Ursula Biemann

Ursula Biemann (b. 1955, Zurich) is a Swiss visual artist, video essayist, theorist, and curator. She is one of the most important figures in politically engaged video art, and her work connects geography, political ecology, postcolonial theory, and Indigenous knowledge.

Her well-known works include the video essays Performing the Border (1999, the US–Mexico border), Sahara Chronicle (2006–2009, migration across the Sahara), Egyptian Chemistry (2012, the Nile), and the collaborative project Forest Law (2014, Ecuador) with Paulo Tavares. Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Pompidou (Paris), the Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid), and the Venice Biennale, among others.

At the 11th edition of the UFF festival (2021), her film was screened at Kino Družba as part of the Sunday film program.