We Do Not Know Who We Are Where We Go by Tazeen Qayyum • Wondereur

1 an exclusive artwork

“The phrase 'We Do Not Know Who We Are Where We Go' is a translation of an Italian poem by Nanni Balestrini. There are so many layers to this one phrase that I decided to use it in a performance where I write it again and again in Urdu. The four times I’ve done this performance, I lost track of time and somebody eventually had to tap my shoulder to say, ‘It’s over.’”
— Artist Tazeen Qayyum

Artist Tazeen Qayyum is on Wondereur because influential curators such as Cameron Bailey believe she is important and on the rise.

An original Mixed-Media by Toronto-based artist Tazeen Qayyum exclusively curated for Wondereur by tiff artistic director Cameron Bailey.

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Original Mixed-Media

152 x 152

SIGNED by the artist

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2 a top curator pick

Artist Tazeen Qayyum curated by TIFF artistic director Cameron Bailey

“I first discovered Tazeen's work about 12 years ago. What I like about Tazeen is that she was trained in a traditional art form. She practices it at a very high level, but she's introduced a contemporary art practice into it. There's a kind of hybrid element to her work that I find very appealing.”

TIFF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR • PLANET AFRICA • FILM CRITIC • CURATOR

In collaboration with the Globe and Mail, Wondereur invited Toronto International Film Festival artistic director Cameron Bailey to share the work of an artist that deeply touches him. A TIFF programmer for over 25 years, Cameron brought to the festival a diversity-focused perspective on film criticism that played a major role in defining TIFF as a major destination for international discovery. The British-born, Barbados-raised film maven founded the Planet Africa section of the festival (1996-2004) and was instrumental in raising the profile of new cinema from Africa and South Asia in North America. A respected curator and film critic, Cameron has curated films for The National Gallery of Canada, The National Film Board of Canada and Australia's Sydney International Film Festival.

3 an investigative photo documentary

Exclusive 20-page photo documentary from our investigative journalist team in collaboration with award-winning photojournalist Liam Maloney. Location: Toronto, Canada. Copyright Wondereur 2023.

MEET with artist Tazeen Qayyum curated by TIFF artistic director Cameron Bailey.

PHOTOJOURNALIST FOR WONDEREUR LIAM MALONEY

Liam Maloney is a documentary photographer and videographer whose work has been published in Time Magazine, The Guardian, Maclean’s, the National Post and Vice Magazine. His series on Syrian Refugees in Lebanon was nominated for Picture Story of the Year at the 2014 NPAC POY. His work has been exhibited in Switzerland and Canada.

4 an artist to invest in

Exclusive career analysis and market overview from our investigative journalist team.

GET the facts behind Tazeen Qayyum’s success, career development and price. The value of her art is expected to significantly increase in the next few years.