Published by Inventory Press/Blaffer Art Museum. Foreword by Steven Matijcio. Text by Amin Alsaden. Interview by Tyler Blackwell.
Berlin-based artist Monira Al Qadiri’s (born 1983) work examines “petro-cultures,” where society is defined by its dependence on oil. For Refined Vision, Al Qadiri’s film and installations were inspired by the infrastructure of the Texas Gulf Coast and the Persian Gulf region.