Embodied Archive, conversation with Lara Khaldi, Sohrab Kashani, and Denisse Vega de Santiago
May 2025
A conversation between Lara Khalidi, Sohrab Kashani, and Denisse Vega de Santiago reflected on embodied forms of archiving and the emotional residue left in and around institutions. Revisiting the 2014 exhibition Father Can’t You See I’m Burning? (de Appel Curatorial Programme, 2013–2014), co-curated by Khalidi during her time at de Appel, the discussion moved across time and geography, from de Appel to contemporary practices in Mexico City and Tehran. Together, the speakers explored how memory, care, and absence were held, echoed, or transformed through engagements with space, institutions, and personal histories. The conversation was moderated by Denisse Vega de Santiago.