Durbeen 

2026

Sound collage 25mins 

Durbeen is a multivocal sound collage that considers the layered cartographies of the everyday across multiple locations in time and space. It reconstructs conversations and events that trace fragile networks of mobility and exchange; interweaving field recordings, protest songs, spoken recollections, and street sounds. The artist collaborates with others to explore a performative, embodied mapping as a way of sensing the land and engaging with broader knowledge systems.  

Durbeen is positioned at the intersection of multiple forces; in particular postcolonial feminist and environmental justice struggles.

Voices: Ponni Arasu, Naiza Khan, Asiya Sadiq Polack, John Batten, Christopher Cozier and Amina Yaqin.

Locations: Batticaloa, London, Karachi, Belgium, Hong Kong, Trinidad.

Exhibition history: 

Durbeen was commissioned for Colomboscope | Edition Nine: Rhythm Alliances, 2026. 
Artistic Director Natasha Ginwala | Guest Curator Hajra Haider Karrar. 

Durbeen will be exhibited at Resonance | Vanderbilt Cardinal Points: EADJ at Venice Biennale Arte, May 16 - July 31 2026. Curated by Grace Aneiza Ali & Selene Wendt | Artistic Directors María Magdalena Campos-Pons & Kamaal Malak