Lawrence Abu Hamdan

The “politics of listening” is the specialist subject of Lawrence ABU HAMDAN (1985, Jordan). The Beirut-based artist and audio investigator creates films, installations, graphic design, sculptures, photography, and performances that explore the intersection between sound and politics. His work received a Nam June Paik Award and Baloise Art Prize, and he is no stranger to Rotterdam: he won the Tiger Award for Short Films at IFFR 2017 for Rubber Coated Steel (2017). His investigations, conducted as part of his PhD research in Forensic Architecture at Goldsmiths College London, have furthermore had a real-life impact when used as evidence at the UK Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and by Amnesty International and Defence for Children International. In 2019, he was one of four recipients of the prestigious Turner Prize.