bani haykal
@fdbckfdfwd.bsky.social
musician / artist piecing together schematics for polyphonic futures // intimate machines // inefficient instruments // stories about resisting refusal & repair
website // banihaykal.info
music // banihaykal.bandcamp.com
website // banihaykal.info
music // banihaykal.bandcamp.com
some new images / characters i’ve been working on
speculative f(r)iction n°2 // interspecies solidarity
image 1: egyptian lynx
image 2: yellowjacket wasp
image 3: palestine viper
speculative f(r)iction n°2 // interspecies solidarity
image 1: egyptian lynx
image 2: yellowjacket wasp
image 3: palestine viper
March 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
some new images / characters i’ve been working on
speculative f(r)iction n°2 // interspecies solidarity
image 1: egyptian lynx
image 2: yellowjacket wasp
image 3: palestine viper
speculative f(r)iction n°2 // interspecies solidarity
image 1: egyptian lynx
image 2: yellowjacket wasp
image 3: palestine viper
the instrument was developed and built under the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art residency programme, TechnoDiversions: Communities of Practice, which culminated in a group show titled “Nothing has to be the way it is” curated by Anna Lovecchio
January 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
the instrument was developed and built under the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art residency programme, TechnoDiversions: Communities of Practice, which culminated in a group show titled “Nothing has to be the way it is” curated by Anna Lovecchio
dispatches from 286/0LR is a series of coded audio transmissions recorded utilising the AMPES1; a digital-analogue hybrid encryption instrument comprising of an upright piano, contact microphone, pure data & a set of DIY passive speakers built out of trash cans + upcycled bicycle components
January 30, 2025 at 5:24 AM
dispatches from 286/0LR is a series of coded audio transmissions recorded utilising the AMPES1; a digital-analogue hybrid encryption instrument comprising of an upright piano, contact microphone, pure data & a set of DIY passive speakers built out of trash cans + upcycled bicycle components
dispatches from 286/0LR
hidden somewhere in the southern nature reserve is one of several broadcast stations which have been in broadcasting dispatches for messengers delivering packages across the island
to listen to these dispatches, please visit: banihaykal.bandcamp.com/album/dispat...
hidden somewhere in the southern nature reserve is one of several broadcast stations which have been in broadcasting dispatches for messengers delivering packages across the island
to listen to these dispatches, please visit: banihaykal.bandcamp.com/album/dispat...
January 30, 2025 at 5:23 AM
dispatches from 286/0LR
hidden somewhere in the southern nature reserve is one of several broadcast stations which have been in broadcasting dispatches for messengers delivering packages across the island
to listen to these dispatches, please visit: banihaykal.bandcamp.com/album/dispat...
hidden somewhere in the southern nature reserve is one of several broadcast stations which have been in broadcasting dispatches for messengers delivering packages across the island
to listen to these dispatches, please visit: banihaykal.bandcamp.com/album/dispat...
there is a ghost in the machine which i’m unsure if i want to have it remain inside or exorcise it
we’ll see
we’ll see
January 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
there is a ghost in the machine which i’m unsure if i want to have it remain inside or exorcise it
we’ll see
we’ll see
of encryption, broadcasting and music, i’ve been mucking around piecing together makeshift speakers and converting a piano to become this strange audio-textual encryption machine
January 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
of encryption, broadcasting and music, i’ve been mucking around piecing together makeshift speakers and converting a piano to become this strange audio-textual encryption machine
spotted this one just yesterday on a walk!
December 3, 2024 at 11:55 AM
spotted this one just yesterday on a walk!
i’ll be in Taiwan this weekend playing at Sonic Shaman part of TheCube Forum Music Festival
November 26, 2024 at 12:07 PM
i’ll be in Taiwan this weekend playing at Sonic Shaman part of TheCube Forum Music Festival
hello!
a brief introduction!
as an artist / musician / writer my work revolves around human-machine relationships & intimacies
i 💜 bicycles in all its radical + transformative dimensions
the most urgent aspect of my work of late is solidarity with Palestine, from radio broadcasts to mutual aid
a brief introduction!
as an artist / musician / writer my work revolves around human-machine relationships & intimacies
i 💜 bicycles in all its radical + transformative dimensions
the most urgent aspect of my work of late is solidarity with Palestine, from radio broadcasts to mutual aid
November 16, 2024 at 8:00 AM
hello!
a brief introduction!
as an artist / musician / writer my work revolves around human-machine relationships & intimacies
i 💜 bicycles in all its radical + transformative dimensions
the most urgent aspect of my work of late is solidarity with Palestine, from radio broadcasts to mutual aid
a brief introduction!
as an artist / musician / writer my work revolves around human-machine relationships & intimacies
i 💜 bicycles in all its radical + transformative dimensions
the most urgent aspect of my work of late is solidarity with Palestine, from radio broadcasts to mutual aid
omg i’m having a surge of new followers on here which is wild
hello good people!
hello good people!
November 12, 2024 at 11:03 PM
omg i’m having a surge of new followers on here which is wild
hello good people!
hello good people!
these characters are to me spirits waiting to be conjured, their stories and mischiefs yet to be told. i suppose this is a provocation for us to find and connect with one another, across borders, and co-conspire to dismantle oppressive forces
October 26, 2024 at 4:02 AM
these characters are to me spirits waiting to be conjured, their stories and mischiefs yet to be told. i suppose this is a provocation for us to find and connect with one another, across borders, and co-conspire to dismantle oppressive forces
as part of this personal exercise in speculating on f(r)ictional practices, i invite you to conjure other means of resisting & refusing thru the things closest to us
how & what can we use / hack / modify / bastardise / sabotage / dismantle in exercising our might & means of resisting tyranny
how & what can we use / hack / modify / bastardise / sabotage / dismantle in exercising our might & means of resisting tyranny
October 26, 2024 at 3:57 AM
as part of this personal exercise in speculating on f(r)ictional practices, i invite you to conjure other means of resisting & refusing thru the things closest to us
how & what can we use / hack / modify / bastardise / sabotage / dismantle in exercising our might & means of resisting tyranny
how & what can we use / hack / modify / bastardise / sabotage / dismantle in exercising our might & means of resisting tyranny
of late i’ve seen the bicycle refigured to become more than just a means to commute from. footage from غزة has shown how the bicycle has been utilised to generate power, operate sewing machines & washing clothes, not to mention deliver aid as seen by the great Gaza Sunbirds
October 26, 2024 at 3:52 AM
of late i’ve seen the bicycle refigured to become more than just a means to commute from. footage from غزة has shown how the bicycle has been utilised to generate power, operate sewing machines & washing clothes, not to mention deliver aid as seen by the great Gaza Sunbirds
speculative f(r)iction n°1
stories about bicycles as a vehicle for resistance
the bicycle has always been a symbol of resistance to me when it comes to living in a very car-centric city; the roads and to some degree the wider public can be hostile against the presence of someone on a bicycle
stories about bicycles as a vehicle for resistance
the bicycle has always been a symbol of resistance to me when it comes to living in a very car-centric city; the roads and to some degree the wider public can be hostile against the presence of someone on a bicycle
October 26, 2024 at 3:49 AM
speculative f(r)iction n°1
stories about bicycles as a vehicle for resistance
the bicycle has always been a symbol of resistance to me when it comes to living in a very car-centric city; the roads and to some degree the wider public can be hostile against the presence of someone on a bicycle
stories about bicycles as a vehicle for resistance
the bicycle has always been a symbol of resistance to me when it comes to living in a very car-centric city; the roads and to some degree the wider public can be hostile against the presence of someone on a bicycle
a little sneak of something i’ve been stewing for awhile; making new scores for voice(s) which i’m looking forward to workshop, rehearse and present hopefully some time this year
February 1, 2024 at 11:55 AM
a little sneak of something i’ve been stewing for awhile; making new scores for voice(s) which i’m looking forward to workshop, rehearse and present hopefully some time this year
The Gaza Monologues - a radio play
on air @radioalhara : 2:30pm (Bethlehem) / 8:30pm (Singapore)
27/12
radioalhara.net
this recording was a response to ASHTAR Theatre’s call to read The Gaza Monologues on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
on air @radioalhara : 2:30pm (Bethlehem) / 8:30pm (Singapore)
27/12
radioalhara.net
this recording was a response to ASHTAR Theatre’s call to read The Gaza Monologues on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
December 27, 2023 at 9:24 AM
The Gaza Monologues - a radio play
on air @radioalhara : 2:30pm (Bethlehem) / 8:30pm (Singapore)
27/12
radioalhara.net
this recording was a response to ASHTAR Theatre’s call to read The Gaza Monologues on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
on air @radioalhara : 2:30pm (Bethlehem) / 8:30pm (Singapore)
27/12
radioalhara.net
this recording was a response to ASHTAR Theatre’s call to read The Gaza Monologues on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
عزيمة اونتوك فلسطين
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talismans for Palestine
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talismans for Palestine
December 15, 2023 at 2:57 PM
عزيمة اونتوك فلسطين
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talismans for Palestine
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talismans for Palestine
tfw your code decides to haunt the spaces its inhabiting
November 1, 2023 at 6:35 AM
tfw your code decides to haunt the spaces its inhabiting
what a massive loss, rest in peace Dr Halcyon Lawrence
😔
😔
October 31, 2023 at 2:39 AM
what a massive loss, rest in peace Dr Halcyon Lawrence
😔
😔
if you happen to also be on instagram earlier today i did a cycling demonstration
given recent and existing regulations in this city, this was the one way i thought to express solidarity
www.instagram.com/reel/CynVyBg...
given recent and existing regulations in this city, this was the one way i thought to express solidarity
www.instagram.com/reel/CynVyBg...
October 20, 2023 at 10:28 AM
if you happen to also be on instagram earlier today i did a cycling demonstration
given recent and existing regulations in this city, this was the one way i thought to express solidarity
www.instagram.com/reel/CynVyBg...
given recent and existing regulations in this city, this was the one way i thought to express solidarity
www.instagram.com/reel/CynVyBg...
gonna be filming myself cycling around certain parts of town in this tshirt i recently printed
October 17, 2023 at 1:02 PM
gonna be filming myself cycling around certain parts of town in this tshirt i recently printed
October 5, 2023 at 12:56 PM
portraits of automatons (2023)
35mm colour slides
currently showing at A+ WORKS of ART, KL!
35mm colour slides
currently showing at A+ WORKS of ART, KL!
October 5, 2023 at 7:11 AM
portraits of automatons (2023)
35mm colour slides
currently showing at A+ WORKS of ART, KL!
35mm colour slides
currently showing at A+ WORKS of ART, KL!
i’ve generally been making a series of fiction things some of which culminated into “writing f(r)iction” but i’ve also been making images as well
there’s a version of this series presented in a different format but am also thinking of making prints
might there be interest? lemme know!
there’s a version of this series presented in a different format but am also thinking of making prints
might there be interest? lemme know!
September 15, 2023 at 11:43 AM
i’ve generally been making a series of fiction things some of which culminated into “writing f(r)iction” but i’ve also been making images as well
there’s a version of this series presented in a different format but am also thinking of making prints
might there be interest? lemme know!
there’s a version of this series presented in a different format but am also thinking of making prints
might there be interest? lemme know!
hi!
writing f(r)iction is now available!
written / made in a period of navigating work, being sleep deprived & problem solving life, a lot that goes in here is an attempt of catching up and hanging out with imaginary characters
please enjoy my struggle
banihaykal.bandcamp.com/album/writin...
writing f(r)iction is now available!
written / made in a period of navigating work, being sleep deprived & problem solving life, a lot that goes in here is an attempt of catching up and hanging out with imaginary characters
please enjoy my struggle
banihaykal.bandcamp.com/album/writin...
September 15, 2023 at 11:37 AM
hi!
writing f(r)iction is now available!
written / made in a period of navigating work, being sleep deprived & problem solving life, a lot that goes in here is an attempt of catching up and hanging out with imaginary characters
please enjoy my struggle
banihaykal.bandcamp.com/album/writin...
writing f(r)iction is now available!
written / made in a period of navigating work, being sleep deprived & problem solving life, a lot that goes in here is an attempt of catching up and hanging out with imaginary characters
please enjoy my struggle
banihaykal.bandcamp.com/album/writin...