--- title: Lawrence Abu Hamdan is on the TIME100 Next 2024 List description: Find out how Lawrence Abu Hamdan is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. canonical: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023650/lawrence-abu-hamdan/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-10-02T11:21:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-07-29T07:17:08.213Z article:section: World og:title: 2024 TIME100 Next: Lawrence Abu Hamdan og:description: Find out why Lawrence Abu Hamdan is on this year’s TIME100 Next list og:url: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023650/lawrence-abu-hamdan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74f6e9654ecc98e5/698a5b9816d884dafec3f28f/time100-next-2024-lawrence-abu-hamdan-crop.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 2400 og:image:height: 1350 og:image:alt: 2024 TIME100 Next: Lawrence Abu Hamdan og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 2024 TIME100 Next: Lawrence Abu Hamdan twitter:description: Find out why Lawrence Abu Hamdan is on this year’s TIME100 Next list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74f6e9654ecc98e5/698a5b9816d884dafec3f28f/time100-next-2024-lawrence-abu-hamdan-crop.jpg?branch=production --- Oct 02, 2024 # Lawrence Abu Hamdan by Sumayya Vally  Lawrence Abu Hamdan Lawrence Abu HamdanFarah Al Qasimi Artist and audio investigator Lawrence Abu ­Hamdan and I have often discussed the age-old question of art’s usefulness and what it can truly achieve. His work exemplifies art’s ability to reveal the unseen, to make us aware of what we can’t otherwise perceive, and to actively shape the world. His sonic investigations, which analyze audio recordings against other evidence to spot inconsistencies and uncover the truth, affirm art’s capacity to deliver justice. His work makes accessible what bureaucracies often obscure, and in 2023 he founded the nonprofit Earshot to further that work, giving voice to other­wise silenced entities. Lawrence has expanded the definition of art, embracing roles as historian, forensic investigator, activist, and civil servant. His installations, which often weave together film, voice, sound, and image, are haunting and beautiful. Lawrence’s work doesn’t just invite us to reflect; it demands that we engage deeply with the structures of power that surround us, and through it, he reminds us that art can truly transform the world. _Vally is an architect_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023650/lawrence-abu-hamdan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023650/lawrence-abu-hamdan/"},"headline":"Lawrence Abu Hamdan","datePublished":"2024-10-02T11:21:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-29T07:17:08.213Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023650/lawrence-abu-hamdan/","keywords":["list","franchise","Magazine","TIME 100 Next","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74f6e9654ecc98e5/698a5b9816d884dafec3f28f/time100-next-2024-lawrence-abu-hamdan-crop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[],"creator":"Time","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74f6e9654ecc98e5/698a5b9816d884dafec3f28f/time100-next-2024-lawrence-abu-hamdan-crop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023650/lawrence-abu-hamdan/","name":"Lawrence Abu Hamdan"}}]}] ```