The right to silence
dal 10/2/2012 al 6/3/2012
Segnalato da
Paul Elliman
Kobe Matthys
Salome Voegelin
Susan Schuppli
Patrick Hanafin
Lawrence Abu Hamdan
10/2/2012
The right to silence
The Showroom, London
Bringing together contributions from Lawrence Abu Hamdan, legal scholar Patrick Hanafin, artists Paul Elliman, Kobe Matthys and Salome' Voegelin, writer and media theorist Susan Schuppli, amongst others, this event series asks the question, through a number of propositions and formats, 'what is the legal status of the voice?
These events expand on the research and polemics at the core of Lawrence Abu Hamdan's Aural Contract, an ongoing project focusing on the politics of listening and the role of the voice in law. Bringing together contributions from Lawrence Abu Hamdan, legal scholar Patrick Hanafin, artists Paul Elliman, Kobe Matthys and Salomé Voegelin, writer and media theorist Susan Schuppli, amongst others, the series asks the question, through a number of propositions and formats, 'what is the legal status of the voice?' The Right to Silence is realised as a collaboration between Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Electra and The Showroom.
Right To Silence I
Saturday 11 February, 4.30pm, Free
The Showroom, 63 Penfold Street, London NW8 8PQ
Multidisciplinary presentations and performances responding to tracks from the Aural Contract Audio Archive, including contributions from artists Kobe Matthys (Agency), Salomé Voegelin, Paul Elliman and hardcore garage punk band Triple School (Giles Bailey and Tom Varley).
Right To Silence II
Saturday 25 February, 4.30pm, Free
The Showroom, 63 Penfold Street, London NW8 8PQ
A seminar focusing on the legal status of the voice, bringing together contributions by legal scholars, writers and artists including Patrick Hanafin, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Law and the Humanities at Birkbeck, and artist and Senior Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, Susan Schuppli.
Right To Silence III
Wednesday 7 March, 7pm, Free
Electra, Floor 3, Shacklewell Studios, 18 Shacklewell Lane, London E8 2EZ
Documentary double bill, including Jean-Pierre Gorin's 1979 film Poto and Cabengo, and The Right to Remain Silent, a This American Life documentary about the recordings of New York police officer Adrian Schoolcraft.
The Freedom of Speech Itself was produced by Somethin’ Else and commissioned by The Showroom and Forensic Architecture at the Department for Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths’, University of London. The project is part of Communal Knowledge supported by The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, John Lyon’s Charity and members of The Showroom’s Supporters Scheme. It is also part of Survival Kit: Art linking society, knowledge and activism, with the support of the Culture 2007-2013 programme of the European Union.
Image: Lawrence Abu Hamdan, MGM's Lion, digital image, 2011
The Showroom
63, Penfold Street - London
Opening hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 12 - 6pm