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#20 Taking Root Among the Stars

In collaboration with Buro Stedelijk, Anna Hoetjes and Müge Yilmaz will create an intimate space at UNFAIR23. The booth will offer a moment of rest, pause, to go through the books and reflect on the patchwork sky.

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Manifestation #20: Taking Root Among the Stars is the first chapter of a long-term project initiated by artists Anna Hoetjes and Müge Yilmaz. It takes Octavia Butler’s famous science-fiction novel from 1993, Parable of the Sower, as a starting point. The first entry in the fictional diary of Lauren Oya Olamina, the protagonist of the novel, takes place on the 20th of July 2024. As this date will soon manifest itself in reality, the artists will organize a symposium on this very date, accompanied by other events in 2023 and 2024. The aim of this project is to grow a community and offer a platform to exchange different speculative and feminist futures, celebrating Octavia Butler’s legacy and imagining counter movements for the times to come. 

In collaboration with Buro Stedelijk, Hoetjes and Yilmaz will create an intimate space at UNFAIR23. The installation will join parts of Müge Yilmaz’s feminist science fiction library The Adventures of Umay Ixa Kayakizi and Anna Hoetjes’ textile work Seven Sisters Fighting Back. The wooden goddesses that carry the library will find themselves surrounded by a textile ceiling that re-imagines the firmament of the night sky, bringing together scientific, mythical and feminist stories of cyclic movement and space travel. 

During UNFAIR23, from 16-19 November 2023, the booth will be open to the public to offer a moment of rest, pause, go through the books and reflect on the patchwork sky. On 18 November there will be the possibility to join the reading group Goddess Change and on 19 November senakirfa A. will join to offer a reading. 

This project will continue to take the form of a symposium and exhibition in 2024 in collaboration with W139 and Buro Stedelijk. 

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Manifestation #20: Taking Root Among the Stars is het eerste hoofdstuk van het langetermijnproject geïnitieerd door kunstenaars Anna Hoetjes en Müge Yilmaz. Het neemt Octavia Butlers beroemde sciencefictionroman uit 1993, Parable of the Sower, als uitgangspunt. De eerste aantekening in het fictieve dagboek van Lauren Oya Olamina, de hoofdpersoon van de roman, vindt plaats op 20 juli 2024. Omdat deze datum zich binnenkort in de realiteit zal aandienen, zullen de kunstenaars juist op deze datum een symposium organiseren, aangevuld met andere evenementen in 2023 en 2024. Het doel van dit project is om een gemeenschap te laten groeien en een platform te bieden om verschillende speculatieve en feministische toekomsten uit te wisselen, Octavia Butlers nalatenschap te vieren en tegenbewegingen voor de komende tijd te verbeelden.

In samenwerking met Buro Stedelijk creëeren Hoetjes en Yilmaz een intieme ruimte op UNFAIR23. De installatie voegt delen van Müge Yilmaz’ feministische sciencefictionbibliotheek The Adventures of Umay Ixa Kayakizi en Anna Hoetjes’ textielwerk Seven Sisters Fighting Back samen. De houten godinnen die de bibliotheek dragen worden omringd door een textielplafond dat de sterrenhemel opnieuw verbeeldt en wetenschappelijke, mythische en feministische verhalen over cyclische beweging en ruimtereizen samenbrengt.

Tijdens UNFAIR23, van 16-19 november 2023, is de stand open voor het publiek om een moment van rust te bieden, te pauzeren, de boeken door te nemen en te reflecteren op de lappendekenhemel. Op 18 november is er de mogelijkheid om deel te nemen aan de leesgroep Goddess Change en op 19 november geeft senakirfa A. een voordracht.

Dit project krijgt een vervolg in de vorm van een symposium en tentoonstelling in 2024 in samenwerking met W139 en Buro Stedelijk.

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November 16 – 19

November 18, 15:00 – Reading group Goddess Change

November 19, 14:00 – senakirfa A.

Location:
Gashouder
Klönneplein 1
1014 DD Amsterdam

"Prodigy is, at its essence, adaptability and persistent, positive obsession. Without persistence, what remains is an enthusiasm of the moment. Without adaptability, what remains may be channeled into destructive fanaticism. Without positive obsession, there is nothing at all." EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING -- Lauren Oya Olamina
Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower, 1993
#20 Taking Root Among the Stars

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Manifestation

May 25, 2023
21:00 – 1:00
Until March 25, 2023
Off-site Local

#3 Afterparty – Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent at kanaal40

with 1.06 Music Library and Michael Ekow & May

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Irina Djojoatmodjo

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Anne Lakeman

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Niels Staats

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Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen

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Phantom Wizard

Before Distortion (2023 – ongoing)

by Don Yaw Kwaning

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Rice, Peas, Roots and Culture

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Emily Shin-Jie Lee

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Yeshua Tjie-A-Loi

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Paulus Potterstraat 13, 1071 CX, Amsterdam

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Wes Mapes

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#1

Manifestation

April 14, 2023
11:00 – 17:00
Until April 15, 2023
Off-site Local

#1 Listening Sessions

Buro Stedelijk’s manifestation #1 Listening Sessions, is an engaging and thought-provoking two-day event on April 14 and 15.

Collaborator

Alina Lupu

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Don Yaw Kwaning

Living Mycelium Dunes (2023)

by YUME YUME

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Joram Kraaijveld

#5

Manifestation

June 30, 2023
Until July 2, 2023
Studio Space

#5 Dia di Lucha pa Libertat

Every year on the 1st of July we commemorate slavery and celebrate the abolition of slavery: Keti Koti. Since we believe that Keti Koti should be a national holiday, we are closed on the 1st of July. We asked Lydiënne Albertoe to design a graphic work for this particular occasion. The work is placed on the door of our Central Space and the windows of the Studio Space.

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Ammodo

#6

Manifestation

July 6, 2023
12:30 – 13:15 / 14:30 – 15:15
Central Space

#6 Live performance: Visitation, with NO Stars (2030)

Geo Wyex will perform 'Visitation, with NO Stars' twice on July 6 at the Central space. A live performance as part of his ongoing work 'Muck Studies Department Presents: Transmission from No Point of Return Bleep Blop Blop Bloop' (2021).

Collaborator

Ana Bravo Pérez

Collaborator

Lakisha Apostel

Collaborator

Sedrig Verwoert

Collaborator

kanaal40

Collaborator

Renzo Martens

Collaborator

Waèl Allouche

#11

Manifestation

September 28, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#11 Mal Ora

Join us for an evening co-curated by Kevin Osepa with performances by Travis A. G. Geertruida, Lakisha Apostel, Guenn Ramon Gustina and Yeshua Tjie-A-Loi.

Collaborator

1.06 Music Library

Collaborator

Marcel van den Berg

Collaborator

loopey

Collaborator

Keti Koti Westerpark

#2

Manifestation

May 25, 2023
Until July 25, 2023
Central Space

#2 Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent

with Joël Andrianomearisoa, Narges Mohammadi and Geo Wyex

Collaborator

Viviane Tabach

Collaborator

Stephanie Schuitemaker

location

Off-site Int’l

Collaborator

Jelmer Wijnstroom

Collaborator

Kanitha Tith

#35

Manifestation

November 15, 2023
19:00 – 21:30
Off-site Local

#35 Zonder Gelijkheid, Geen Vrede

#9

Manifestation

June 30, 2023
17:00 – 18:00
Off-site Local

#9 In conversation with Frank Creton

Join us Friday for a Q&A with artist Frank Creton at Meterhuisje

Collaborator

Vinger.nl

#23

Manifestation

February 15, 2024
Until March 31, 2024
Central Space

#23 TRUTH

an installation by Miles Greenberg

Collaborator

Andrey Shental

#20

Manifestation

November 16, 2023
Until November 19, 2023
Off-site Local

#20 Taking Root Among the Stars

In collaboration with Buro Stedelijk, Anna Hoetjes and Müge Yilmaz will create an intimate space at UNFAIR23. The booth will offer a moment of rest, pause, to go through the books and reflect on the patchwork sky.

Collaborator

Marjet Zwaans

#22

Manifestation

December 7, 2023
18:30 - 19:30
Central Space

#22

Ranie Ribeiro performs on harp on December 7 at the Central Space. A live performance as part of Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal.

Klof, village of spirits (2020 – ongoing)

by Kevin Osepa

Collaborator

Atelier Code Noir

Collaborator

Ceder Rorije

Marcel van den Berg: Process during Manifestation #8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla Séur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

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Central Space

Museumplein 10, 10:00 - 18:00 / Paulus Potterstraat 13, Thursdays 18:30 - 20:30

Hybrid Listening

an architectural intervention by Frédérique Albert-Bordenave

Collaborator

Leontine Coelewij

Descent into the Fungal (2017)

by Andrey Shental

Collaborator

Basir Mahmood

#4

Manifestation

June 4, 2023
16:00
Until July 2, 2023
Off-site Local

#4 Keti Koti Westerpark X Buro Stedelijk

with Atelier Code Noir and Frank Creton

Collaborator

KC

Collaborator

Donghwan Kam

From listening to reflecting: thoughts on the Manifestation #1 Listening Sessions

by Naema Abdi Ali & Anna-Rosa van Wees.

Collaborator

Kevin Osepa

#8

Manifestation

August 14, 2023
Until October 15, 2023
Central Space

#8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla Séur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Collaborator

Geert Vlieger

#15

Manifestation

November 4, 2023
19:00 – 02:00
Central Space

#15 Cosmism

During Museumnacht, we present a selection of films by John Akomfrah, Saodat Ismailova, and Viktor Vasylenko in the Buro Stedelijk Central Space. The program explores cosmic musical forms and the (philosophical) potential of space, science fiction, immortality and infinity.

Collaborator

Berber Meindertsma

Collaborator

Geo Wyex

Collaborator

Simnikiwe Buhlungu

Collaborator

Lydienne Albertoe

Collaborator

Anna Hoetjes

Collaborator

Guenn Ramon Gustina

Collaborator

Emily Pethick

Collaborator

Bubble Shooters Network

Collaborator

Frédérique Albert-Bordenave

Collaborator

Özgür Atlagan

Same Taste

by Basir Mahmood

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#7

Manifestation

June 18, 2023
14:00
Off-site Local

#7 Breaking Bread

Cassave bread with Lelani Lewis

#16

Manifestation

November 30, 2023
Until January 25, 2024
Central Space

#16 Descent into Fungal

The third group show in the Central Space with Milena Anna Bouma, Don Yaw Kwaning, Andrey Shental and YUME YUME

Muck Studies Department Presents: Transmission from No Point of Return Bleep Blop Bloop (2021)

by Geo Wyex

#31

Manifestation

January 11, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#31 Hosting Darkness

hosted by Berber Meindertsma and Stephanie Schuitemaker

Collaborator

Shigeo Arikawa

#2

Manifestation

May 25, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#2 Opening – Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent

with an inaugural performance by Sedrig Verwoert, Alanna Archibald, Phantom Wizard and Ranie Riberio

Collaborator

Simomo Bouj

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YUME YUME

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bk owusu

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Frank Creton

#34

Manifestation

November 14, 2023
7:00 – 19:00
Until January 14, 2024
Studio Space

#34 What Can’t It Do?

See the work by Waèl Allouche in our Studio Space. He asked an early version of the current ChatGPT: “What is it a flag can’t do?” This question unexpectedly got answered in a very political way.

Collaborator

Floor van Leeuwen

Collaborator

Uno Fujisawa

Collaborator

Fonds 21 – Henk Christophersen

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Collaborator

Nuria Bofarull

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Mirre Yayla Séur

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Inge Meijer

Respect for the forest

Fragments of conversations in Saamaka tongo Recordings: January - March 2023 in Pikin Slee (SR) Marjet Zwaans, Edje Doekoe, at Buro Stedelijk Amsterdam (NL) Transcribed and translated with Vinije Haabo

#33

Manifestation

January 25, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#33 Are You Still Resonating?

Finnisage of Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal – An evening with Inge Meijer and chamber choir Les Moucherons led by Antje de Wit

Collaborator

Yvette Mutumba

#27

Manifestation

December 14, 2023
18:30 - 19:30
Central Space

#27 Circle Dance the Fungal

Join Özgür Atlagan, Donghwan Kam, and Kanitha Tith in making a collective Super 8 mm film around YUME YUME's Living Mycelium Dunes.

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Azu Nwagbogu

#19

Manifestation

October 12, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#19 Raw Heat, Black Sweat

Join us for a co-curated evening by Marcel van den Berg, a block party at the Central Space celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop Culture with KC, Loopey, Farida Sedoc, Jeff Croese and Shigeo Arikawa.

Grown head to toe outfit (2023)

by YUME YUME

Collaborator

Queer Choir

Collaborator

Joël Andrianomearisoa

#10

Manifestation

August 3, 2023
14:00 – 16:00
Studio Space

#10 Beauty Basics for Queer People

Trans-inclusive makeup workshop by Timothy Paul. Join Caribbean Queer Salon for this live make-up tutorial.

Mirre Yayla Séur: Process during Manifestation #8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla Séur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Collaborator

Valerie Oluwatoyin Abeji

Collaborator

Ernst van Deursen

Collaborator

Timothy Aarons

Collaborator

Rita Ouédraogo

Collaborator

Quinsy Gario

Collaborator

Anna-Rosa van Wees

#28

Manifestation

December 21, 2023
18:30 - 19:30
Central Space

#28 tremor (thunder)

On December 21 at the Central space, S*an D. Henry-Smith performs live as part of Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal.

Kevin Osepa: Process during Manifestation #8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla Séur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Collaborator

Robbie Schweiger

Collaborator

Setareh Noorani

Collaborator

Ksenia Perek

61 FRAGMENTS OF DECAY FOR NEW DESIRES (2023)

by Joël Andrianomearisoa

Collaborator

Milena Anna Bouma

Collaborator

Marjolijn van Heemstra

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Miles Greenberg

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Simone Zeefuik

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Andrea Amponsah

Dormancy Trail
(2023)

by Milena Anna Bouma

Collaborator

Charl Landvreugd

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Antje de Wit

Dia di lucha pa libertat

Design process behind #5 by Lydienne Albertoe

Collaborator

Pauline Curnier Jardin

#29

Manifestation

December 28, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#29 Mixtape

Experience Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal with sound by bk owusu

Collaborator

Ranie Ribeiro

Collaborator

Saodat Ismailova

#14

Manifestation

July 24, 2023
16:00
Studio Space

#14 Exiting the Photographic Universe

Prof. Fred Ritchin discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on photography in the digital age.

Collaborator

senakirfa A.

Collaborator

Travis A. G. Geertruida

#30

Manifestation

January 4, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#30 Mixtape

Experience Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal with sound by LazerGazer

Memories of becoming (2022/2023)

by Narges Mohammadi

Collaborator

Müge Yılmaz

location

Off-site Local

Collaborator

Andrea Voets

#21

Manifestation

November 30, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#21 Opening – Manifestation #16 Descent into Fungal

with an inaugural performance by Queer Choir Amsterdam

Collaborator

Narges Mohammadi

Collaborator

Sarah Schulten

Collaborator

Artist Collective Totomboti

Collaborator

Alanna Archibald

#17

Manifestation

September 14, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#12 Rehearsing (the Care for) Decay

Mirre Yayla Séur performs 'Rehearsing (the Care for) Decay' on September 14 at our Central space. A live performance as part of her ongoing process during Manifestation #8: To Be Determined.

Collaborator

Naema Abdi

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Touchy Studios

Collaborator

S*an D. Henry-Smith

#32

Manifestation

January 18, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#32 Film screening by Kevin Osepa

Join us to watch LA ÚLTIMA ASCENSIÓN and Watamula

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