Intellect

Shezad Dawood trained at Central St Martin’s and the Royal College of Art before undertaking a Ph.D. at Leeds Metropolitan University. He works across installation and film, looking at a discursive model of practice that takes in both mystical and literary/historical narratives. Often drawing on his complex heritage, his projects have been influenced by Sufism as much as Samuel Beckett, and his large-scale interventions often work with musicians, actors and other collaborators across a breadth of global locations. Dawood’s work has been exhibited internationally, included as part of Altermodern - curated by Nicolas Bourriaud at Tate Britain, and the 53rd Venice Biennale (both 2009). Upcoming projects include a collaboration with contemporary dance choreographer Jasmin Vardimon at Sadlers Wells in London (2011), and a feature-length sci-fi film, which will go into production in the summer of 2011. Dawood currently lives and works in London, where he is Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow in Experimental Media at the University of Westminster.