[inaudible] A Politics of Listening in 4 Acts

artist's book by Lawrence Abu Hamdan ; with contr. by Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Emily Apter, Giovanni Carmine, Omar Kholeif, Fabian Schöneich

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Author(s)

Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Emily Apter, Giovanni Carmine, Omar Kholeif, Fabian Schöneich

Editor(s)

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

Publication, year

Berlin : Sternberg Press, 2016

Scope

68 Pages, illustrated, 16 cm.

ISBN

9783956792410

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A “politics of listening” is an intervention into and a reorganization of forms that listening takes rather than a call for free speech or for a platform for voices to be heard. In his art and research, Beirut-based artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan explores the perception of language, sound, and listening. National identity, human rights, and the administration of justice are recurrent themes in his work. The techniques used in his audio-aesthetic practice have been used to conduct forensic audio analysis for several legal investigations. This monograph includes a series of transcripts of live speech from sermons, monologues, testimonies, and interviews made over the course of the last five years.

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Person as subject

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

Location

Cabinet 30 - 3: Kunst en Rechtspraak