Leviathan

Dawood, S. 2017. Leviathan.

CreatorsDawood, S.
Description

Leviathan is an artistic project looking at some of the urgent issues of our times. In dialogue with a wide range of marine biologists, oceanographers, political scientists, neurologists and trauma specialists, Leviathan explores the notions of marine welfare, migration and mental health and their possible interconnections.
Leviathan is an ambitious ten-part film cycle conceived and directed by Shezad Dawood inaugurated in Venice in May 2017 to coincide with the 57th Art Biennale.
The first two episodes of Leviathan were premiered in Venice as a site-specific collaboration between The Fondazione Querini Stampalia and the Institute of Marine Sciences and episode 3 was shot on location in and around Venice, and added to the exhibition from the 1st of September. The exhibition also contained a dynamic series of textiles and sculpture, collectively imagining a world where the fault lines between marine welfare, mental health and migration are not fully understood or responded to.
Leviathan in Venice was presented by the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, the Institute of Marine Sciences and Fortuny, and curated by Alfredo Cramerotti. Following the launch in Venice, the project will embark on a three-year international tour, culminating in a final presentation of all ten episodes in 2020.
Through a dynamic Public Programme, Leviathan brings together specialists from the fields of marine welfare, migration and mental health that the artist has been in dialogue with to inform the project. These curated events and conversations anchor the project in the present challenges that we face as a global community.

KeywordsMarine Ecology, Migration, Mental Health, Contemporary Art
Year2017
Files
Files
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Web address (URL)https://leviathan-cycle.com/

Related outputs

Shezad Dawood in conversation with Lucy Reynolds
Reynolds, L. and Dawood, S. 2021. Shezad Dawood in conversation with Lucy Reynolds. The Moving Image Review & Art Journal (MIRAJ). 10 (1-2), pp. 74-102. https://doi.org/10.1386/miraj_00064_7

Leviathan
Dawood, S. 2019. Leviathan. Bluecoat, Liverpool 06 Jul - 13 Oct 2019

Encroachments (Premiered at Sharjah Biennial 14: Leaving the Echo Chamber)
Dawood, S. 2019. Encroachments (Premiered at Sharjah Biennial 14: Leaving the Echo Chamber). Sharjah, UAE 07 Mar - 10 Jun 2019

Kalimpong (A Lost Future: Shezad Dawood)
Dawood, S. 2018. Kalimpong (A Lost Future: Shezad Dawood) . The Rubin Museum of Art (NYC, USA) 23 Feb - 21 May 2018

Dances with Cryptids
Dawood, S. 2016. Dances with Cryptids. in: Palestra, C. (ed.) Kalimpong London Sternberg Press. pp. 54-62

Kalimpong
Dawood, S. 2016. Kalimpong. Timothy Taylor, London 16 Sep 2016 - 22 Oct 2017

Towards the Possible Film
Dawood, S. 2014. Towards the Possible Film .

Black Sun Alchemy, Diaspora and Heterotopia
Dawood, S. 2013. Black Sun Alchemy, Diaspora and Heterotopia. in: van Noord, G. (ed.) Black Sun London Ridinghouse. pp. pp 4-80

Piercing brightness
Dawood, S. 2012. Piercing brightness.

New dream machine project
Dawood, S. 2012. New dream machine project. Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art 5 December 2012 - 23 February 2013

Feature
Dawood, S. 2009. Feature. Tate, London 06 Feb - 26 Apr 2009

Artists' studio
Dawood, S. 2007. Artists' studio.

Artist's studio
Dawood, S. Perrot, C. (ed.) 2007. Artist's studio. London Culture Shock Media.

Paradise row
Dawood, S., Gino, T. and Hammond, C. 2005. Paradise row.

We Have Met the Enemy & He Is Us
Dawood, S., Ghazi, B., Hulusi, M., Araeen, R., Aramesh, R., Islam, R. and Seize, A. 2005. We Have Met the Enemy & He Is Us.

'Sister Kali's Soul Temple – the Goddess of Death and Aretha Franklin' and 'Lecture in Conversation - an improved dialogue between Albert Camus and Lord Krishna'
Dawood, S. 2005. 'Sister Kali's Soul Temple – the Goddess of Death and Aretha Franklin' and 'Lecture in Conversation - an improved dialogue between Albert Camus and Lord Krishna'. 6900 Bregenz, Bergmannstrasse 6, Austria. 16 Jul - 04 Sep 2005

London in six easy steps
Dawood, S. 2005. London in six easy steps.

For a few rupees more
Dawood, S. 2005. For a few rupees more.

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