Chapter 1: THE LOSSES OF THE PAST

Tuesday 14th of May (8-9.30 PM).
LiteraturHaus, Møllegade 7, Copenhagen N
Participants: Odai Al Zoubi, Rosa Yassin Hassan, June Dahy, Khaled Barakeh.
Moderator: Naja Bjørnsson
Art presented: The Untitled Images, Inks on My Hands, Relentless Images, & Afterimages.

Chapter 2: THE EXILE OF THE PRESENT

Friday 17th of May (1.00-3.30 PM).
Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, Karen Blixens Plads 8. Bygning 10.3.28, Copenhagen S
Participants: Lilas Hatahet, Khaled Barakeh.
Moderator: Anders Hastrup
Art presented: On the Ropes, I Haven't Slept for Centuries, Exit, Self Portrait as a Power Structure, and Screening of All Roads Leads to More by Afraa Batous.

Chapter 3: THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE FUTURE

Thursday 16th of May (2.30-4.00 PM).
Etnografisk Eksploratorium / Ethnographic Exploratory, Øster Farimagsgade 5, Copenhagen K
Participants: Dima Saber, Abdul Rahman al-Jaloud, Stefan Tarnowski, Khaled Barakeh.
Moderator: Andreas Bandak, Nina Grønlykke Mollerup, Christine Crone
Art presented: MUTE, VOCAL.

BACKGROUND
The research project Archiving the Future: Recollections of Syria in War and Peace (University of Copenhagen) and the Syrian artist Khaled Barakeh have, during the past two years, been engaged in a shared exploration of Syrian pasts, presents and futures as they take shape in the aftermath of the Syrian uprising in 2011. This conversation culminates in three events titled "Syrian Images Beyond the Archive," which bridge academic research and artistic expression. The hope is to foster a conversation beyond traditional research avenues that engages the Danish public in discussions on topics such as loss, exile, and accountability in a Syrian context.

This collaboration explores the questions of how to forge a future out of a ruined past and present. It does so by transcending disciplinary boundaries and experimenting with combining intellectual knowledge and artistic creativity. Furthermore, it is an insistence on keeping Syria's persistent challenges on the public agenda through a collaborative unfolding of Syrian images and, by that, an examination of past losses, the present state of exile and future hopes for accountability. The series of public events will bring together Syrian intellectuals, artists, and cultural producers to reflect on the themes of the past, present, and future. These conversations will further unfold the complexity of the Syrian situation just as they will ensure a pluralistic representation of Syrian voices.

The events are sponsored by The Independent Research Council Denmark, The Danish Institute in Damascus, and organized by Khaled Barakeh and the collective research project Archiving the Future: Re-Collections of Syria in War and Peace consisting of Andreas Bandak, Christine Aster Crone, and Nina Grønlykke Mollerup alongside Terese Lindegaard Andreasen. Further to this, we want to thank NordForsk, Department for Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, and the other venues at LitteraturHaus and Etnografisk Eksploratorium for excellent cooperation.