Under Surveillance: My File at Branch 215
A live reading of Amer Matar’s personal security file. Surveillance reports, intercepted calls and detention records are read alongside his account of the people and events reduced to entries in a security archive. Presented at Pavillon Hannover on 5 September 2026.
- Role
- Text, reading and documentary performance
- Related project
- Syria Prisons Museum
- Date
- 5 Sep 2026
About the work
On 5 September 2026, Amer Matar presented a live documentary performance at Pavillon Hannover, reading from his personal security file recovered from Branch 215. The performance connected surveillance records and detention to the work of reading state archives as evidence. Presented in Arabic with German interpretation.
Research, documentation and production are collaborative where indicated. Consult the original publication for full credits. This reference page does not reproduce the complete investigation.