Sat December 14, 2019
Heavy Breathing: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto / In the Name of the Zombie
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Heavy Breathing presents: In the Name of the Zombie: Muslim Zombies and the Radical Politics of the Undead
This participatory talk by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Faluda Islam) will look into the history of the zombie, its appropriations by global cinema and its radical potential as a figure of liberation for populations living under constant assault, in particularly for those living in the Muslim world today. This will be followed by Zombie movement and vocal scores and a final meditation on grief.
Suggested Readings: The Zombie Manifesto, Sarah Juliet Lauro and Karen Embry, https://www.thing.net/~rdom/ucsd/Zombies/ZombieManifesto.pdf
Things to Wear: comfy clothes and shoes you can leave at the door.
**This event is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30pm and the event starts at 7:00pm. CTRL+SHFT is wheelchair accessible from Hollis Street and bathrooms are ADA accessible.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (b. Damascus, 1990) is a visual artist, performer and curator. Bhutto's work explores complex histories of colonialism that are resurrected by contemporary international politics. In the process he unpacks the intersections of queerness and Islam through a multi-media practice. He has shown in galleries, museums and theaters globally, as well as spoken extensively on the intersections of faith, radical thought and futurity.
Zulfikaralibhuttoart.org
Image info: performance by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Faluda Islam the zombie, video projections by Anum Awan in "Tomorrow We Inherit the Earth_The Queer Intifada AkA Alif is For Intifada," June 2019, CounterPulse Theater, SF, photo credit to Robbie Sweeny.
ABOUT HEAVY BREATHING
Heavy Breathing is a series of experimental movement seminars designed by artists that combine physical activity with group discussion on ideas related to their creative practice. Critical discourse often feels heady, abstract, and divorced from the body. How do conversations change when we are moving and out of breath? What new modes of thinking become possible?
Heavy Breathing is organized by Sophia Wang and Lisa Rybovich Crallé. Now in its fifth season, the series has received partnering support from Southern Exposure's Alternative Exposure program, the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, the SF Art Book Fair 2017, and the San Francisco Arts Commission.
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This participatory talk by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Faluda Islam) will look into the history of the zombie, its appropriations by global cinema and its radical potential as a figure of liberation for populations living under constant assault, in particularly for those living in the Muslim world today. This will be followed by Zombie movement and vocal scores and a final meditation on grief.
Suggested Readings: The Zombie Manifesto, Sarah Juliet Lauro and Karen Embry, https://www.thing.net/~rdom/ucsd/Zombies/ZombieManifesto.pdf
Things to Wear: comfy clothes and shoes you can leave at the door.
**This event is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30pm and the event starts at 7:00pm. CTRL+SHFT is wheelchair accessible from Hollis Street and bathrooms are ADA accessible.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (b. Damascus, 1990) is a visual artist, performer and curator. Bhutto's work explores complex histories of colonialism that are resurrected by contemporary international politics. In the process he unpacks the intersections of queerness and Islam through a multi-media practice. He has shown in galleries, museums and theaters globally, as well as spoken extensively on the intersections of faith, radical thought and futurity.
Zulfikaralibhuttoart.org
Image info: performance by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Faluda Islam the zombie, video projections by Anum Awan in "Tomorrow We Inherit the Earth_The Queer Intifada AkA Alif is For Intifada," June 2019, CounterPulse Theater, SF, photo credit to Robbie Sweeny.
ABOUT HEAVY BREATHING
Heavy Breathing is a series of experimental movement seminars designed by artists that combine physical activity with group discussion on ideas related to their creative practice. Critical discourse often feels heady, abstract, and divorced from the body. How do conversations change when we are moving and out of breath? What new modes of thinking become possible?
Heavy Breathing is organized by Sophia Wang and Lisa Rybovich Crallé. Now in its fifth season, the series has received partnering support from Southern Exposure's Alternative Exposure program, the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, the SF Art Book Fair 2017, and the San Francisco Arts Commission.
heavyheavybreathing.com
Heavy Breathing presents: In the Name of the Zombie: Muslim Zombies and the Radical Politics of the Undead
This participatory talk by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Faluda Islam) will look into the history of the zombie, its appropriations by global cinema and its radical potential as a figure of liberation for populations living under constant assault, in particularly for those living in the Muslim world today. This will be followed by Zombie movement and vocal scores and a final meditation on grief.
Suggested Readings: The Zombie Manifesto, Sarah Juliet Lauro and Karen Embry, https://www.thing.net/~rdom/ucsd/Zombies/ZombieManifesto.pdf
Things to Wear: comfy clothes and shoes you can leave at the door.
**This event is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30pm and the event starts at 7:00pm. CTRL+SHFT is wheelchair accessible from Hollis Street and bathrooms are ADA accessible.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (b. Damascus, 1990) is a visual artist, performer and curator. Bhutto's work explores complex histories of colonialism that are resurrected by contemporary international politics. In the process he unpacks the intersections of queerness and Islam through a multi-media practice. He has shown in galleries, museums and theaters globally, as well as spoken extensively on the intersections of faith, radical thought and futurity.
Zulfikaralibhuttoart.org
Image info: performance by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Faluda Islam the zombie, video projections by Anum Awan in "Tomorrow We Inherit the Earth_The Queer Intifada AkA Alif is For Intifada," June 2019, CounterPulse Theater, SF, photo credit to Robbie Sweeny.
ABOUT HEAVY BREATHING
Heavy Breathing is a series of experimental movement seminars designed by artists that combine physical activity with group discussion on ideas related to their creative practice. Critical discourse often feels heady, abstract, and divorced from the body. How do conversations change when we are moving and out of breath? What new modes of thinking become possible?
Heavy Breathing is organized by Sophia Wang and Lisa Rybovich Crallé. Now in its fifth season, the series has received partnering support from Southern Exposure's Alternative Exposure program, the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, the SF Art Book Fair 2017, and the San Francisco Arts Commission.
heavyheavybreathing.com
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This participatory talk by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Faluda Islam) will look into the history of the zombie, its appropriations by global cinema and its radical potential as a figure of liberation for populations living under constant assault, in particularly for those living in the Muslim world today. This will be followed by Zombie movement and vocal scores and a final meditation on grief.
Suggested Readings: The Zombie Manifesto, Sarah Juliet Lauro and Karen Embry, https://www.thing.net/~rdom/ucsd/Zombies/ZombieManifesto.pdf
Things to Wear: comfy clothes and shoes you can leave at the door.
**This event is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30pm and the event starts at 7:00pm. CTRL+SHFT is wheelchair accessible from Hollis Street and bathrooms are ADA accessible.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (b. Damascus, 1990) is a visual artist, performer and curator. Bhutto's work explores complex histories of colonialism that are resurrected by contemporary international politics. In the process he unpacks the intersections of queerness and Islam through a multi-media practice. He has shown in galleries, museums and theaters globally, as well as spoken extensively on the intersections of faith, radical thought and futurity.
Zulfikaralibhuttoart.org
Image info: performance by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Faluda Islam the zombie, video projections by Anum Awan in "Tomorrow We Inherit the Earth_The Queer Intifada AkA Alif is For Intifada," June 2019, CounterPulse Theater, SF, photo credit to Robbie Sweeny.
ABOUT HEAVY BREATHING
Heavy Breathing is a series of experimental movement seminars designed by artists that combine physical activity with group discussion on ideas related to their creative practice. Critical discourse often feels heady, abstract, and divorced from the body. How do conversations change when we are moving and out of breath? What new modes of thinking become possible?
Heavy Breathing is organized by Sophia Wang and Lisa Rybovich Crallé. Now in its fifth season, the series has received partnering support from Southern Exposure's Alternative Exposure program, the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, the SF Art Book Fair 2017, and the San Francisco Arts Commission.
heavyheavybreathing.com
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