Larissa Sansour

Past, present and possible futures meet in a darkly expressive exhibition in which political but universally human topical issues interweave with imagined realities using the narrative methods of science fiction, documentary and opera.

The cinematic, precise visuality of Larissa Sansour’s work invites you to immerse yourself in a future landscape where it is possible to think differently. From the loss of the Palestinian people to the persistent threat of environmental catastrophe, the exhibition expands into studies of grief, memory and inherited trauma. Sansour’s work uses the speculative narrative of science fiction to peer into the future, as well as experimental visuality. Through her work, Sansour re-imagines the history of a nation on the brink of annihilation and of her homeland. The artist’s own lived experience and heritage are the sources of her artistic production.

The exhibition unfolds through seven video and installation works and their narrative progresses – from heavy burden of trauma to the exhilaration of a moon landing. Made between 2009 and 2022, the works are narrative and cinematic, with a combined duration of 92 minutes. The spoken language of the works is Arabic, with subtitles in Arabic, English, Finnish and Swedish.

You can book a visit to the exhibition with your group for free.
We also offer 30min introductory tours (priced 30€) and 1,5h Futures School workshops (priced 70€). We recommend the Larissa Sansour exhibition for upper secondary students and older.