Human Rights Project and Human Rights Program Present
“Aural contract: the voice before the law,” a talk by Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s work frequently deals with the relationship between listening and borders, human rights, testimony, truth and law, through the production of audio-visual installations, graphic design, sculpture, photography, workshops and performance. His work with sound and its intersection with politics originate from his background in DIY music. His work was submitted as evidence at the UK asylum tribunal where the artist himself was called as an expert witness. In 2015 Abu Hamdan is the Armory Show commissioned artist and will also be exhibiting works at the New Museum Trienniel. His previous solo exhibitions include The Freedom Of Speech Itself (2012) at Showroom, London, The Whole Truth (2012) at Casco, Utrecht and most recently Tape Echo (2013) at Beirut in Cairo and Van AbbeMuseum, Eindhoven. Additionally his works have been exhibited and performed at venues such as The 2014 Shanghai Biennial, The Whitechapel Gallery London, MACBA Barcelona, Tate Modern London, M HKA Antwerp, the Beirut Art Censer and The 2012 Taipei Biennial. His works are part of collections at the Van AbbeMuseum and MoMA New York. Abu Hamdan’s writing can be found in Forensis Sternberg press, Manifesta Journal and Cabinet Magazine. He continues to make sonic investigations for Forensic Architecture at Goldsmiths College London where he is a PhD candidate and associate lecturer.
Visit his website to learn more about his work.
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Location: Olin Humanities, Room 102