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Artist Collective Totomboti

How do you experience languages? How does it make you feel? Mbei u seei gblen gblen, Sindo a mindi, Fitoou di tololo sondi & Lesipeki di matu, are audio and video fragments of conversations in Saramaccan, one of Suriname’s Maroon languages. Formed by a mix of various African and European languages, such as Kikongo, Ewe, Portuguese, Dutch and English. You may hear an occasional familiar word. The rhythm and intonation form the base of the presentation of Edje Doekoe, Toya Saakie and Marjet Zwaans, during Listening Sessions Manifestation #1 at Buro Stedelijk. With an English translation of the conversations written on paper with Vinije Haabo.

How can we form reciprocal relationships with nature? How can we practice critical shifts in attention? With presentation Mindi Matu, Totomboti and Marjet Zwaans presented an introduction to their collaboration at Unfair22. ‘Now we are talking about how we should interact with each other so that we can have mutual benefits from the knowledge that she has brought from her ancestors in the Netherlands and the knowledge that we have brought from our ancestors here in the interior.’

Artist collective Totomboti is known for its massive wood carvings inspired by obia and other natural phenomena. In doing so, they continue the tradition of their African ancestors who fled slavery in coastal areas to settle in the deep interior of Suriname. The collective has its roots in the Rastafarian movement of the early 1980s. The Rastas propagate an attitude to life that aims to preserve nature and the Saramakan cultural heritage. The collective in Pikin Slee consists of Toya Saakie, Edje Doekoe, Mando Doekoe, Wilko Doekoe, Abentini Doekoe. In 2009 they founded the Saamaka Museum.

Artist Marjet Zwaans organises her practice from the ideas of Ecological Economics, to arrange them into spatial installations, choir performances, and gatherings. Ecological Economics prioritises sustainable scale and redistribution of resources, over productivity and efficiency. Complementing, contributing, and thus mutually reinforcing is at the heart of tuning into collective practices. Moving in ways that each collaborator can contribute from their own experience without merging – a practice of correspondence.

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#2

Manifestation

May 25, 2023
18:30
Until July 25, 2023
Central Space

Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent

with Joël Andrianomearisoa, Narges Mohammadi and Geo Wyex

#4

Manifestation

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

Keti Koti Westerpark X Buro Stedelijk

with Atelier Code Noir and Frank Creton

Collaborator

Marcel van den Berg

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Frédérique Albert-Bordenave

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Rita Ouédraogo

Coconut (2023)

Corn (2023)

by Atelier Code Noir

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Fonds 21 – Henk Christophersen

#3

Manifestation

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

Afterparty – Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent at kanaal40

with 1.06 Music Library and Michael Ekow & May

Collaborator

Viviane Tabach

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Online

www.burostedelijk.nl

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Timothy Aarons

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Özgür Atlagan

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Simnikiwe Buhlungu

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Rubiah Balsem

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Bubble Shooters Network

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Atelier Code Noir

Hibiscus (2023)

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Quinsy Gario

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Charl Landvreugd

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Stephanie Schuitemaker

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Donghwan Kam

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Setareh Noorani

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Joël Andrianomearisoa

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Joram Kraaijveld

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Alanna Archibald

#2

Manifestation

May 25, 2023
18:30
Until July 25, 2023
Central Space

Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent

with Joël Andrianomearisoa, Narges Mohammadi and Geo Wyex

location

Off-site Int’l

Memories of becoming (2022/2023)

by Narges Mohammadi

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Keti Koti Westerpark

Collaborator

Azu Nwagbogu

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Buro Stedelijk is hybrid, make sure to check the location per manifestation.

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Ammodo

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Anna-Rosa van Wees

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

by Geo Wyex

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Off-site Local

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kanaal40

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Artist Collective Totomboti

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1.06 Music Library

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Emily Shin-Jie Lee

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Frank Creton

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Andrea Voets

#1

Manifestation

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

Listening Sessions – Saturday

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

Collaborator

Lydienne Albertoe

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Emily Pethick

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Floor van Leeuwen

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Phantom Wizard

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Kanitha Tith

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Niels Staats

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Jelmer Wijnstroom

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Ranie Ribeiro

#1

Manifestation

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

Listening Sessions – Friday

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

Collaborator

Irina Djojoatmodjo

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Pauline Curnier Jardin

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Sarah Schulten

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Simone Zeefuik

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Leontine Coelewij

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Michael Ekow & May

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Buro Stedelijk is a place to discover Amsterdam’s dynamic and forward-thinking art scene. 

#4

Manifestation

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

Keti Koti Westerpark X Buro Stedelijk

with Atelier Code Noir and Frank Creton

location

Studio Space

Paulus Potterstraat 13, 1071 CX, Amsterdam

Collaborator

Wes Mapes

location

Central Space

Collaborator

Naema Abdi

Nutmeg (2023)

Collaborator

Basir Mahmood

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Renzo Martens

Hybrid Listening

an architectural intervention by Frédérique Albert-Bordenave

#2

Manifestation

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

Opening – Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent

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

Collaborator

Alina Lupu

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Rice, Peas, Roots and Culture

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Berber Meindertsma

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Touchy Studios

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Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou

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Narges Mohammadi

Cassava (2023)

by Atelier Code Noir

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Kunsttraject

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Geo Wyex

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Inge Meijer

Saltfish (2023)

by Atelier Code Noir

Plantain (2023)

by Atelier Code Noir

Collaborator

Ana Bravo Pérez

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Yvette Mutumba

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senakirfa A.

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Marjet Zwaans

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Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen

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Sedrig Verwoert

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Simomo Bouj

61 FRAGMENTS OF DECAY FOR NEW DESIRES (2023)

by Joël Andrianomearisoa

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Anne Lakeman