𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘲 is a live audio-visual essay featuring testimonies and archival material related to the memories of reincarnation experienced by Abu Hamdan’s distant relative, Bassel Abi Chaine, a member of the Druze community, which believes in the reincarnation of the soul (a religious minority in the levant who also are the main Arab population in the Golan Heights, the subject of Abu Hamdan's new project 𝘡𝘪𝘧𝘻𝘢𝘧𝘢). In Arabic, 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘲, meaning “to vocalize,” is also the word that is used to describe speech that has been transmigrated from the dead to the living. 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘲 is a story about another hidden history of war and politics intertwined with the majority of the Druze community in Lebanon. In this performance, Lawrence Abu Hamdan examines the politics of listening to reincarnated testimonies — accounts from witnesses who can testify to long and continuous crimes that leak across generations and threaten the future. 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘲 is performed by Lawrence Abu Hamdan featuring the voice of Bassel Abi Chahine.
■ Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- 1st Session: 18:00 - 19:00
- 2nd Session: 20:00 - 21:00
■ Venue: Barakat Seoul (Heritage Museum), 58-4 Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
■ Inquiries: contemporary@barakat.kr | 02-730-1948
** Please note that seating is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Standing room will be available once seating is full. We appreciate your understanding.
