A talk given by Dirar Kalash at Sarmad Platform in Rotterdam on 10 April 2024.
This talk reads the current conditions in Gaza under the light of "Memory of Forgetfulness" by Mahmoud Darwish, with a focus on the concept of time (history) and space (geography) and their position in the process of knowledge production on the current situation in Palestine in particular, not only as a theory, but also as a consciousness, taking off from a multi-layered reading of Memory for Forgetfulness; analysing possible relationships among lived experience, the writing of history, event, and language – from writing the Nakba from a sonic and aural perspective, and through the transformations of time and space in Palestine.
Dirar Kalash is an improvising musician currently based in Palestine. His work spans a wide range of musical and sonic practices within a variety of instrumental, compositional and improvisational contexts. Kalash also extends his practice into inter-disciplinary theoretical research on the politics of sound, time, and space.
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This podcast episode was produced within the project “Nothingness: Alternative Ways of Imagining Visual Arts”
Cover art by Constança Saraiva
This project is made possible with the generous support of Mondriaan Fonds.