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Current Projects



CURRENT  | UPCOMING | RESEARCH | PROJECTS | RESIDENCIES | EXHIBITIONS | 2024 – 2026 (CDCD PROJECT)

CDCD Project - A three year programme (2024-2026) co-funded by the EU Creative Europe, engaging artists to examine European colonialism’s legacy in museums and heritage sites. https://contesteddesires.eu


  • October 2024: First Capacity buiding workshop Rome, Participatory methodies, Museo delle Civiltà
  • January 2025: Capacity Building Workshop 1: 2-day workshop in Larnaca (CY) focused on Colonisation and the Environment alongside CDCD partners and artists, Larnaca, Cyprus
  • January - February 2025: Joint Artist Residency: 1 month  joint residency at D6:EU,  production of site-related and community-engaged artistic research and new artwork, Larnaca,, Cyprus
  • February - March 2025: Local Exposition: end of residency research and work-in-progress presentation, Larnaca,, Cyprus
  • February - June 2025: Digital Reflections on artworks: post-production with support from Pro Progressione
  • November 2025: Larger Group Residency:  at Pro Progressione, Budapest, Hungary
  • November - December 2025: Major public exhibition - Pro Progressione, Budapest, Hungary
  • November 2025: Seminar + presentation of work to CDCD partners and local artists, cultural workers and academics, Budapest, Hungary
  • January 2026: Capacity Building Workshop 2: Amsterdam (NL) focused on Social Inclusion alongside CDCD partners and artists. Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • September 2026: Xarkis Multi co-creation Residency: All 22 artists, Larnaka, Cyprus
  • September 2026: Xarkis Festival: 3-day Festival programme, including expositions, live art and performance, Larnaka, Cyprus
 
RECENT & UPCOMING | EXHIBITIONS | RESEARCH | ONGOING PROJECTS | 2024 – 2040 | (ART PRACTICE)

2023 - 2030 - The Dutch Museum of Colonialism - In depth Research | Residency | Production | Traveling Exhibition | Conversations | Educational Program | and Performances |

2024 - 2030: Historical Tiles Project | Mapping the Dutch Colonial Footprint # 2 (pre-Production) for the making of 10.000 Ceramic tiles in partnership with EKWC | In depth Research | Residency and pre-Production | Exhibition | Conversations | Educational Program | and Performances |

2025 - 2040 
  • May - Historical Tiles Project Presentation: | Exhibition | MCH Symposium | Building partners and Collaborators |
  • May - Tracing the Dutch Afrikaner Migrations: A Lens into the Entangled Legacies of Settler Colonialism | Preliminary research | Residency and Production |
  • May - The International Arm of the Dutch Empire Project: Heren XVII VOC- Kamer Amsterdam # 2 | Preliminary research | that connects - Amsterdam, Middelburg, Hoorn, Enkhuizen, Delft, Rotterdam and Cape Town. The project done in phases, will include | in depth Research | Collaborations | Production | Travelling Exhibition | Conversations | Educational Program | and Performances |
  • June - Retracing Hidden Slavery Project: Castle Zypendaal # 2 - Tracing Hidden parts of Slavery from the Gelderland region to the world - a long term project done in phases and includes: | Preliminary Research | in depth Research | Collaborations | Production | Travelling Exhibition | Conversations | Educational Program | and Performances 
  • June - IDFA Doclab VR Project: Looking at Silence” - Enslaved People In and Outside the Picture, within the context of the Atlantic Archives and IDFA Doclab project on Dutch Colonial History and Slavery - done in phases with: | Preliminary research | Collaborations | in depth Research | pre-production of an interactive and immersive documentary art piece | and Exhibition |
  • July - Eating Ourselves to Extinction Project | Preliminary Research | for a long term project done in phases including, | Research | Collecting of Seeds | Production of Artworks | and a Major Exhibition |
  •  August - The Architecture of Dehumanization: Tracing Scientific Racism Through Space and Memory a long term project done in phases and includes: | Preliminary Research | pre-production of an interactive and immersive documentary art piece | Collaborations | Production of Installations and 2 D works | an Exhibition | Conversations | Educational program | and Performances |
  • September - Surinamensium # 2 Rethinking the gaze of Maria Sibylla Merian - a long term project done in phases and includes: | Preliminary Research and Residency | in depth Research | Production of Installations and 2 D works | an Exhibition | Conversations | Educational program | and Performances |
  • October - MCH # 3 Kenya: Tracing the Dutch Afrikaner Migrations: A Lens into the Entangled Legacies of Settler Colonialism | Research | Residency and Production | Travelling Exhibition | Conversations | Conference | Monarch | Healing Garden | Umunthu Magazine | 

RECENT  EXHIBITIONS 2023 - 2024


GRANTS AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT | 2023 -2030 |

Recipient of the: 

  •  2024-2026 CDCD Residency Grant: A three-year program co-funded by the EU's Creative Europe, engaging artists to explore the legacy of European colonialism in museums and heritage sites.
  • D6:EU Residency Grant: One-month residency in Cyprus, covering travel, living, and production costs.
  • 2024-2030 EKWC Grant: Supporting phase two of pre-production for the creation of 10,000 historical tiles on Dutch colonial history. https://ekwc.nl
  • 2024 EKWC 12-Week Residency Grant: Supporting phase 1 research for the production of 10,000 historical tiles on Dutch colonial history.
  • 2024 Van Achterbergh Domhof Foundation Grant: Supporting phase 1 research for the production of 10,000 historical tiles on Dutch colonial history. https://www.vanachterbergh.nl
  • 2023-2024 Mondriaan Fonds Grant: For the project "Castle Zypendaal: Tracing Hidden Parts of Slavery" in Gelderland, which includes research, a solo exhibition, performances, and conversations at Museum Arnhem.
  • 2023-2024 Mondriaan Fonds Grant: For the "War and Conflict" project, for the production of a major installation exhibited at the Amsterdam Museum. https://www.mondriaanfonds.nl
  • 2023-2025 Institutional Support: For "Looking at Silence: Enslaved People In and Outside the Picture," part of the TransAtlantic Archives project of the Dutch National Archives and IDFA Doclab.

COLLABORATIONS | MCH PROJECTS | 2025 - 2030 |

  • April 2025 - Monarch Kenya: Kickstarter Campaign: | Reclaiming Heritage | Protecting the Future | Protecting African Heritage | Preserving Ecosystems | Empowering communities through culture | Education and Strategic Intervention |
  • May - June 2025 - Symposium and Exhibition: Mapping Colonial History Kickstarter Symposium for the Historical Tiles Project, Netherlands | Exhibition | MCH Symposium | Building Partners and Collaborators 
  • May 2025 - 2030 Retracing Hidden Slavery project: Castle Zypendaal # 2 - Tracing Hidden parts of Slavery from the Gelderland region to the world. A long term project done in phases and includes: | Preliminary Research | in depth Research | Collaborations | Production | Travelling Exhibition | Conversations |Educational Program | Performances |
  • May 2025 - Ongoing | The Living Archive | an MCH Analog and digital Library and Knowledge Centre
  • July 2025 - 2026: Festival of World Cultures, Netherlands | Preparation | Partner Building | Open Call | Launch |
  • July 2025 - The Healing Garden: A Manifesto for Food Sovereignty and Ecological Justice | Preparation Project Launch NL
  • July 2025 - MCH Magazine project launch - Umunthu Magazine - Healing the World through Culture - A print (and digital) media project of the Mapping Colonial History Community, that uses a Collective Voice for Transformative Change  
  • October 2025 - MCH Kenya - A Transdisciplinary Rethinking of decoloniality in Africa Conference
  • October 2025 to October 2030 - MCH # 3 Kenya: Tracing the Dutch Afrikaner Migrations: A Lens into the Entangled Legacies of Settler Colonialism | Research | Residency and Production | Travelling Exhibition | Conversations | Conference | Monarch | Healing Garden | Umunthu Magazine | 
  • October 2025 Monarch Kenya  - Pilot project: | Reclaiming Heritage | Protecting the Future and African Heritage | Preserving Ecosystems | Empowering communities through culture | Education and Strategic Intervention |

CURATORIAL PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT | 2025 - 2030 |

IFAA 8th Edition
Festival of World Cultures
Bulawayo Biennale 
Lusaka Biennale

ONGOING | RESEARCH PROJECTS | MCH COLLABORATIONS | 2023 - 2050 |

  • Mapping Colonial History Europe
  • Mapping Colonial History Africa  
  • The British Museum of Colonialism The French Museum of Colonialism
  • The Portuguese Museum of Colonialism
  • The Spanish Museum of Colonialism
  • The Belgian Museum of Colonialism
  • The Swedish Museum of Colonialism
  • The Danish Museum of Colonialis
  • The Swiss Museum of Colonial complicity
  • The Scotish Museum of Colonialism
  • Founding fathers of Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
  • Inter caetera, Cartography and Papal bulls
  • Colonial Complicity, Luxembourgers and the Belgian Congo
  • European Museum of Racism
  • Weapon of Choice
  • Mapping Colonial History North America 
  • Mapping Colonial History South America 
  • Mapping Colonial History Asia 
  • Mapping Colonial History Australia 
  • Mapping Colonial History MENA (Middle East and North Africa Region)

2018 and ongoing - Long term major Artistic Research on Colonialism and Its legacies:
(In Search of Ubuntu - Legacies of Imperial Projects, re-Remembering & re-Thinking “Empire") a  long-term major artistic research project that retraces, visually maps and draws connections between European colonial empires and their ongoing, living legacies in present-day colonialism and capitalism.
In Search of Ubuntu – Legacies of Imperial Projects, re-Remembering & re-Thinking "Empire" in relation to "Civilisation" the West and the Rest

Speaker 2010 TEDxWomen Amsterdam and TEDxAmsterdam Award 2016 Nomination for the IFAA project: Looking into the Future, Our World, Our Common Home | 2017 – Jury Orisha Prize | 2009 Secretary General ResArtis | 2008 President of the Jury, Dakart Biennale | Member Young Stedelijk | Member Arti et Amicitiae | Member De Kring | Alumni and contributor Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF), Trans-Europe Halles and Artist Factories program and publication - Starting and Managing Independent Cultural Spaces | 












 

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