LB2025 Previews: Dawit L. Petros in-conversation with Vicki Caren

Join LB2025 artist Dawit L. Petros in conversation with Vicki Caren from the Liverpool Record Office as they discuss Petros’ new installation ‘As the Nile Flows or the Camel Walks’ at the Hornby Library. Learn more about the artist’s creative research, his collaborative approach and the Liverpool archives and collections he has taken inspiration from.

Supported by the School of Art and Design at Liverpool John Moores University.

Location:

Hornby Library, Central Library, William Brown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L3 8EW

Time:

Thursday 5 June 2025, 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Access:

The event registration form below invites guests to share any access requirements. Additionally, if you’d like to speak to our access lead before the event, please get in touch with access@biennial.com.

About the Artist

Dawit L. Petros (b. 1972, Asmara, Eritrea) is a visual artist, researcher and educator who examines the intertwined and multiple narratives of African and European colonialism and modernity. He draws from his study of history to engage with effects of displaced or forgotten histories. Petros conducts extensive research and travel to inform production across materials and mediums, including photography, sculpture, screen prints, video, performance and sound.