Photo courtesy of Winnie Herbstein and René Boer 1 Dec 2024
15:00 - 18:30
Bricks and Mortar
On 1 December 2024, Framer Framed hosts Bricks and Mortar as part of the Contemporary Conflict project. This event seeks to explore how political movements navigate conflict, as well as considering how they can instrumentalise art institutions to advance the struggles and conflicts they are active within.
The first session (15:00-16:30h), centring internal conflict in political movements, is led by historian Hannah Proctor. Hannah Proctor is a member of the editorial collective behind Radical Philosophy, and has been published in Jacobin, Tribune, The New Inquiry and elsewhere. Her publications include Burnout: The Emotional Experience of Political Defeat. She will be talking on global and historical methods for conflict transformation on the left. Proctor will be accompanied by Stroomversnellers, a Dutch organisation specialised in internal training programmes for grassroots groups.
The second session (17:00-18:30h) will gather groups from the Palestine solidarity movement with a connection to the arts. The Not Surprised Collective, Book Bloc Brigade and Reading Vigil for Palestine will discuss their actions and think generatively about ways in which art infrastructure and creative methods can be a stepping stone in advancing political struggles.
Bricks and Mortar takes place in Amsterdam at a time of increasing repression and police violence, as well as divisive manipulation by political and media establishments. In this context the event hopes to contribute to facilitating new connections and structures based on mutual solidarity, while strengthening the resistance to the ongoing genocide.
This event is part of the ongoing Contemporary Conflict project by Framer Framed/UvA research fellows artist Winnie Herbstein and critic René Boer.
This event is in English. Admission is free.
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This event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture taken.
Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; and VriendenLoterij Fonds
- Stroomversnellers
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Hannah Proctor
Researcher, Writer
René Boer
Curator, Critic
