Per°Form Open Academy of Arts and Activations 2023 Presentation — Noise of Time by Rola Khayyat

Synopsis

“Noise of Time” speculates upon the afterlives of “empire” entangled in family histories, tangible and intangible landscapes, and unspoken memories. Considering retrospection as the place beyond time, the structure whereby disparate temporalities may be re-collected in one familiar place, Rola attempts to reimagine the relationship between the present moment and the traces of lost people, as well as lost places, offering possible worlds. This project is a continuum of a sisterly endeavour ‘Pieces of Us; The Intimate as Imperial Archive’ which, through a feminist re-ordering and rereading of our familial archives across disciplines, plumbs the affective and intimate spaces of empire.

About Rola Khayyat

An interdisciplinary artist, educator, and curator, Rola’s work explores new dimensions on the representation of war, memory, and identity. She has curated shows in Beirut, Thessaloniki, and New York City, such as the BEYroute for the third Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Lattice Work at the Black and White Gallery, Simmer at Kunstraum LLC and Light in Wartime at apexart. Her work has been exhibited at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, OKK/Raum29 (Berlin), Catalyst Arts and Belfast Photo Festival 2013, the 21st International Istanbul Art Fair and North of History (NYC). Currently, Rola is an Assistant Professor at VCUarts Qatar.

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