11 May –
25 May 2025
Screenings Past Disquiet at Het Documentaire Paviljoen
On 11 May at Het Documentaire Paviljoen, curator Rasha Salti presents two films to accompany the exhibition Past Disquiet, shedding light on two aspects of its intention and process. Past Disquiet is a research-based documentary and archival exhibition currently on show at Framer Framed, that has unearthed forgotten or unwritten histories of solidarity in the arts.
Before the Dying of the Light, by Ali Essafi (2021), is a poetic reconstitution of a peculiar chapter in the recent history of Morocco, when artists were mobilised to resist autocratic policies muzzling freedom of expression in the 1970s. La Jetée, the Fifth Shot, by Dominique Cabrera (2024), is a dizzying investigation that reveals connections between Chris Marker’s vanguard cult science fiction film, La Jetée, and the history of France’s colonisation of Algeria.
Programme
16:30 – 18:10
Before the Dying of the Light
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19:15 – 21:35
La Jetée, the Fifth Shot
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About
Drawing on over a decade of research by curators Kristine Khouri and Rasha Salti, Past Disquiet uncovers a largely forgotten history of politically engaged artists and initiatives and their role in anti-imperialist solidarity movements from the 1960s to the 1980s. It traces its research to four forgotten ‘museums in solidarity’: the International Art Exhibition for Palestine (Lebanon, 1978), the Museum of Latin American Art in Solidarity with Nicaragua, the International Museum of the Resistance Salvador Allende, and Art Contre/Against Apartheid. These initiatives were intended as acts of solidarity, supporting the liberation struggles of the Palestinian people, the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua, rejecting the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, and opposing the apartheid regime in South Africa. Despite their significant scale and impact, the presented collections have largely faded from historical memory – until now.
Past Disquiet also casts a special focus on the history of artistic solidarity within the Netherlands, and particularly in Amsterdam where many solidarity organisations were based. It explores how international movements from the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s, such as the anti-apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, and Chilean resistance efforts, were met with local activism. The exhibition celebrates the creativity and enduring influence of these movements.
Admission is free.
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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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Rasha Salti
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