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Framer Framed

Extractivism

Magazine


The witnesses of the CICC London hearings raising their arms to vote.
CICC / Ecology / Extractivism / Colonial history / Art and Activism /

Putting the Law on Trial: On the Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes, Serpentine Galleries
Caribbean / Extractivism / Social Practice / Textile /

Michèle Boulogne: “hands tend to think faster than the head!”
L’Age Atomique, Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris. © Susanne Kriemann
Photography / Artist Talk / Ecology / Extractivism /

The Radioactive Afterlife of Limousin’s Landscape - Artist Talk by Susanne Kriemann
Extractivism / Colonial history / Planetary Poetics / Podcast /

Podcast: Counter-extractivism: Poetics of remedy and transmission
Extractivism / Ecology / Education / Colonial history / Planetary Poetics /

Picha and Framer Framed: A long-term collaboration
Ecology / Extractivism / Colonial history /

Towards a Perma-Future by iLiana Fokianaki
Ecology / Extractivism / Colonial history /

Sacrificial Energy by Rose-Anne Gush
Ecology / Extractivism / Performance /

A Series of More-Than-Human Encounters
Extractivism / Ecology /

On-Trade-Off: Countering Extractivism by Transnational Artists’ Collaborations
Collectives / Extractivism / Political Climate /

On-Trade-Off: Charging Myths
Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes Framer Framed
CICC / Ecology / Extractivism / Art and Activism /

Report: The CICC, a DIY Court for Climate Crimes
Southeast Asia / Extractivism / Photography /

Review: Art Asia Pacific - UnAuthorised Medium
Extractivism / Colonial history / Contested Heritage /

Review: Sammy Baloji. A Blueprint for Toads and Snakes
Colonial history / Extractivism / Photography /

Review: A History Coloured by Belgians
Migration / Ecology / Extractivism / Performance /

Interview: Artist Tuan Mami
Extractivism /

Interview: Artist Hadassah Emmerich
Extractivism / Curatorial Text /

Curatorial statement: Lene ter Haar on the exhibition Koempels
Extractivism /

Exhibition: The Potosí Principle. How can we sing the song of the Lord in an alien land?
Collection development / Extractivism / Innovative heritage /

Conversation: The intangible heritage of Limburg mining region

Exhibitions


Exhibition: Planetary Poetics Graduation Show

Planetary Poetics considers how to imagine alternative visions for this planet beyond extraction and extermination

Exhibition: The One-Straw Revolution

An exhibition curated by iLiana Fokianaki exploring permaculture as a methodology for exhibition-making

Exhibition: Charging Myths

An exhibition by transnational collective On-Trade-Off exploring how technological innovation is dependent on natural resources.
Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes - Jonas Staal

Exhibition: Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes

A project by Radha D'Souza and Jonas Staal

Exhibition: A Blueprint for Toads and Snakes

A solo exhibition by Sammy Baloji
Based on drawing by Ervance ‘Havefun’ Dwiputra / Design by Diego Montero Ris

Exhibition: Pressing Matters

Featuring 24 Indonesian artists brought together by artist Kevin van Braak

Exhibition: In One's Breath - Nothing Stands Still

Framer Framed is part of international art fair Art Rotterdam (2017) with work by Tuan Mami

Exhibition: Koempels

50 years since the closing of the mines in the South of The Netherlands, we present the lingering traces of this fossil fuel era on contemporary art. Curator: Lene ter Haar

Agenda


Save the Date for Sonic Acts Biennial 2026: Melted for Love

Announcement for the Amsterdam-based biennial programme with concerts, listening sessions, conferences, film screenings, workshops, and exhibitions.
Still from Everything was forever, until it was no more by Aram Lee (2025). © Aram Lee

Transcorporeality in Toxic Times

A session exploring the relationality and porosity of human and non-human bodies and how these are affected by toxicity
Symposium: From Echoes to Slogans
A day-long symposium of talks and performances within Prince Claus Fund's CAREC programme
Ecological Repairs: Coca Plant, Conflict and Creation
Workshop about creating handmade paper using coca leaves, while reflecting on the complex and often contradictory meaning of the coca plant
Exhibition: Planetary Poetics Graduation Show
Planetary Poetics considers how to imagine alternative visions for this planet beyond extraction and extermination
Screening: DESERT PHOSfate
Screening and conversation about phosphate mining and their impact on the Sahrawi community
Weaving Towards Post-Extractive Cultures
Participatory event reflecting on post-extractive cultures, practices of care, solidarity, and decolonisation.
Artist Talk by Susanne Kriemann: Lupin, fougère, genêt
Presentation on artistic research on the effects of uranium mining.
Presentation: Documenting the Ecological Crisis Through Stories of Seaweed and Coastal Culture
Presentation in collaboration with the research project Seaweed Et cetera, about seaweed farming off the coasts of Indonesia
Ancestral Damages: Demanding Climate Reparations
Workshop with climate justice activist and researcher Marcela Varconte.
Finissage: The One-Straw Revolution
Finissage of the exhibition, The One-Straw Revolution, curated by iLiana Fokianaki
Counter-extractivism: Poetics of remedy and transmission
A closing event for cultural practitioner Jean-Sylvain Tshilumba Mukendi’s seminar on politics and extractivism at the Planetary Poetics master's programme at the Sandberg Institute
Planetary Poetics: Ancestral Assemblage
A gathering by artist Ismal Muntaha and Planetary Poetics
Exhibition: The One-Straw Revolution
An exhibition curated by iLiana Fokianaki exploring permaculture as a methodology for exhibition-making
Opening: The One-Straw Revolution
Opening of the exhibition, The One-Straw Revolution, curated by iLiana Fokianaki
Screening: Land Rifts – Extraction and Sedimentation
Film screenings and discussion about ecosystems and coloniality, in collaboration with ASCA.
Finissage: Charging Myths - 'In words nourished'
A storytelling event within the context of the exhibition, Charging Myths.
In Extractive Terrains
An afternoon of film screenings and discussions exploring imperialist, colonial and capitalist histories of extraction in Central Asia and Ukraine.
Performance: Electrify Everything
Performance with artists Pom Bouvier b., Marjolijn Dijkman and Jean Katambayi Mukendi reflecting on the structuring power of electricity and its relation to resources and exploitation.
More-Than-Human Encounters
Performative evening on the different dimensions of global extraction with artists Femke Herregraven, Maarten Vanden Eynde and Georges Senga.
Kunstschooldagen 2023
Two-day programme where groups of 8th-graders and facilitators visit different cultural institutions.
Exhibition: Charging Myths
An exhibition by transnational collective On-Trade-Off exploring how technological innovation is dependent on natural resources.
Opening: Charging Myths by On-Trade-Off
Opening of the exhibition, Charging Myths, by transnational artist collective On-Trade-Off.
Crisis Imaginaries, Chapter 7: Practices Against Extractivism
Together with Aline Baiana, Taipixi Guajajara, Ana Eugênia and Milena Bonilla
Opening: The Silence of Tired Tongues
With Julia Arbex, Aline Baiana, Arthur Chaves, Vitória Cribb, Benedito Ferreira, Estêvão Parreiras, Luana Vitra & Raphael Fonseca
Exhibition: Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes
A project by Radha D'Souza and Jonas Staal
HERE/NOW talk + film screening: Indigenous Knowledge and Activism in Colombia
With guest speakers Tatiana Roa and Mariëlle Videler, and a screening of documentary 'Abel' (2015). Part of a series of events on indigenous activism and land rights, departing from exhibition HERE/NOW.
Digital Histories in Africa: Ancient binary code, earth and the future
An event in the Vertical Atlas series, in collaboration with Framer Framed.
Curator tour: A Blueprint for Toads and Snakes
A tour by Vincent van Velsen.
Exhibition: A Blueprint for Toads and Snakes
A solo exhibition by Sammy Baloji
Exhibition: Pressing Matters
Featuring 24 Indonesian artists brought together by artist Kevin van Braak
Exhibition: In One's Breath - Nothing Stands Still
Framer Framed is part of international art fair Art Rotterdam (2017) with work by Tuan Mami
David Bade Draws Heerlen: Amsterdam Edition
Artist David Bade visits Framer Framed with his mobile workspace.
Mining, Memories and the Body: An evening with a.o. Melanie Bonajo
Addressing the politics and poetics of changing industries, such as mining.
Museumnight Amsterdam 2015
Documentary, spoken word, Music and guided tours.
Industrial Transitions: on the NSDM Shipyard and the former Dutch mining regions
Discussion on the transitions of post-industrial area's.
24h Noord at Framer Framed
Guided tours by participating artist Keetje Mans.
Exhibition: Koempels
50 years since the closing of the mines in the South of The Netherlands, we present the lingering traces of this fossil fuel era on contemporary art. Curator: Lene ter Haar
Pop-up Shop: MINEshop, MINEcollection during Amsterdam Fashion Week
Unique MINEcollection and fashion event.