Join artist and filmmaker Graeme Arnfield for an evening of experimental screenings and live lecture performances exploring the intersections of cinema, history, and speculative futures.

This event is part of Graeme Arnfield's research into a labour dispute for The Case Against Space, a new project examining the first labour strike to occur in outer space and reflecting on contemporary labour conditions in the era of privatized space exploration.  

In February the Barbican is holding a rare screening of Park Lanes, Kevin Jerome Everson’s eight-hour meditation on labour and craft inside a factory producing bowling lane equipment. Mirroring a full workday, the film captures the rhythms of production and the artistry of everyday work without commentary, offering a unique and immersive perspective on industrial life.

Sine Screen: Precarious Landscapes, is a two-part series examining the fragile intersections between humanity, environment, and the landscapes we inhabit.

The programme draws from experimental film to reimagine cinema’s relationship to our landscapes through a politicised, decolonial experimental lens, questioning what can be observed or what is omitted through the frame of light emitted by cinema. This programme includes work by Thao Nguyen Phan, Nguyễn Trinh Thi, Minjung Kim, Yuyan Wang, Tulapop Saenjaroen, Maria Estela Paiso, Taiki Sakpisit, Boren Chhith, Pom Bunsermvicha and Riar Rizaldi.

On November 4, 2024, the Barbican will host a preview of three new works by multidisciplinary artist Sin Wai Kin. The event will include a ScreenTalk with Sin and curator Lotte Johnson. The films, which challenge cinematic conventions, include The Fortress, The Time of Our Lives, and Essence.