Sep 20, 2023 · Translation by Hanieh Fatouraee
Testimony of Germaine T, collected by Observatoire des armements – translation completed
Recording of translation process from open source writing pad (September 2023).
Left: Scan of original testimony collected by the Lyon-based NGO Observatoire des Armements in collaboration with the Association of the Veterans of the French Nuclear Tests and their Families. To protect the privacy of the witnesses, identifying information has been redacted. Right: Export of translation. ›››
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Translator: Hanieh Fatouraee
Hanieh Fatouraee is an a-disciplinary researcher, artist and architect exploring spatial knowledge systems in the middle east. She navigates around deconstructing dominating narratives through utilizing spatial/visual methodologies, poetic and superstitious investigation. Her current interests are focused on ancestral ceremonial practices of miracle-making, along with vasvas and its complex thresholds of wetness and touch. Her latest research explores infrastructural and environmental violence along the Helmand River in Afghanistan. She is a graduate of the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths University where she attended the Forensic Architecture studio.
Other translations by Hanieh Fatouraee:
Testimony of Oum-el Kher, collected by Bruno Hadjih
Translator: Hanieh Fatouraee
Hanieh Fatouraee is an a-disciplinary researcher, artist and architect exploring spatial knowledge systems in the middle east. She navigates around deconstructing dominating narratives through utilizing spatial/visual methodologies, poetic and superstitious investigation. Her current interests are focused on ancestral ceremonial practices of miracle-making, along with vasvas and its complex thresholds of wetness and touch. Her latest research explores infrastructural and environmental violence along the Helmand River in Afghanistan. She is a graduate of the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths University where she attended the Forensic Architecture studio.
Other translations by Hanieh Fatouraee:
Testimony of Oum-el Kher, collected by Bruno Hadjih