Astérismes (fig. 2)

Berthier's stage is being transformed into an exhibition space to host the works of visualartist Bouchra Khalili. Astérismes (Fig.2): The Circle and The Public Storyteller establishes a dialogue between visual arts, moving images and the performing arts. It is a continuation of Khalili's research which she begun in 2017 on the deleted memory of theatre companies Al Assifa and Al Halaka. These companies emerged from the Arab Workers' Movement (1973-1977) and were pioneers in the struggle against racism and for equal rights. From the lack of evidence and collective amnesia surrounding these artistic and civic experiences, Bouchra Khalili creates speculative devices in which the combination of film editing and storytelling brings buried memories back to the surface.