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Zarina Bhimji (born in 1963) is a Ugandan Asian photographer and film maker, who was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2007.〔Reynolds, Nigel, ("Iraq protest camp shortlisted for Turner Prize" ) ''The Daily Telegraph'' online, 10 May 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2007.〕 She lives and works in London. ==Life and work== Born in Mbarara, Uganda, Zarina Bhimji was educated at Leicester Polytechnic (1982 – 83), Goldsmiths' College (1983 – 86) and Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (1987 – 89).〔("Education" ), zarinabhimji.com Education page. Retrieved 21 May 2007.〕 In 2001 Bhimji won the EAST award at EASTinternational selected by Mary Kelly and Peter Wollen. The artist participated in Documenta 11 (June – September 2002) with her 16mm film ''Out of Blue''. In 2003–07, she travelled widely in India, East Africa and Zanzibar, studying legal documents and the stories of those who formed British power in those countries, carrying out interviews and taking photographs.〔("Turner Prize: The shortlisted artists" ), Tate online. Retrieved 29 November 2007.〕 In 2003 Zarina Bhimji received the ICP's (International Center for Photography, New York City) Infinity Award in the Art Photography category. Other recipients for this award category have included David Hockney (1985), Chuck Close (1990), Cindy Sherman (1994), Sigmar Polke (1998), Andreas Gursky (2001), Shirin Neshat (2002) and Thomas Ruff (2006). In 2007, she was shortlisted for the Turner Prize for photographs of Uganda. Their theme is the expulsion of Asians from the country by Idi Amin and the subsequent loss and grief caused.〔 The photos were in exhibitions at Haunch of Venison gallery in London and Zurich.〔 Her Turner Prize display includes a film, ''Waiting'', which was shot in a sisal-processing factory. This is on high-definition video, transferred from the original 35mm film.〔 The Tate gallery describes her work: In 2012, the first major survey exhibition of her work was held at Whitechapel Gallery, London (19 January – 9 March 2012), which traced 25 years of Bhimji's work. It opened with the joint premiere of her long-awaited film, ''Yellow Patch'' (2011), at The New Art Gallery Walsall〔("Zarina Bhimji: Yellow Patch, 20 Jan 2012 – 13 Apr 2012, The New Art Gallery Walsall" ), ArtRabbit.〕〔("Exhibition: Zarina Bhimji: Yellow Patch, 20 January - 14 April 2012" ), The New Art Gallery Walsall.〕 and Whitechapel Gallery, the film was inspired by trade and migration across the Indian Ocean. An accompanying monograph was published by Ridinghouse in association with Whitechapel Gallery, Kunstmuseum Bern and The New Art Gallery Walsall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ridinghouse.co.uk/publications/61/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zarina Bhimji」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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