HeyJaredJCAF Knowledge Talks
JCAF Knowledge Talks is a series of one-on-one conversations led by art-critic Ashraf Jamal. Recorded in JCAF’s Reading Room, in each episode we learn about a different discipline with an expert in the field.
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Event Horizon (opens the original)
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Kamil Adam Hassim speaks about his practice at the intersection of art, frontier science and Indigenous knowledge systems. Drawing on the process behind his work ‘Event Horizon’ (2026), he discusses how scientific, cultural and Indigenous epistemological frameworks shape both his worldview and artistic practice. Kamil also shares insights into L-Infinity, his Southern Africa-based research framework for experimental inquiry. Mentioned in this episode: European Council for Nuclear Research ( CERN
A Composed Archive (opens the original)
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Neo Muyanga speaks about how his work as a composer and his research on African idiomatic songs has informed his interest in opera and its various manifestations in South Africa. He shares the process of working as composer and librettist on the recently premiered The Bacchae: An African Choral Ballet , and how designing soundscapes for exhibitions and films has allowed him to connect the visual and sonic realms in new and unexpected ways. Mentioned in this episode: Madrigal tradition in Italy M
Andean Cosmotechnics (opens the original)
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Paula Gaetano Adi speaks about her robotics practice, which blends Western technologies with traditional South American crafts, vernacular cultures, folklore, collective work and DIY making. In doing so, she questions the morality behind contemporary technological innovations, and expands on what robots can say about human relations and power. Gaetano also shares insights about her work Guanaquerx (2024) , the first robot to cross the Andes Mountains. Designed after the guanaco, a camelid native
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