Barış Doğrusöz’ multidisciplinary practice explores the entangled narratives of history, memory and militarised space. Working across video, sculpture and installation, Doğrusöz uses archival material, archaeological documentation and architectural forms to critique how knowledge and territory are spatially and materially encoded through military infrastruc ture and visual language. His practice often engages in what he terms “prequels and premonitions for a near future fiction”, examining how geopolitical and historical narratives are constructed.

*The text was written as part of the exhibition we refuse_d is produced by Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, on the occasion of their 15th anniversary, and presented in partnership with M HKA. Curated by Nadia Radwan and Vasıf Kortun.