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"Sell out warning! Another evening of vital image and sound documentation at IC Visual Lab after captivating deep dives into Palestinian resistance music and Okinawan min'yō folk. This edition focuses on WANAWAL’s anti-colonial sound archive: a treasure trove of rarely heard women’s music from Libya, Lebanon, Sudan, Kurdistan and beyond."
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A event on Thursday 6th February. The event starts at 18:30.
The West Asian and North African Women’s Art Library (WANAWAL) is an alternative archive and library that exists to catalogue, preserve and share creative practices from West Asian and North African practitioners. Founded in 2019 by Êvar Hussayni, the project challenges the colonial methods and histories that lie at the heart of many archives, instead favouring experimental and collective methods that embrace slowness and dialogue at all times. Ultimately WANAWAL aims to create an open and accessible library that builds towards a more liberated collective memory.
Aside from leading WANAWAL, Êvar is a multi-disciplinary artist focused on Kurdish genealogies, feminisms and identity. Her work investigates the colonial violence of archives, which often erase communities that do not conform to a dominant reading of history. She is interested in the psychological aspect of the archive, as well as the role that memory-making plays in shaping freedom - specifically for occupied people and lands.
We are honored to be joined by Êvar for an evening exploring WANAWAL’s sound archive. Expect Kurdish, Armenian, Assyrian and Cypriot field recordings, interviews, resistance music and chants, alongside conversations and visual projections.
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This event is the third of our First Thursdays series. Each event invites a guest to present a collection of music, alongside photography and film. The series focuses upon hidden collections, field recordings, ethnographic sounds and accidental archives, considering what they tell us about today’s entangled world.
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The event takes place at IC Visual Lab: 6 West Street, Bristol, BS2 0BH.
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This event is part of the City Centre and High Streets Culture and Events Programme, funded by Bristol City Council and the West of England Combined Authority. All events are free - the ticket fee of £6 can be refunded to all who attend, or exchanged for refreshments.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
Aside from leading WANAWAL, Êvar is a multi-disciplinary artist focused on Kurdish genealogies, feminisms and identity. Her work investigates the colonial violence of archives, which often erase communities that do not conform to a dominant reading of history. She is interested in the psychological aspect of the archive, as well as the role that memory-making plays in shaping freedom - specifically for occupied people and lands.
We are honored to be joined by Êvar for an evening exploring WANAWAL’s sound archive. Expect Kurdish, Armenian, Assyrian and Cypriot field recordings, interviews, resistance music and chants, alongside conversations and visual projections.
—
This event is the third of our First Thursdays series. Each event invites a guest to present a collection of music, alongside photography and film. The series focuses upon hidden collections, field recordings, ethnographic sounds and accidental archives, considering what they tell us about today’s entangled world.
—
The event takes place at IC Visual Lab: 6 West Street, Bristol, BS2 0BH.
—
This event is part of the City Centre and High Streets Culture and Events Programme, funded by Bristol City Council and the West of England Combined Authority. All events are free - the ticket fee of £6 can be refunded to all who attend, or exchanged for refreshments.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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