Curation & Commissions

Phantoms of Promise

A gathering of poetry, screenings, and lecture-performances​​​ 

28.06.2024, at SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin

"This evening program,Phantoms of Promise, attunes us to the ghostly traces of dreams and aspirations. For a migrant who has lost their family and friends or a home that will never come back, a type of phantom pain always returns – often across generations, inherited for decades or centuries. Not only does memory – or the memory of memory – return like a specter for those in exile, but the dominant image of the migrant is, as Sara Ahmed puts it, “a rather ghostly figure, haunting contemporary culture.” During this gathering at SAVVY, we will listen and speak near the figure of the phantom, as in both promised futures and the ghosts of returning pain. We will consider the insidious and often broken promises of a better life and citizenship for the migrant, that echo across generations – as well as the specters of radically different futures that still are possible."

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Enighetens färd

Producer of Enighetens färd, an opera performance for Eskilstuna konstmuseum (directed by Salad Hilowle, 2023)

Head Programmer of two editions of the film festival CinemAfrica, 2021-2022. Together with Manthia Diawara as Artistic Director.

Including two collaborations with the Swedish Cinematheque (a Safi Faye retrospective and a Sarah Maldoror retrospective) and special joint screenings with e-flux, Moderna museet, Konsthall C, and other institutions.

Works by Isaac Julien, Edward Owens, and Mati Diop (below) among others.

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