Heirloom

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Heirloom
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Larissa Sansour
By (author) Anthony Downey
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 121
ISBN/Barcode 9783956794759
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Sternberg Press
Imprint Sternberg Press
Publication Date 24 March 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

The development of the artistic research for Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour's project for the Danish Pavilion at the 58th Venice BiennaleHeirloom documents the development of the artistic research for Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour's project for the Danish Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale. It explores how recurrent notions in Sansour's oeuvre, such as memory, trauma, identity, and belonging, intertwine with the discourses of science fiction and environmental disaster narratives. It also explores what it means to produce work from within contested geographies, specifically considering how, through research and the process of production, the artist grapples with complex issues of national representation.

Author Biography

Larissa Sansour was born in East Jerusalem and studied fine art in Copenhagen, London, and New York. She lives and works in London. Her work is interdisciplinary and uses film, photography, installation and sculpture. Anthony Downey is Professor of Visual Culture in the Middle East and North Africa within the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media at Birmingham City University.