Scattered Subjects: Susan Ossman Plurilogue with May Al-Dabbagh

Alserkal Arts Foundation supports socially engaged, multi-disciplinary practices and facilitates cross-cultural exchange through its four core initiatives: public art commissions, residencies, research grants, and educational programmes.

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A plurilogue with anthropologist and artist Susan Ossman and Haraka Lab director May Al-Dabbagh

Join us on Thursday 27 April from 6:30 - 8pm for Scattered Subjects with anthropologist and artist Susan Ossman and <a href="https://www.mayaldabbagh.org/7araka" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Haraka Lab</a> director May Al-Dabbagh at Common Room, Warehouse 51. What is a subject? A subject is what a song or painting is about; it makes things happen in a sentence and in the world. Yet, to be the subject of a book or a ruler or to law or social conventions limits the choice of verbs that can animate action. Through reflecting on Ossman’s experiences of serial migration and her project that combines practices from the social sciences and the arts, this conversation opens up new possibilities for thinking about knowledge production both within and outside of the academy.The event will take the form of a Plurilogue, a term that evokes the notion of dialogue that goes beyond two sides. Plurilogue is akin to a roundtable discussion in which the invited speaker shares research followed by interventions by attendees. All participants are expected to situate their own work in relation to their location in their institutions, geographies, and trajectories as well as to the speaker’s presentation. The event will be followed by a light dinner. Plurilogue is organized by Haraka: Experimental Lab for Arab Art and Social Thought, an interdisciplinary and dynamic space that bridges the arts and social sciences in Al Mawrid: Arab Center for the Study of Art at New York University Abu Dhabi. Through research, archives, pedagogy, and exchange platforms that activate the Global Network of NYU while simultaneously building connection to the thinkers, artists, and alumni in the region, Haraka is a space for movement and flow but also for a more nuanced reading of the politics of translation and knowledge production. Haraka Lab is currently hosted at Alserkal Arts Foundation as part of its guest residency in 2023.F﻿or any questions, please reach out to info@alserkalartsfoundation.ae

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Scattered Subjects: Susan Ossman Plurilogue with May Al-Dabbagh

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