Imperiled House
Lecture Performance by Helene Kazan marking the beginning of the residency at The Serpentine Gallery, London
6 April – 6 June 2017
6 April – 6 June 2017
Montaged images of the bombardment of Beirut in 1912, a cargo ship in the Port of Beirut in 1930 and a protest to stop a luxury development project on Ramlet El Bayda in 2017. Helene Kazan. 2017. These images were used in the promotional material of ‘Imperiled House’.
Imperiled House confronted the many sites of destruction and construction of London and Beirut, tracing the interactive evolution of both cities. This work consolidates a history of spectacular and structural violence inflicted on the city through aerial bombardment, and real estate development, by reinstating the link between the destructive nature of conflict, and capitalist ideals for profit-making. Further demonstrating the development of this (de)constructed condition through the ongoing planning and materialisation of the city.
The project took place through a series of events including:
Performance Lecture ‘Imperiled House’ by Helene Kazan, followed in a conversation by Lebanese filmmaker Rania Stephan at The Serpentine Gallery: 6 April
Performance Lecture ‘Imperiled House’ by Helene Kazan at the America University of Beirut, Lebanon: 19 April
Walking workshop ‘The Nation State’ from Bomber Command Memorial: 20 April
Walking workshop ‘The House’ from Marble Arch, London: 27 April
Workshop ‘The Body’ at The Carpenters Arms, Edgware Road, London: 5 May
Further information:
http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/learn/unwritten-handbook/unwritten-handbook-helene-kazan-conversation-rania-stephan
Related works:
Accident and Design in Aerial Bombardment’ writing by Helene Kazan for The Funambulist (2016): https://thefunambulist.net/magazine/designed-destructions
The Object of Risk - A Prelude Lecture performance by Helene Kazan for exhibition 'City and the City’ (2016): http://cityandcity.net/index.php/helene-kazan/
Conjuring the Anxiety of Domestic Spaces During War Conversation between Susan Silas and Helene Kazan (2015): https://hyperallergic.com/190836/conjuring-the-anxiety-of-domestic-spaces-during-war/
(De)constructing Risk: a Domestic Image of the Future Lecture performance by Helene Kazan for exhibition 'Frames of War' (2015): http://framesofwar.net/index.php/helene-kazan/
The project took place through a series of events including:
Performance Lecture ‘Imperiled House’ by Helene Kazan, followed in a conversation by Lebanese filmmaker Rania Stephan at The Serpentine Gallery: 6 April
Performance Lecture ‘Imperiled House’ by Helene Kazan at the America University of Beirut, Lebanon: 19 April
Walking workshop ‘The Nation State’ from Bomber Command Memorial: 20 April
Walking workshop ‘The House’ from Marble Arch, London: 27 April
Workshop ‘The Body’ at The Carpenters Arms, Edgware Road, London: 5 May
Further information:
http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/learn/unwritten-handbook/unwritten-handbook-helene-kazan-conversation-rania-stephan
Related works:
Accident and Design in Aerial Bombardment’ writing by Helene Kazan for The Funambulist (2016): https://thefunambulist.net/magazine/designed-destructions
The Object of Risk - A Prelude Lecture performance by Helene Kazan for exhibition 'City and the City’ (2016): http://cityandcity.net/index.php/helene-kazan/
Conjuring the Anxiety of Domestic Spaces During War Conversation between Susan Silas and Helene Kazan (2015): https://hyperallergic.com/190836/conjuring-the-anxiety-of-domestic-spaces-during-war/
(De)constructing Risk: a Domestic Image of the Future Lecture performance by Helene Kazan for exhibition 'Frames of War' (2015): http://framesofwar.net/index.php/helene-kazan/