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At the Edge of the Sea على حافة البحر

with Sholeh Asgary

A lone figure at the luminous edge of the sea — a still from At the Edge of the Sea

At the Edge of the Sea 2022 · Live two-channel video + sound performance · 48:00 min (05:00 min excerpt)

Al-Adeeb and Asgary use the Epic of Gilgamesh as a departure point in a series of electro-acoustic expanded-cinema performances comprised of live image, film, text, Iranian and Arabic vocal traditions, rituals, and sonic installations that seek to excavate the relationship between racialized necropolitical destruction and bodies in protest across time and space.

This collaborative, transdisciplinary project by Dena Al-Adeeb and Sholeh Asgary is part of the container project Past and Future Form I & II. This iteration was presented and supported by Soundwave NEXT and the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts.

Part of the container project Past and Future Form I & II. See also Crossings | عبور.