Asma Ghanem (; born 1991) or Asma Ghanem Miller, is a Syrian-born

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visual artist, photographer, and experimental musician. She is best known for her short documentary film, ''Wall Piano'' (2020).

Life and career

Asma Ghanem was born in 1991 in

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, Syria, and raised in a

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with her family. Ghanem graduated from the

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- IAAP (

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) and she received the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the (

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). Ghanem started her career working on an experimental music project called ''Shams Asma'' (شمس أسمى). About this, she says: In 2014, she produced her first experimental album titled ''Fi Alard'' (في الأرض). In 2015, her

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received ''special mention'' in the ''Palest’In & Out'' festival, a festival to promote talented young Palestinian artists that it held in Paris (

) and organized by ''Institut Culturel Franco-Palestinien''. In 2016, her experimental music project called ''HOMELAND IS…'' won the 3rd Prize in the ''Young Artist Award'' (YAYA) of the Hassan Hourani Award. In 2021, her documentary film ''Wall Piano'' was selected at the

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(''Tampereen elokuvajuhlat''), a short film festival held at

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. In this festival, it received the ''special mention'' and the ''Audience Award''. She currently lives in

(

Awards

* 2015: ''Special mention'' in the Palest’In & Out festival; * 2016: 3rd Prize in the ''Young Artist Award'' (YAYA) of the Hassan Hourani Award (''HOMELAND IS…'' - an experimental music project). * 2021: ''Special mention'' and the ''Audience Award'' of the

(''Wall Piano'' - a short film).

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghanem, Asma Living people 1991 births International Academy of Art Palestine alumni Palestinian film directors 21st-century Palestinian women artists Palestinian musicians Artists from Damascus 21st-century Palestinian photographers Palestinian refugees 21st-century women musicians