Exhibition
Sahjan Kooner: (darkforest) The Zone of Ghosts
22 May-16 Aug 2026
FACT Liverpool
Liverpool L1 4DQ
Credit: Courtesy of Sahjan Kooner.
Overview
Sahjan Kooner creates expansive, speculative worlds that question the technological, social and racialised structures shaping our daily lives. Guided by the belief that imagination is our most important form of technology, this new exhibition invites us into a world created in collaboration with young people aged 12-19 from Liverpool and Leigh.
Within the gallery, a dark forest grows, and imagined artefacts made by the young people sit within the walls of an infinity-symbol-shaped structure. On one side, a digital and tabletop game can be played, and on the other, a campfire creates space to reflect and imagine how different futures might be made. The space serves as both a gathering area and a fantasy film set for Sahjan and the young people to make a new film, on display from Friday 24 July. Alongside this, a recorded conversation between Sahjan and FACT's Learning Team will be added to the space on Friday 19 June, reflecting on their work with young people.
As their world expands, the exhibition unfolds, reflecting their ongoing collaboration in which myths can be uncovered, stories shared, and different futures collectively imagined.
