Open living-room, De Bouwput, Amsterdam, 2026
Initiated by dariya trubina and co-curated with Sophie Dandanell with invited guests; Toni Kritzer, Marie Wilfort, Nikola Woudstra, Laura Boser, Ursula Marcussen, Alexander Köppel, and Viktoriaa Tolstova
Lately, we have been reflecting on the interconnection between crafting, storytelling, and resisting. And how can such a relationship contribute to the practice of holding space together?
In the days between thursday the 26th of february and sunday 1st of March (26.02-01.03 2026), we - dariya (dar) trubina sophie dandanell & invited friends, invite you to a series of events: we want to meet in space and cherish being there together.
Coming from textile(s) and texture(s), as well as linguistic research, we look at the narratives that arise within and around material. What happens when we gather, not necessarily to decode, but rather to find moments of encounter and solidarity with one another?
This project wants to get a closer look at what it might mean for us today to use archival elements, encoded matter, woven patterns, chromatic combinations, not immediately available for interpretation - what happens when we gather, not necessarily to decode, but rather to find moments of solidarity across.
“Every voyage can be said to involve a re-siting of boundaries”.
(Trinh T. Minh-ha, elsewhere, within here)
In the days between thursday the 26th of february and sunday 1st of March (26.02-01.03 2026), we - dariya (dar) trubina sophie dandanell & invited friends, invite you to a series of events: we want to meet in space and cherish being there together.
Coming from textile(s) and texture(s), as well as linguistic research, we look at the narratives that arise within and around material. What happens when we gather, not necessarily to decode, but rather to find moments of encounter and solidarity with one another?
This project wants to get a closer look at what it might mean for us today to use archival elements, encoded matter, woven patterns, chromatic combinations, not immediately available for interpretation - what happens when we gather, not necessarily to decode, but rather to find moments of solidarity across.
“Every voyage can be said to involve a re-siting of boundaries”.
(Trinh T. Minh-ha, elsewhere, within here)
Negotiation, reshaping, fluidity: from physical movements – whether chosen or imposed – to the continuous practice of stretching between homes, spheres of belonging, a here and there, a temporary or once-existing or not-anymore or newly adopted home.
A constant adjustment. Transformation. Fragmentation.
“Shameless Hybridizing”. Re-plotting of narratives. Relations. Kins.
What happens in the process of co-creation between the self (selves) and the language?
