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Syria
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Gardens Speak
Read more: Gardens Speak“Gardens Speak is an interactive sound installation containing the oral histories of ten ordinary people who were buried in Syrian gardens. Each narrative has been carefully constructed with the friends and family members of the deceased to retell their stories…
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Syrian Journey: Choose your own escape route
Read more: Syrian Journey: Choose your own escape routeSyrian Journey: Choose your own escape route The Syrian conflict has torn the country apart, leaving thousands dead and driving millions to flee their homes. Many seek refuge in neighboring countries but others pay traffickers to take them to Europe…
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Typing…SYRIA
Read more: Typing…SYRIA(SUBSCRIBE AT http://typingsyria.com/) Typing…SYRIA is a one month socio-artistic performance piece where any individual can subscribe to witness a WhatsApp conversation between two Syrian characters play out in real time. This performance piece addresses questions of voyeurism, the ethics of…
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Syria’s Creative Resistance
Read more: Syria’s Creative ResistanceBashar al-Assad snores, his head twitching on a large white pillow. Suddenly, he wakes up. “The people want to overthrow me!” he screams, the pompom on his nightcap bouncing. A military officer approaches, pats him on the head and whispers gently,…