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𝐌𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧 An exhibition by To See the Inability to See To See the Inability to See (Maartje Fliervoet, Arefeh Riahi, Martín La Roche Contreras) — a collective of artists that formed at de Appel in 2019 developed an foldable multidirectional book/object called 𝘔𝘺 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯: 𝘈 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘜𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯. The book departs from (fictional) letters and stories surrounding certain traditional Iranian buildings, such as Persian gardens, and in particular an octagonal vestibule called the 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘵𝘪. This publication has sculptural and performative qualities, stressing the relation between bodies, books and borders through questioning the practice of archiving as a tool to look at social relations and as a state of mind. The book design was developed in close conversation with designer Elisabeth Klement. In de Appel this publication transforms into an exhibition — a repertoire of objects, gestures and events that expands the content of the book into the space and in relation to other bodies, such as those of readers, visitors and artworks. Featured in the show are works by Arefeh Riahi, Martín La Roche Contreras, Maartje Fliervoet, Kader Attia, Kasra Jalilipour and Seba Calfuqueo, as well as a selection of historical objects. During the exhibition there will be a public programme with film and video screenings by: Derek Jarman, Kasra Jalilipour, Parviz Kimiavi and Marcela Moraga, and performative readings with dash (-) collective, Constanza Mendoza, Giles Bailey, Lara Khaldi and Francisca Khamis Giacoman. The screenings are in collaboration with Filmtheater Kriterion. The full public programme will soon be available on our website. Made possible by: Cultuurfonds, AFK, TextielLab & Mondriaan Fonds

𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 “𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰” Lecture and discussion by Tizintizwa Collective (Nadir Bouhmouch & Soumeya Ait Ahmed) in OT301's Ventilator Cinema This lecture and discussion is part of the Lumbung Practice programme, where participating collectives from de Appel Curatorial Programme, Gudskul Collective Practice, and Sandberg Temporary Programme learn about lumbung, self-organization, and sociopolitical artistic and curatorial practice, as well as producing alternative art institutions and economies for the future. Nadir and Soumeya will screen parts of films they have been working on and discuss the practice of the commons in Morocco and how they connect it to making “cinema from below”. Countless historians have described vast portions of pre-capitalist Morocco as a “bled siba”, a chaotic land where “general anarchy” was the rule. Of course, this narrative lies at the heart of the discourse used to delegitimize the highly decentralized, confederated and relatively horizontal social structures which characterised much of the country up until the 1930s. At the heart of this organised “disorganisation” lie the commons, for which responsibility is carried by decisions from below. The Tizintizwa collective’s research delves into these communitarian models which are not only omnipresent in Moroccan collective consciousness, but continue to be practiced in ever-changing ways including in social struggles like that of the 2011 Imider protest movement. For Tizintizwa, in relation with these struggles, these models can also be applied to the field of arts and culture, whether in the creative process or in the manner by which arts spaces are organised. Tizintizwa’s practice thus attempts to experiment with how this can be accomplished, whether it is through making a “cinema from below,” archive-making inspired by “agadirs” (collective granaries), or by carving out common spaces for “popular knowledge”-production. Tickets are available through Amsterdam Alternative: https://lnkd.in/erv6ChKv

𝐌𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧 Save the date: opening Friday 6 December, 5-8pm To See the Inability to See (Maartje Fliervoet, Arefeh Riahi, Martin La Roche)—a collective of artists that formed at de Appel in 2019 developed an unfoldable multidirectional book/object called 𝘔𝘺 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯: 𝘈 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘜𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯. The book departs from (fictional) letters and stories surrounding certain traditional Iranian buildings, such as Persian gardens, and in particular an octagonal vestibule called the 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘵𝘪. This publication has sculptural and performative qualities, stressing the relation between bodies, books and borders through questioning the practice of archiving as a tool to look at social relations and as a state of mind. The book design was developed in close conversation with designer Elisabeth Klement. In de Appel this publication transforms into an exhibition—a repertoire of objects, gestures and events that expands the content of the book into the space and in relation to other bodies, such as those of readers, visitors and artworks. Featured in the show are works by Arefeh Riahi, Martín La Roche Contreras, Maartje Fliervoet, Kader Attia, Kasra Jalilipour and Seba Calfuqueo, as well as a selection of historical objects. During the exhibition there will be a public programme with film and video screenings by: Derek Jarman, Kasra Jalilipour, Parviz Kimiavi and Marcela Moraga, and performative readings with dash (-) collective, Constanza Mendoza, Giles Bailey, Lara Khaldi and Francisca Khamis Giacoman. The screenings are in collaboration with Filmtheater Kriterion. Made possible by: Cultuurfonds, AFK, TextielLab & Mondriaan Fonds The artists would like to thank: Bronwen Jones, Peter van Ede, Nicholas Martin and NYU Fales Library & Special Collections, Josilda da Conceiçao, Mertens Frames, Mohammad Reza Riahi and Marco van der Bilt. Image: Hoowz-e Joosh fountain in Fin Garden Kashan, Iran. Photo by Arefeh Riahi.

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 Broadcast and public programme on Sunday 10 November, 10am-10pm 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥, a cooperative study program of de Appel at the Dutch Art Institute (DAI), will host a public event aired as a 12-hour broadcast on Radio Alhara. The event presents the residues of a year-long collective study on themes of housing, water, out/institutions, and land. Throughout the day, participants will engage in listening sessions, an artist talk, and workshops. The workshops will facilitate the making of self-published pamphlets documenting the COOP’s exchanges and learnings, harvesting the exhibited ‘instructions for placemaking’’, and a third session dedicated to creating a manual led by the 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 COOP in collaboration with the Book Bloc Brigade. Schedule: • 10-11am: Landing & Coffee-making; warming up with games • 11am-1pm: Reading session; Discussion and bookbinding workshop (reservation link on our website) • 1-2pm: Break • 2-3pm: Screening program • 3-6pm: Book Bloc Brigade workshop (closed workshop) • 6-7.30pm: Screening and listening programs • 7.30-8.30pm: Break • 8.30-10pm: Live noise set by Echo, kivanc and Chloe The COOP Study Group are: Anastasia Nefedova, Chloë Janssens, Echo Guo, Eszter Dobos, Federica Nicastro, Foad Alijani, Francesca Pionati, Kıvanç Sert, Meii Soh, Qiaoling Cai, Sara Alberani, Saverio Cantoni, Shaza Omran, Sille Kima, Thamyres VM, Tuba Kılıç. Tutor team: Noor Abuarafeh and Marina Christodoulidou. Photo: Saverio Cantoni

𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Saturday 9 + Sunday 10 November Collaboration Station is a 3-day event by Platform BK taking place at Gerrit Rietveld Academie and de Appel, which will attempt to answer these questions and create a deeper understanding of the role of collaboration and collective work of artists and organisations on artistic and societal levels in the Netherlands. We want to address three topics: collectives (collective work), financial realms of collectives (financial work) and unionising (existing work). Find the full program here: https://lnkd.in/egSQ2xBu Photo by CHUN Photography

𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐛, 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒) Wednesday 30 October to Sunday 3 November, video on loop In 1954, Egyptian director Youssef Chahine released The Blazing Sun after the Free Officers Revolution. Starring Faten Hamama and marking Omar El Charif's cinematic debut, the film was shot in Luxor, where a pivotal photo was taken of Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser and archaeologist Zakaria Goneim. The photo was taken just before the opening of a newly discovered burial, revealing it was empty. Suspended Dawn is a poetic archaeological exploration of Egypt's past. The video essay features digital overlays of Chahine's film and sound, merging contemporary figures with the pharaonic city, creating a deliberate contrast between ancient and modern Egypt. It reflects on Egypt's enduring legacy, blending pharaonic art and mythology with contemporary culture. See 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘸𝘯 as part of the group project 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 at de Appel. See www.deappel.nl for visitor information!

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 #𝟐 Audiovisual performance by Mohamed Abdelkarim on Saturday 2 November, 7.30pm 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 is a series of audiovisual performances combining text, radio drama, and visuals. It questions the theater stage as a landscape that can reorder fractured reality, proposing a different world. The performance follows the legend of Zarqāʾ al-Yamāma, known for her clairvoyance, tracing her appearances in literature post-1948. It explores future hope amidst grief and defeat. In this second episode, the desert is the focus — both as a physical and metaphorical landscape — considering how it can be staged scenographically. 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 will be performed during Museumnacht on Saturday 2 November at 7.30pm. For more info and tickets, see here: https://lnkd.in/esvb7fqh

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐀𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 Lecture-performance by Noor Abuarafeh on Friday 25 October, 7.30pm This lecture-performance, which takes place as part of the group project 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, invites the audience on a personal and political journey through the West Bank's fragmented landscape. The narrator recounts their return home after a prolonged absence, facing the stark reality of a land under occupation. Guided by intimate hikes through the West Bank, they weave together encounters with fellow hikers, such as Mohamed, who documents each village through his sketches, preserving a disappearing landscape. These sketches echo the work of the narrator’s father, a painter whose art also serves as a testament to the Palestinian villages before their destruction. Slowly the audience is invited by the narrator to collectively reclaim a lost landscape in the face of settler colonial violence. Info and tickets: https://lnkd.in/eqwsKEKw Image: Orange field in Gaza, 74x20, 2000, by Abdelrahman Abu Arafeh

Last week, we heard the good news that de Appel will receive extra budget as part of the 'zaaglijners' group, thanks to Alderman Touria Meliani and the Municipal Executive. We are incredibly grateful and relieved that we can continue to work with artists, cultural practitioners and our community on urgent societal issues for the next four years. We are aware that reduced funding is still a fundamental problem for many fellow organisations and we will continue – together with colleagues from other institutions – to advocate for the whole sector. 𝘕𝘓: Vorige week ontving de Appel het goede nieuws dat we extra budget krijgen als onderdeel van de groep 'zaaglijners', dankzij wethouder Touria Meliani en het college van B&W. We zijn ontzettend dankbaar en opgelucht dat we de komende vier jaar samen met kunstenaars, cultuurbeoefenaars en onze gemeenschap kunnen blijven werken aan urgente maatschappelijke vraagstukken. We zijn ons ervan bewust dat verminderde financiering nog steeds een fundamenteel probleem is voor veel collega-organisaties en we zullen – samen met collega's van andere instellingen – ons blijven inzetten voor de hele sector. Image by Nikola Lamburov taken at the 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 vinyl launch

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 Family workshop on Wednesday 23 October, 2-4pm As part of the group project 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, de Appel hosts three workshops for children and their parents around three poems from the recently published children’s poetry book titled Palestinian Cities by Dalia Taha. Through vivid and lyrical verses and children’s imaginative illustrations, Taha brings to life Palestinian cities. Selected poems are translated into English and Dutch on the occasion of the exhibition and will be available as audio stories in the presentation space to engage children and their parents. Listeners are invited to interpret the poems by creating drawings of the cities as narrated in the verses. The children’s book inspiring this program is available in Arabic. Dates: Wednesday 23 October, 2-4pm Wednesday 30 October, 2-4pm Wednesday 6 November, 2-4pm More info and free reservation: https://lnkd.in/ee2mDMSb Image: studio zumra