24 episodes

The Framer Framed Podcast offers a behind-the-scenes look at the exhibitions, the curators, the events, Werkplaats Molenwijk, the archives and more.

Framer Framed is a platform for contemporary art, visual culture, and critical theory & practice. Each year the organisation presents a variety of exhibitions in collaboration with both emerging and established international curators and artists. An extensive public program is organised alongside these exhibitions in order to shed light on the topics concerned, and provide a wide range of perspectives. With this common space for dialogue.

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The Framer Framed Podcast offers a behind-the-scenes look at the exhibitions, the curators, the events, Werkplaats Molenwijk, the archives and more.

Framer Framed is a platform for contemporary art, visual culture, and critical theory & practice. Each year the organisation presents a variety of exhibitions in collaboration with both emerging and established international curators and artists. An extensive public program is organised alongside these exhibitions in order to shed light on the topics concerned, and provide a wide range of perspectives. With this common space for dialogue.

    #16 - Whale Tears and Mole Tunnels: A Graphic History of Molenwijk

    #16 - Whale Tears and Mole Tunnels: A Graphic History of Molenwijk

    In this episode of the Framer Framed podcast, we have an in-depth conversation with Golrokh Nafisi and Ahmadali Kadivar, the writers of the graphic novel Walvistraan: A Love Story in A Time of Extinction and Isolation. The novel intricately weaves the history of the Molenwijk area in Amsterdam-Noord, exploring themes of industrialisation, environmental impact, and community resilience through the lives of fictional mole and whale families. Nafisi and Kadivar share their creative process, discuss the rich historical context of their work, and reflect on how their personal experiences and artistic collaboration have shaped this narrative. 

    Walvistraan is the result of a project by Golrokh Nafisi in collaboration with Ahmadali Kadivar during their residency in Werkplaats Molenwijk in 2023.

    Golrokh Nafisi is a visual artist whose artistic practice involves designing alternative ways of documenting time and location, shaping a new imagination of time and space to give us direction in the present. Nafisi is interested in discovering new forms of collective action involving bodies and human ideologies.

    Ahmadali Kadivar is a writer, researcher and the director of Sedākhāne, the most robust archive of folk music in Iran, building resources in understanding the literary, historical and anthropological aspects of folk music culture.

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    • 27 min
    #15 - Counter Extractivism: Poetics of Remedy and Transmission

    #15 - Counter Extractivism: Poetics of Remedy and Transmission

    This episode was recorded during the event Counter Extractivism: Poetics of Remedy and Transmission, part of the Planetary Poetics master programme – an initiative of Dorine van Meel and Framer Framed – at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. Featuring a discussion between guest tutor Jean-Sylvain Tshilumba Mukendi and Carla Kabamba the episode explores the intertwining histories of the world, Amsterdam, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).



    Kabamba shares her personal connection to the DRC, discussing the exploitation and suffering caused by colonialism and her efforts to stop the import of ‘blood minerals’ in Amsterdam. The episode highlights the urgency of addressing the violence and deforestation linked to mineral mining in DRC, emphasising both a critical awareness of global dependencies on these resources and her passionate advocacy for the country’s prosperity. 



    Jean-Sylvain Tshilumba Mukendi is a cultural practitioner and artistic coordinator at the art and research centre Atelier Picha in the DRC.

    Carla Kabamba is a member of the Amsterdam City Council for Lijst Kabamba.

     

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    • 15 min
    #14 - Zelf Gemaakt!: Kunst en Creativiteit met leerlingen Ikra, Rana & Rumaysa

    #14 - Zelf Gemaakt!: Kunst en Creativiteit met leerlingen Ikra, Rana & Rumaysa

    In deze aflevering gaan we in gesprek met Ikra, Rana, en Rumaysa van Kolom Praktijkcollege in Amsterdam-Noord en praten we met de leerlingen en hun kunstdocent Gina Sanches over het project Zelf gemaakt! geïnitieerd door Framer Framed i.s.m. OBA. Ikra, Rana en Rumaysa vertellen hoe ze de kans krijgen om artistieke vaardigheden te ontwikkelen en zich te uiten op een manier die hen buiten het reguliere schoolcurriculum artistiek uitdaagt.

    Doel van Zelf gemaakt! is het ontwikkelen van eigentijdse cultuureducatie, toegespitst op leerlingen van het praktijkonderwijs om het artistiek-creatief vermogen te vergroten, zodat zij met zelfvertrouwen en gevoel van eigenaarschap uitdagende situaties aan kunnen gaan.

    Tijdens het gesprek ontdekken we dat de leerlingen niet alleen genieten van het maken van kunst, maar ook de waarde ervan inzien als een creatieve uitlaatklep en zelfs als inspiratie voor toekomstige carrières. Zelf gemaakt! sluiten het project af met een tentoonstelling met de kunstwerken van de leerlingen in Werkplaats Molenwijk.

    Gina Sanches is docent vakdidactiek aan de Breitner Academie (AHK) en freelance educatiemaker voor o.a. Framer Framed. Gina ziet educatie als een kunstvorm, waarmee ze haar leerlingen, maar ook zichzelf onderdeel maakt van een artistiek collectief.

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    • 12 min
    #13 - The One-Straw Revolution with curator iLiana Fokianaki

    #13 - The One-Straw Revolution with curator iLiana Fokianaki

    An interview with iLiana Fokianaki, curator of the exhibition ⁠The One-Straw Revolution⁠ at Framer Framed. The exhibition focuses on permaculture and environmental care, featuring artists who explore sustainable living, interspecies coexistence, and the impact of human actions on the environment. ⁠iLiana curated artists whose work highlights the urgency of addressing the ecological crisis and the need for a more sustainable and respectful relationship with the environment. She hopes the exhibition will prompt visitors to consider their connections to their environment and ancestral ways of sustainable living.

    This exhibition draws inspiration from The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming (1975) by Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka, a seminal work in ecological thinking and practice.

    iLiana Fokianaki, a curator, theorist, and educator based in Athens, Rotterdam, and Bern, was appointed as the new director of Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland, in December 2023. Her research focuses on the intersections of power formations influenced by geopolitics, national identity, and cultural and anthropological histories.

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    • 20 min
    #12 – Queering the Open Stage: A Conversation with Nimruz De Castro, Kevin Groen & Tuaca Kelly

    #12 – Queering the Open Stage: A Conversation with Nimruz De Castro, Kevin Groen & Tuaca Kelly

    Join Kevin Groen, a Behavioral Change expert and spoken word artist, alongside Nimruz De Castro, a poet and fiction writer, and Tuaca Kelly, an American poet, songwriter, and performance artist as they talk about Queer Open Stage, a monthly open stage by and for queer artists hosted by Frame Framed.

    Tune in as the speakers share their personal experiences and showcase their creative work, addressing vital topics such as racism, queerness, and allyship. They explore the intricacies of identity and underscore the significance of dedicated spaces, particularly those for the queer communities. They emphasise that these spaces go beyond merely avoiding triggers; they are crucial for creating environments that foster learning and growth.

    Queer Open Stage, a vibrant monthly event at Framer Framed, showcases talented performers from diverse backgrounds in music, dance, comedy, and poetry. Each edition features curated performances before opening the stage to individuals of all disciplines – singers, dancers, poets, and comedians. It's an inclusive space for the LGBTQI+ community, welcoming performances in all languages.

    Read the fragments that Tuaca’s and Kevin recited in the file here.

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    • 36 min
    #11 - Kunst als Katalysator: Onderwijs, Activisme, en Burgerschap met Nathalie Roos

    #11 - Kunst als Katalysator: Onderwijs, Activisme, en Burgerschap met Nathalie Roos

    Nathalie Roos is een cultureel antropoloog en docent aan de Breitner Academie en is betrokken bij een PhD onderzoek naar kunstactivisme en burgerschap. We duiken dieper in de unieke interdisciplinaire minor Dealing with the real stuff die ze heeft ontwikkeld, een samenwerking tussen de Breitner Academie, de opleiding Leraar Maatschappijleer aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en Framer Framed. Deze minor brengt studenten uit verschillende disciplines samen en stimuleert hen om via kunst en educatie maatschappelijke vraagstukken aan te pakken. 

    Nathalie deelt haar ervaringen over hoe de studenten in de publieke ruimte acties, performances en interventies ontwerpen en uitvoeren, en hoe dit bijdraagt aan hun begrip van kunstactivisme en burgerschap. Ze bespreekt ook de uitdagingen en verrassingen die komen kijken bij het lesgeven in activisme, en de impact die dit heeft op zowel studenten als de bredere gemeenschap. Luister mee terwijl we verkennen hoe kunst een krachtig middel kan zijn voor sociale verandering en persoonlijke groei.

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    • 15 min

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