Artist

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

b. 1985, Amman, Jordan · Jordanian-British, born in Jordan

Goldsmiths, University of London

Lawrence Abu Hamdan investigates sound as legal, political and spatial evidence. His works examine testimony, surveillance, borders, prison architecture and the politics of listening, often using acoustic analysis alongside installation and narrative.

Sound; installation; video; performance

Artist Films

Acoustic Investigation into the Syrian Regime Prison (ft. Artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan) | Art21
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Major Works

2012The Freedom of Speech Itself
2016Rubber Coated Steel
2017Saydnaya (the missing 19db)
2018Walled Unwalled
2018Earwitness Theatre
202145th Parallel
2022Air Pressure
2013Language Gulf in the Shouting Valley
2012The Whole Truth
2019Natq

Interviews & Writing

Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo

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