities across Greater Sydney. Her practice centres inclusive and participatory arts experiences, with a particular focus on children, families, and intergenerational audiences. Through long-term collaborations, Claudia creates projects that foreground care, storytelling, and belonging.

In 2024, Claudia received the Ros Bower Award from Creative Australia. Previous accolades include the Community Cultural Development Young Leaders Award (2006) and the Create NSW Western Sydney Arts Fellowship (2004). She is a past participant in the Next Generation Symposium at the 16th ASSITEJ World Congress and currently serves on the boards of Monkey Baa Theatre Company and Arts and Cultural Exchange.