Spoznaj rezidentko_a / Meet the resident: ghenwa (noiré) abou fayad

V četrtek, 4. 12. 2025, te ob 18.00 vabimo v OBRAT – prostor umetnosti in participacije na predstavitev dela in umetniških praks interdisciplinarne_ga performerke_ja_ke, ilustratorja_ke in voditelja_ica delavnic ghenwa (noiré) abou fayad, ki bo v decembru deloval_a na rezidenci v Mariboru v okviru programa SobaZaGosteMaribor.

Razvijal_a bo projekt »Allah«, globalno, razvijajoče se delo, ki raziskuje presečišče jezika, zvoka in performansa. Ta projekt je raziskava skozi prakticiranje družbenopolitičnih in verskih plasteh, vgrajenih v arabski jezik, zlasti skozi ponavljanje, opombe in zvočne eksperimente.

GHENWA (NOIRÉ) ABOU FAYAD je interdisciplinarni_a performer_ka, ilustrator_ka in izvajalka_ec delavnic, ki deluje v Amsterdamu in Bejrutu. Na glasbenem področju raziskuje improvizacijo z uporabo električnega bouzouqija in vokala, pri čemer ustvarja efemerne predstave, ki jih oblikuje vsakokratna situacija. Skozi pripovedno delo se ukvarja s temami ustnega izročila, duševnih bojev in vsakdanjega preživetja, pogosto pa poudarja pojem ponavljanja, kot v Halawa Ghawwassah – Beauty Underwater. Trenutno pripravlja svoj prvenec EP, daken – sombre. abou fayad je v zadnjih nekaj letih vodil_a več delavnic Sonic Acts, med drugim Voice as Legacy: Tracing the Unwritten in Insurgent Learning Workshop – Pedagogy of the Surveilled. Leta 2023 je v sodelovanju s kolektivom Hackers & Designers začel_a projekt Hacked Orchestra, ki je bil predstavljen v Muziekgebouw v Amsterdamu. abou fayad je med drugim performiral_a v Singelkerku, Van Gogh Museumu, Radionu, Worm Rotterdamu, Sonic Acts Biennialu, Stedelijk Museumu, Framer Framedu, Frascati Theaterju, Plein Theaterju na Nizozemskem, pa tudi v Instants chavirés, Tour Orionu, Le Consulatu v Parizu, Francija.

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On Thursday, 4th of December 2025, at 6 p.m., we invite you to OBRAT – a space for art and participation – for a presentation of the work and artistic practices of interdisciplinary performer, illustrator and workshop leader ghenwa (noiré) abou fayad. During their stay, the resident of the GuestRoomMaribor residency platform will develop ‘the allah project’. A global, evolving body of work that explores the intersection of language, sound, and performance. This project is a practiced research on the socio-political, and religious layers embedded within the arabic language, particularly through repetition, annotation, and sonic experimentation.

GHENWA (NOIRÉ) ABOU FAYAD is a cross-disciplinary performer, illustrator, and workshop facilitator based in Amsterdam and Beirut. In music, they explore improvisation using an electro-bouzouqi setup and vocals, creating ephemeral performances shaped by the immediacy of each setting. Their storytelling work engages with themes of oral history, mental struggles, and everyday survival, often emphasising the notion of repetition, as in Halawa Ghawwassah – Beauty Underwater. They are currently producing their debut EP, daken – sombre. abou fayad has facilitated several Sonic Acts workshops in the past few years, including Voice as Legacy: Tracing the Unwritten and Insurgent Learning Workshop – Pedagogy of the Surveilled. In 2023, they initiated the Hacked Orchestra project in collaboration with Hackers & Designers collective, which was presented at the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam. Amongst other places, abou fayad has performed at venues including Singelkerk, Van Gogh Museum, Radion, Worm Rotterdam, Sonic Acts Biennial, Stedelijk Museum, Framer Framed, Frascati Theater, Plein Theater in the Netherlands, as well as Instants chavirés, Tour Orion, Le Consulat in Paris, France.