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DESCRIPTION:Without consent from the British Museum\, artist Dania Shihab s
 urreptitiously took 3D scans of several Mesopotamian artifacts—items “acqu
 ired” from her homeland of southern Iraq. These scans became the blueprint
 s for a series of reconstructed sculptures\, enhanced with interactive sen
 sors that allow her to reanimate the sonic memories embedded within each o
 bject. Composing with an ancient musical tuning system that was documented
  on cuneiform tablets\, she imagines a soundscape of southern Iraq unadult
 erated by colonial interference. In this lecture\, Shihab will outline her
  process for researching\, fabricating\, and activating these objects as a
 n alternative approach to repatriation and how her work fits into a larger
  set of questions around decolonization and stewardship.Dania Shihab is a 
 transnational artist\, musician\, curator and emergency doctor based in Ba
 rcelona. She holds a bachelor of medicine / bachelor of surgery degree fro
 m the University of Tasmania (2006) and holds an associateship in advanced
  emergency medicine from the Australia College for Emergency Medicine (202
 4). As a sound artist\, her practice focuses on identity\, borders\, and d
 isplacement based on her experience as a forced migrant. Using samples and
  field recordings and employing her voice as a tool of cultural and gender
  agency\, she composes long-form electroacoustic pieces. Since 2014 she ha
 s headed the Paralaxe Editions platform\, where she releases experimental 
 music and curates performances across Europe. In 2023 Paralaxe Editions be
 came an orbiting resident at Hangar\, Barcelona. She has performed at fest
 ivals and venues such as Sonic Acts\, Sónar\, Mira\, She Makes Noise\, and
  Cafe Oto. Shihab has published several musical works related to her exper
 ience as a migrant and her cultural identity in transition\, including Voz
  (2022) and Foreign Body (2023). In 2024 she completed a five-week residen
 cy in Providenza\, Communities Between Islands (Sardinia/Corsica and Syros
 )\, where she mapped the land–sea interface and explored its impact on the
  concept of borders within migrant communities. She has been selected as a
  2024/25 artist of SHAPE+\, a platform for innovative audiovisual art. In 
 November 2025 she was a guest composer at the Elektronmusikstudion Stockho
 lm.Object LabsAt BGC\, we use an object-centered approach to advance the s
 tudy of the decorative arts\, design history\, and material culture. Join 
 our student educators before select public events to learn about some of t
 he objects in BGC’s Study Collection. Each week we will showcase three obj
 ects carefully selected from the collection\, which includes over 4\,000 o
 bjects in a variety of media.October 22 and 29\; November 5\, 12\, and 19\
 ; December 338 West 86th Street\, 5–6 pmFounded in 2011\, the BGC Study Co
 llection supports student research by providing opportunities for hands-on
  close examination of objects. Learn more about the BGC Study Collection h
 ere.
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SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: Replica - Relic
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