Research presentations at the opening of Between Fires – Irradiated Imaginations & Anti-Nuclear Solidarities (2026) at Framer Framed, Amsterdam. Photo: © Marlise Steeman / Framer Framed 15 Mar 2026
16:00 - 18:30
Rondetafelgesprek: Nucleaire geschiedenis en protestbewegingen
Nuclear Histories and Protest Movements is discursive evening with a roundtable conversation with Kamila Smagulova, Fabienne Rachmadiev, Kyveli Mavrokordopoulou and Äsel Kadyrkhanova on the role of art and culture in anti-nuclear resistance and solidarity movements followed by the performance lecture Xiren by Yeon Sung. This event is presented in collaboration with Sonic Acts as part of the exhibition Between Fires: Irradiated Imaginations and Anti-Nuclear Solidarities.
Xiren is a multidisciplinary project that develops a DIY siren instrument as a performative tool to signal the slow violence of radioactive Saharan dust carried from the Algerian desert to Europe. The lecture performance presents research that shows how the dust is not only a meteorological phenomenon but a material witness to the enduring effects of nuclear colonialism. Through a 30-minute live presentation with moving images and sound, it brings together maps, satellite data, archival imagery, and footage from field research in La Hague, France. Throughout, Sung intertwines spoken narrative with sonic elements, gradually building a sensory environment that mirrors the circulation of radioactive dust. In the final sequence, the prototype mechanical siren Xiren ver.0 – powered solely by air and rotation – is activated, turning the project’s central metaphor into a physical and auditory experience.
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Location
Framer Framed
Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71
1093KS, Amsterdam
Info & Credits
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Between Fires: Irradiated Imaginations and Anti-Nuclear Solidarities is curated by Fabienne Rachmadiev and on show at Framer Framed until 17 May 2026. The exhibition is commissioned and produced by Framer Framed and presented in partnership with Sonic Acts as part of Sonic Acts Biennial 2026.
Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; and VriendenLoterij Fonds.
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Exposities
Tentoonstelling: Between Fires – Irradiated Imaginations & Anti-Nuclear Solidarities
Deze tentoonstelling samengesteld door Fabienne Rachmadiev brengt een gelaagde geschiedenis in beeld, waarin nucleaire technologieën, koloniale machtsstructuren en vormen van verzet onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden zijn
Agenda
Rondleiding en performance: Between Fires
Een rondleiding van Between Fires, een tentoonstelling die een gelaagde geschiedenis in beeld brengt waarin nucleaire technologieën, koloniale machtsstructuren en verzetsvormen onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden zijn
Opening Between Fires: Irradiated Imaginations and Anti-Nuclear Solidarities
Opening van de tentoonstelling Between Fires, met een performance van buulbuul
Netwerk
Kamila Smagulova
Onderzoeker
Äsel Kadyrkhanova
Kunstenaar en onderzoeker
Kyveli Mavrokordopoulou
Curator
