De gedachte achter 'We are here'
The Kartini Room in the Bushuis is now open again to students and staff at the University of Amsterdam. Over the past few months, the room has undergone refurbishment as part of the Staged Histories, Living Stories project. Three artists have created works of art for the space.
Previously, the hall contained a reconstruction of the VOC's past, designed in the 1990s. During the refurbishment, the balustrade, table and chairs, and reproductions of colonial paintings were removed. These have been replaced by three new art installations by Daisy Ranoe, Herlambang Bayu Aji, and Ratri Notosudirdjo. The project was coordinated by Corina Apostol, Assistant Professor of Social Practice Art and Visual Culture in the Art History Department at UvA, and a curator.
Identity, nature and collective memory
Each artist contributed to the project in their own way. In ‘We Are Here’ Daisy Ranoe focuses on the identity experiences of individuals connected to both the heritage of former colonisers and colonised communities. Using a large wall collage of photographs and statements from people she interviewed as a result of an open call, she illustrates how these dual identities are experienced.
Ik werd geïnterviewd over de gedachte achter 'We are here'. Bekijk de video voor meer informatie en context (Nederlands gesproken, Engelse ondertiteling).