Opening, film & conversation: Kamal Aljafari
SILVER SERIES #9
Thursday 07.11.24
Thursday 07.11.24
The Silver Series screening series presents audiovisual works by internationally renowned artists in the cinema at Kunstnernes Hus. Edition #9 features works by the Palestinian artist, film director and producer Kamal Aljafari.
Join us for a conversation with Aljafari, after the screening of several of his central works from the past decades. The same evening, a new edition of the poster for the exhibition Palestinian Artists (1981) is launched, where all sales proceeds are donated to emergency aid in Gaza.
Program
17:30-20:00 Sale of the exhibition poster for Palestinian Artists (1981). The proceeds will be donated and divided equally between Save the Children and the Norwegian Aid Committee for emergency aid in Gaza. Click here to read more
18:00 Introduction in the cinema (10 min)
18:10 Film screening: Balconies (2007), It’s a Long Way from Amphioxus (2019) and Paradiso, XXXI, 108 (2022) (45 min)
18:55 Conversation between Kamal Aljafari and Abirami Logendran (45 min)
19:40 Film screening: A Fidai Film (2024, 80 min)
About Silver Series #9
Kamal Aljafari's work is about memory politics and archives. The artist's distinctive approach to archival material as a tool for dealing with stolen history raises important questions — not only for those familiar with his films, but for a broader dialogue about the role of film in reclaiming stories that have been silenced or neglected. Aljafari's work encourages us to examine how moving images can be used as a critical tool for rethinking the past.
The program is curated by Abirami Logendran.
About the artist
Kamal Aljafari is a Palestinian artist, film director and producer. He works with moving images, interweaving fiction, non-fiction, and art. His work proceeds from a belief in an exploration of cinema's power to bear witness. His work has been shown at film festivals such as the Berlinale, Locarno, Viennale, Rotterdam, and museums such as the MoMA and Tate Modern.
