Book now: The Turner-prize winning artist brings a takeover of events exploring the power of sound. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: Repercussions. ‌  
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What happens when seeing is no longer believing? Lawrence Abu Hamdan turns to sound as a form of evidence.

A takeover exploring sonic justice 🔊

Lawrence Abu Hamdan: Repercussions

23–26 Sep, Across the Centre

The Turner Prize-winning artist and founder of Earshot will transform our Centre into a dynamic platform exploring the urgent and evolving concept of sonic rights.


Through installation, performances, screenings, panel discussions and live music, Lawrence Abu Hamdan examines the impact of sound in his investigations into various crimes and human rights abuses.


Book two ticketed events across the takeover and get 20% off, book three and get 30% off.

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Zifzafa

23–26 Sep, The Pit

Two installations explore the effect of a planed wind turbine development on the inhabitants of the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights. Free to visit every day.

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450 XL: A silent movie

Wed 23 Sep, Cinema 1

Performance, film, and live music investigate a reported sonic attack during a silent vigil in Belgrade, Serbia.

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The Last Responders + Blow Out

Thu 24 Sep, Cinema 1

A double-bill screening includes a new documentary investigating an attack from the Israeli military, created in collaboration with Forensic Architecture and Earshot.


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Sykes-Picot & Air Pressure

Fri 25 Sep, Theatre

Two performances bring together audio evidence to confront the violence of borders in the Middle East, from Matthew Herbert, Rana Eid, Moe Choucair and Lawrence Abu Hamdan.

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Rififi + Introduction

Thu 24 Sep, Cinema 1

The first modern heist movie that has inspired countless others, famous for its extraordinary thirty-minute silent burglary sequence.

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The Crack and the Boom: Listening Session and Discussion

Fri 25 Sep, Cinema 1

As open-source investigation has transformed how we verify images of violence, this panel asks what happens when we extend that scrutiny to sound.

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Final Repercussions

Sat 26 Sep, Theatre

An evening of amazing sonic and visual experiences that explore the intersection of technology, testimony and surveillance. With performances by Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Busher Kanj, Amr Mdah, Felicia Atkinson and Radical Democracy. 

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Who are Earshot?

Earshot

The world's first not-for-profit organisation producing audio investigations for human rights and environmental advocacy, founded by Abu Hamdan in 2023.

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