Lawrence Abu Hamdan is an artist, "private ear" and fellow at the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, The New School, New York. His projects have taken the form of audiovisual installations, performances, graphic works, photography, Islamic sermons, cassette tape compositions, potato chip packets, essays, and lectures. Abu Hamdan’s interest in sound and its intersection with politics originates from his background in DIY music. He has made sonic analyses for legal investigations at the UK Immigration and Asylum Tribunal and participated in advocacy for organisations such as Amnesty International and Defence for Children International. The artist’s forensic audio investigations were conducted as part of his PhD research in forensic architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London.