Taysir Batniji (b.1966 in Gaza, Palestine) was trained as a painter at An-Najah National University, Nablus, prior to continuing his studies in France. His work incorporates photography, video, drawing, installation and performance, and has been shown widely in Europe and the Middle East, including at the Venice Biennale; Jeu de Paume, Paris; Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin; Kunsthalle Wien, Witte de With, Rotterdam; Rencontres d’Arles; MAC VAL, Paris; and his most recent solo exhibition at the Mathaf in Doha.

Previous publications by Batniji include Home Away From Home (Fondation Hermès and Aperture Foundation, 2018 as part of Immersion, a French-American Photography Commission), and Quelques bribes arrachées au vide qui se creuse (MAC VAL, 2022).