Venue: Steentjeskerk Church, Sint Antoniusstraat 5-7, 5616 RT Eindhoven
Dates: 21 - 24 October 2021 public exhibition and performances
Special Programme: 10 - 20 2021 October, workshop and art production
Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation announces the upcoming launch of the third edition of Majhi International Art Residency in Eindhoven, NL.
Ten international artists and art collectives from Bangladesh, Indonesia, the UK, the Netherlands, and Italy, will meet and work in the Netherlands for this curatorial residency, titled "Land, Water & Border", to be held at Steentjeskerk Church, Eindhoven from October 10, culminating in an exhibition on October 21, 2021. As a part of the curatorial format, the residency will also host a few guest artists and curators, from Europe and Asia, to participate in discursive programs for a wider audience.
This year’s residency is led by guest curator Kehkasha Sabah, an independent curator and researcher based in Bangladesh. Under her curatorial theme, the project is entitled Land, Water & Border, an analytical conversation on Decolonial thinking and Anthropocene. Upon such curatorial scrutiny, the ten resident artists from Europe, South and Southeast Asia are coming together to create a broad spectrum of cross-cultural discourse. Sharing their knowledge and experiences on land, politics, culture, heritage, migration, environment, and so forth. The chosen resident artists are well known for their work locally and internationally, including participation in prestigious biennales and events.
The curatorial theme also draws attention to borders and restrictions in the social distancing context, and at the same time, it emphasizes the need for connection and collaboration. It wants to investigate the increasing debate on nature and technology to explore the new world order. During the Residency production period, each artist will create new work for the final curatorial exhibition, reflecting different parts of the curatorial theme but navigating through immersive mediums, especially with auditory and sensorial experiences, to create minimal material residue with positive resonance in the social milieu.
From 10 - 20 October 2021
Resident artists will live and work at the venue, the historic Steentjeskerk Church, Eindhoven
From 21 - 24 October 2021
The curatorial exhibition will be open for public viewing at Steentjeskerk Church, Eindhoven
