Lawrence Abu Hamdan: Zifzafa
live performance | saturday 29 August, 7–8pm Sound performance Zifzafa, named for an Arabic word describing a wind that shakes everything in its path, centres on the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights, where 30 planned wind turbines will flood the region with a relentless mechanical roar. Framed as a ‘green’ energy project, the turbines weaponise sound itself, unsettling and exhausting local life.
Lawrence Abu Hamdan, artist and founder of Earshot, the first non-profit dedicated to audio for justice, whose investigations have informed landmark legal cases, brings this research to the stage. The performance is scored by Busher Kanj Abu Saleh, who performs live together with saxophonist Amr Mdah and Fabio Cervi, an audio investigator from Earshot. Through sound and visual models, they turn the imposed noise into an act of resistance: transforming acoustic violence into something that can be witnessed, felt, and collectively opposed.
The performance is accompanied by an exhibition at The Common Guild in Glasgow, running 20 Aug-17 Oct.
In collaboration with Edinburgh Art Festival Tickets: £18 / £12—25