Lawrence Abu Hamdan, the ‘Private Ear’, has over a decade of experience investigating audio and a doctorate from the University of London on the role of sound in legal investigations. In 2023, he founded Earshot, the world’s first not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the study of audio for human rights and environmental advocacy. His work has been presented in the form of forensic reports, lectures and live performances, films, publications and exhibitions all over the world. Abu Hamdan has been recognised internationally with awards such as the Grand Prix at Winterthur International Film Festival; Toronto Biennial Audience Award (2020); Edvard Munch Art Award (2019); award for best short film, Rotterdam International Film Festival (2017); and Nam June Paik Award for new media (2016). For the 2019 Turner Prize, Abu Hamdan, together with nominated artists Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani, formed a temporary collective in order to be jointly granted the award.