After SFX is prompted by Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s investigations into crimes that are heard but not seen. The artist explores sounds described by “earwitnesses” in interviews conducted by Abu Hamdan or sourced from trial manuscripts. In order to facilitate their testimonies, Abu Hamdan built hybrid objects, created to unlock witnesses’ acoustic memories, called Earwitness Inventory (2018–ongoing). A selection of these sculptures will be activated in the live performance. After SFX is performed by Lawrence Abu Hamdan with live diffusion by Adam Laschinger and percussion by Eli Keszler.
After SFX will be performed April 8 at 8:00 p.m., April 9 at 3:00 pm (free with museum admission; reservation required), and April 10 at 8:00 p.m. See details below.
As part of Lawrence Abu Hamdan: Walled Unwalled and Other Monologues, the Kravis Studio will host a series of ticketed performances by the artist.
All visitors to the performances are required to remain masked.
Capacity for all performances is limited and advance registration is required.
The installation of Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Walled Unwalled will be closed during regular Museum hours on April 9, June 4, and June 11, except for the 3:00 p.m. performances.