Basir Mahmood (b. 1985, Pakistan) is a visual artist based between Lahore and Amsterdam. Working with video, film, and photography, his poetic sequences navigate the everyday—exploring memory, distance, identity, and social inequity. Through a shifting authorial position—at times narrator, initiator, observer, or withdrawn subject—he constructs layered narratives from ordinary gestures and encounters.

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His practice has been shaped by international residencies, including the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, and his work has received global recognition through awards such as the Ammodo Tiger Short Award (IFFR, 2021), Emerging Artist Award SAI Harvard University (2015), Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize (2020) and exhibitions at venues including the Stedelijk Museum, Palais de Tokyo, Sharjah Biennial, and Berlin Biennale.

 

His works are held in prominent collections such as the Stedelijk Museum, M HKA, Cnap, FRAC and Qatar Museums.