Lawrence Abu Hamdan's 'The Sonic Image' at Sharjah Art Foundation
Turner Prize-winning artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan presents 'The Sonic Image', his largest institutional solo exhibition to date, at Sharjah Art Foundation. The multi-sensory show explores how sound can reveal hidden narratives and political realities through works like 'Air Conditioning' (2022), a full-color inkjet print with sound, and a site-specific performance 'Daght Jawi: A Live Audio-Visual Essay' (2021-2022) at The Flying Saucer. Curated by Dr Omar Kholeif, the exhibition investigates concepts of 'atmospheric violence', surveillance, and the politics of listening, presenting an aesthetic atlas for visualizing sound. Abu Hamdan, known as the 'Private Ear', uses research and analysis to craft a new form of image-making that fluctuates between ear and eye, sonifying images to expose contested social, political, and economic spheres.
Key facts
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan is a Turner Prize-winning artist.
- The exhibition is titled 'The Sonic Image'.
- It is the largest institutional solo exhibition by the artist to date.
- The exhibition features 'Air Conditioning' (2022), a full-color inkjet print on matt fiber photo paper, 90 x 5475 cm, with 40-minute looped sound.
- A site-specific performance 'Daght Jawi: A Live Audio-Visual Essay' (2021-2022) is presented at The Flying Saucer.
- The exhibition is curated by Dr Omar Kholeif, Director of Collections and Senior Curator at Sharjah Art Foundation.
- The work was commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation and visualized by Cream Projects.
- The exhibition explores concepts of 'atmospheric violence' and the politics of listening.
Entities
Artists
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Institutions
- Sharjah Art Foundation
- Cream Projects
- The Flying Saucer
Locations
- Sharjah
- United Arab Emirates