Afro-Kurdish Futurism (Futurîzma Afro-Kurdî)
2026 - Ongoing
Video Installation
View from Loading Art Space, Diyarbakır / Amed
2026 - Ongoing
Video Installation
View from Loading Art Space, Diyarbakır / Amed
Afro-Kurdish Futurism (Futurîzma Afro-Kurdî) is a video installation emerging from an ongoing research project based on myth-making enquriy to explore the geographical, historical, political and cultural connections between African and Kurdish worlds.
Inspired by Sun Ra’s myth-making practice and the broader legacy of Afrofuturism, the work brings together archival material, newly filmed scenes and a series of scripted conversations. Featuring Kiala Kanzi, Laurence Meyer, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Sîmir Rûdan, Ilaaf Khalfalla, Bernard Koomson, Elvan Tekin and Bejan Matur, the film traces unexpected connections across displacement, memory, music, storytelling and artistic practice. References to figures including Sun Ra, Ousmane Sembène, Yılmaz Güney, Abderrahmane Sissako and Safi Faye further expand this constellation.
The work enters into conversation with Africanfuturism, Afropresentism and Gulf Futurism, while proposing its own way of thinking about community, connection and the future.
The installation also includes detail shots of the Sun Ra Arkestra in Istanbul. The research was made possible through a grant from FfAI (Foundation for Arts Initiatives), New York, US.
Inspired by Sun Ra’s myth-making practice and the broader legacy of Afrofuturism, the work brings together archival material, newly filmed scenes and a series of scripted conversations. Featuring Kiala Kanzi, Laurence Meyer, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Sîmir Rûdan, Ilaaf Khalfalla, Bernard Koomson, Elvan Tekin and Bejan Matur, the film traces unexpected connections across displacement, memory, music, storytelling and artistic practice. References to figures including Sun Ra, Ousmane Sembène, Yılmaz Güney, Abderrahmane Sissako and Safi Faye further expand this constellation.
The work enters into conversation with Africanfuturism, Afropresentism and Gulf Futurism, while proposing its own way of thinking about community, connection and the future.
The installation also includes detail shots of the Sun Ra Arkestra in Istanbul. The research was made possible through a grant from FfAI (Foundation for Arts Initiatives), New York, US.
