Zifzafa

Alserkal Arts Foundation announces the international premiere of Zifzafa, a live audio essay by Lawrence Abu Hamdan with Busher Kanj Abu Saleh, Amr Mdah and Earshot.

Zifzafa, in Arabic, is a word used to describe a wind that shakes and rattles all in its path. In this project, the word becomes a conceptual tool to map a network of social relations transformed through and by wind-sound.

In tracing Zifzafa, we can feel the connections between people, pollen, dust and animals across vast open spaces. Yet Zifzafa’s engulfing noise can also act as a border—one that restricts, confines, isolates and divides.

Discussion: A Prelude to Zifzafa
18.09.2024_6.30PM

A roundtable discussion around the impetus for the Zifzafa project and the broader question of sonic autonomy.

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Performance: Zifzafa
21.09.2024
5PM and again at 7PM

An international premiere of Zifzafa, a live audio essay by Lawrence Abu Hamdan, in collaboration with Busher Kanj Abu Saleh, Amr Mdah and Earshot. The performance is presented by the Alserkal Arts Foundation and co-produced by Festival d’Automne à Paris, CENTQUATRE-PARIS and L'Art Rue as part of Dream City 2025. Learn more.

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Workshop: Unreal Audio
22.09.2024_2PM

A practical workshop and presentation on the potential of video game engines for creating novel listening environments. Led by Fabio Cervi, audio investigator at Earshot.

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