Lawrence Abu Hamdan – Artist Talk

To mark the launch of ‘Zifzafa’ at The Common Guild, Lawrence Abu Hamdan will discuss the exhibition and his broader practice during an artist’s talk in our Library.

Self-described as the ‘Private Ear’, Abu Hamdan has over a decade of experience investigating audio on behalf of people under attack from state authorities. He has a doctorate from the University of London on the role of sound in legal investigations, and his investigative work has been used as evidence at the UK Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and in a formal request to the International Criminal Court. In 2023 he founded Earshot the world’s first not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the study of audio for human rights and environmental advocacy.

The Artist Talk will be followed by a late opening of ‘Zifzafa’, from 7–8.30pm, to mark the launch of the exhibition. All welcome.