Framer Framed

13 Sep 2025
18:30 - 21:00

Family Embodiment Programme: Ritual 1 - Becoming Wind(s)

The Family Embodiment Programme is a monthly ritual that begins with the question: how do we become a family? It is tailored to an intersectional community of queer and BIPOC migrants, inviting participants to explore feelings of (un)belonging and to practise care together.

The experimental ritual is a space to share emotions and personal stories, reimagine the concept of family and cultivate group healing and community resilience. Through visual art and embodied practices, the aim is to deconstruct the ‘family’ from its institutional constraints and re-envision it as an artistic form of more-than-human kinship. Participants are welcome to participate in whatever way feels authentic, whether it’s through sharing or simply by being present with the group.

This first ritual centres on a semi-fictional narrative about ‘Wind’, a protagonist from the Molenwijk neighbourhood searching for a family. In this fairy tale, the story is interwoven with real-life interviews about the re-making of family. The ritual is an invitation to embody Wind’s spirit and embrace its non-human, non-binary, ever-changing, migratory essence. Through a series of activities such as drawing sessions, a breath ceremony, a sharing circle and a communal reading performance, stories of migration, queer kinship and family wisdom are unfolded, guiding participants toward new ways of becoming family(s).

The ritual begins with an incense ceremony, welcoming everyone into a ‘scentscape’ of the Molenwijk. A group of incense sculptures, collectively created this spring by the local queer and migrant community, are present in the space. They embody the shared family wishes and serve as a welcome to new queer and BIPOC migrant families.

To contribute to the collective ritual space, please bring an object that holds a family meaning for you.

Dates & Times:
The ritual takes place every second Saturday of the month, during the natural transformation from day to night.

Saturday 13 September, 18:00 – 21:00
Friday* 10 October, 18:00 – 20:30
Saturday 8 November, 16:00 – 18:30
Saturday 13 December, 15:30 – 18:00
Saturday 17 January, 15:30 – 18:00

*Please note, the October ritual has been moved to a Friday.

Register here.

This event is in English. Admission is free.

The space is accessible for those using wheelchairs, strollers, or other mobility aids, with a lift available for those who cannot use the stairs. The ritual is held on a floor setting with cushions, but chairs are available if required. Vegan snacks are provided.

This is a research project led by artist Sun Chang, developed in collaboration with Framer Framed. It is supported by Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst and het Cultuurfonds. The incense sculptures were collectively created by Enaam, Isa, Kirti, Linus, Margo, Nardelly, Sonja, Sun and Sterre. 

The project’s creative publication, to M•Others #2, is trilingual in English, Dutch, and Arabic. It features The Wind Story, written by Sun Chang and edited by Rosa Paardenkooper. The publication’s graphic design is by Cleo Teh, with pedagogical visuals co-developed and designed by Noam Youngrak Son. Translations are by Jumana Azzam and Rosa Paardenkooper.

Do you also think art should be free and accessible? Please consider supporting us with a donation when registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend! The event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture taken.

Agenda

Network

Sun Chang

Artist

Magazine

Molenwijk / Amsterdam Noord / Community & Learning / Queer / Social Practice /

Framer Framed nominates Sun Chang for YAA Award 2024

Molenwijk / Amsterdam Noord / Community & Learning / Queer / Workshop /

Report: Mapping the Currents, Housing for Winds in Molenwijk with to M•Others

Amsterdam Noord / Feminism / Molenwijk /

To M•Others is a guest researcher in Molenwijk