I'd search forever, I want to remember

About

The exhibition features a wave machine that contains water from the English Channel brought in as witness, a three-channel film that explores the psyche of a disused detention centre in Dover and a photographic series that engages with the shoreline as a site of poetic multiplicity.

I’d search forever, I want to remember has two planned presentations: June 24th 2023 in Dover and July 20th - 23rd in London.

RSVP page for Dover: idsearchforever.eventbrite.com

Dover: set in a fortress built in the 1700s on the cliffs of Dover, the day-long programme features the exhibition, guided tours with the creative team, ceramics and craft workshops centering memory and place, a dance performance by Fadi Giha and food and drinks served by Borough Market’s Juma Kitchen. The day begins at 11am and culminates at sunset with a participatory performance inviting the audience to hold space together with the artist(s) for a moment of collective remembrance.

London: the artworks will be exhibited at Frieze No.9 Cork Street for four days, alongside images taken in Dover and artefacts created during workshops there. Fadi Giha will perform on the opening night, July 20th.

The work presented is the result of a gathering of artists thinking and organising together. Manon Schwich, Sami El-Enany, Parker Heyl, Angus Frost, Lorella Bianco, Fadi Giha and Patricia Doors join Al-Mashouk in considering sites of solace within embodied experiences of hyper-politicisation.

I’d search forever, I want to remember is the culmination of a body of work that began in 2018 with a 10.5 hour durational performance by Al-Mashouk titled Can you die if you don’t exist? where she read the names of 34,361 refugees who died on their way to Europe off The List (published by The Guardian, 2018). The performance was for Deeplab and commissioned by Mediale.

I’d search forever, I want to remember is commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and Arts Council England and co-commissioned by Shubbak Festival. In partnership with: Dover Arts Development, The Citadel, Refugee Week, SENSE, Samphire and Future Foundry.

Tamara Al-Mashouk is a visual artist who incorporates strategies of hosting, art making and live performance across her multi-disciplinary projects. These days, she can’t stop thinking about where memory is stored, about the spirits of water and about how to create spaces of collective healing. She explores her ideas through multi-channel video, performance and architectural installation.

DOVER: The Citadel Dover, Kent, CT17 9DR

Open to the public

24th June 2023, 11am - 9pm

(participatory performance at 7pm)

Admission is free