I Hope This Message Finds You Well, Lara Khaldi

I Hope This Message Finds You Well

I Hope This Message Finds You Well is a podcast on curating hosted by Kris Dittel and Eloise Sweetman. In this episode, we talk to Lara Khaldi about her professional trajectory, from being trained as an archeologist to becoming a curator, or cultural worker, as she prefers to call herself. We also talk about power relations between artist and curator, learning from artists, being a parent or caretaker while maintaining a career in the arts, and collective ways of working. And possibly, we happen to coin some hot new terminology: OOC (“object oriented curating”) and AOC (“artist oriented curating”). If you have feedback we’d love to receive your email at [e-mail]; you can also follow us on Instagram @ihopethismessage and find us on SoundCloud @ihopethismessage. Our music is by Difficult and sound engineering by Nick Thomas. Graphic design by Christophe Clarijs. Show notes: “We’re still alive, so remove us from memory. Asynchronicity and the Museum in Resistance”, Errant Journal, Issue 1, Autumn/Winter 2020 https://errantjournal.org/contents-1/ Why Call it Labour: Motherhood and Art Work, Mai Abu ElDahab (ed.), 2021 https://www.archivebooks.org/why-call-it-labor/ Institutions mentioned in this episode: De Appel Curatorial Programme, Amsterdam Al Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem Sharjah Biennial Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, Ramallah Documenta 15 People mentioned in this episode: Jumana Emil Abboud Jack Persekian ruangrupa Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1akANXO7v3GzocqJ-Vcr83Y1wGG1s2IDCyqiJQXTkGbg/edit?usp=sharing