Join us for an evening of spirited sound-making where Farah Salem will activate her installation based on a re-imagined Tanbura (Lyre) Instrument. The Tanbura instrument is the central element of a Zar/Tanbura ceremony, a sacred healing ritual to appease spirits, it originated in East Africa and made its way into the Arabian Peninsula. In Farah’s installation, the instrument is reconstructed by suspending talismanic objects of protection (often hung on the side of a Tanbura) and filled with sand to produce tension for vibrating strings to play sound. The artist will activate the installation by playing these strings in collaboration with sound by Shamus Martin, and will invite visitors to participate through playing another re-imagined instrument on display at the exhibition, the Manjour.