Home > Reads > What if home is no longer there? Lees voor What if home is no longer there? Poetic reflections by Gyonne Goedhoop, Shari Maduro, Nagila Muller, Veronika Babayan and Anita Hrnić Video, A Tapestry of a Diaspora In collaboration with storyteller R V D I N A , Gyonne Goedhoop, Shari Maduro and Nagila Muller reflect on what diasporic life means to them. Their words and gestures are interwoven with passages from a live ‘Tapestry of a Diaspora’ event with artists and educators Veronika Babayan and Anita Hrnić . What does it mean to be far removed from (the feeling of) home? Some of us can return to a geographical place that we also call home, but what if this place is no longer there? How do we relate to such ruptures? How do we remember and honor our memories? In the video you hear Veronika Babayan recite from her meta-autobiographical memoir ‘Dear Mother: Fluid Mechanism of Belonging’, 2020. <a href=”http://www.veronikababayan.com”>Veronika Babayan</a> is an artist, writer and educator, interested in practices that affect the perpetual production of a national identity. Anita Hrnić an artist-educator and researcher, currently examining the role of liminality in the formation of identity and collective ideology. She lives and works in Rotterdam. Shari was born and raised in Aruba. As their day job, Shari is a history and social studies teacher. Besides educating the younger generation, Shari also loves working on multiple projects that concern our cultural and social wellbeing. Nagila was born and raised in Aruba. She later moved to Maastricht and lived there for 8 years, studying Biomeds and Neuroscience. Now she works in medical information and co-hosts the podcast in her spare time. Gyonne is a cultural programmer, co-founder of Counter/Narratives, cultural consultant and a programme maker at TENT Rotterdam. R V D I N A is a multidisciplinary creative from Bonaire, with an extensive experience within the world of audiovisual storytelling and creative production. She is known for her roles as creative director, creative producer, photographer, editor, designer, and concept developer. VideoA Tapestry of a Diaspora Intergenerational Curses Poetic reflections by Gyonne Goedhoop, Shari Maduro, Nagila Muller, Zaïre Krieger and Onias Landveld In collaboration with storyteller R V D I N A , Gyonne Goedhoop, Shari Maduro and Nagila Muller reflect on what diasporic life means to them. In ‘Intergenerational Curses’ their words and gestures are interwoven… Lees meerPodcastA Tapestry of a Diaspora Het Verleden- Dichtbij Nagila Muller, Shari Maduro en Gyonne Goedhoop in gesprek met Djé-rimo en Julia Jouwe In samenwerking met platform Beyond Walls gaan Nagila Muller, Shari Maduro en Gyonne Goedhoop in gesprek met Djé-Rimo en Julia Jouwe. Centraal staan de erfenissen van het Nederlandse koloniale verleden en de politieke… Lees meer Bekijk alles