Book presentation of "Ultramarin (Afghanistan)" by Fahim Amir and Elke Auer with film screening of "Enquelab Ultramarine" (2022).

The book "Ultramarin (Afghanistan)" documents the collaboration between philosopher Fahim Amir and artist Elke Auer for the exhibition Lifes at the Hammer Museum (Los Angeles, 2022).

Based on the essay Stealing Colours, which develops the idea of a non-colonial history of colours, two artistic works were created: a tower (444cm) for the liberation of humans and animals and a video monologue (8min) from the perspective of a female djinn.

In addition to an intro by Amir and Auer, the book contains both essays and monologues in Pachto and Dari, the most widely spoken languages in Afghanistan, as well as in German and English. Also, it contains numerous illustrations of the work process as well as references and inspirations in terms of content and aesthetics.