Heirloom
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Heirloom
By (Author) Larissa Sansour
By (author) Anthony Downey
Sternberg Press
Sternberg Press
24th March 2020
Germany
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Physical Properties
Paperback
160
Width 121mm, Height 178mm, Spine 15mm
666g
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 Bio
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.
