Jumana Manna

27 May-26 Jun 2021

Overview

Chisenhale Gallery presents the first UK solo exhibition by the Berlin and Jerusalem based artist, Jumana Manna. The exhibition comprises a newly commissioned feature-length film, 'A magical substance flows into me' (2015), presented alongside an installation of sculptures. With this new work, Manna explores the different musical traditions of myriad communities living in and around Jerusalem, drawing on her research into the ethnomusicologist Robert Lachmann (1892-1939) and his work in the region. The film follows Manna’s exchanges with musicians as she encounters them in their homes and places of work and worship. The provisional architectures of these dislocated, private performance settings are developed through a sculptural installation, which also functions as seating for viewers in the gallery.