Internationalisation – 10 projects selected

Beneath the Flag, Beside the Staff – Rising Lai
Beneath the Flag, Beside the Staff, by Rising Lai and Lisette Alberti in collaboration with Pingpu community groups in Taiwan, uses the photovoice method to document the efforts of indigenous activists. Through visual stories – including photos, videos and audio – Pingpu youth reflect on the identity and resilience of their community. Spurred on by a growing interest in the Pingpu community and Taiwan’s changing colonial narratives, the project supports indigenous communities in documenting their stories. This creates tools for political recognition and cultural empowerment. The resulting video report will be presented in both Taiwan and the Netherlands to raise awareness and support formal recognition of Pingpu communities.

Sisters from Holland: A Transnational History of Feminist Resistance – Tabea Nixdorff
Tabea Nixdorff and Tamara Hartmen are working on Sisters from Holland: A Transnational History of Feminist Resistance. The project revolves around the collaboration between the Zwarte Vrouwenkrant (Black Women’s Newspaper) (Arnhem, 1985-1986) and Black feminists from London – an example of the transnational feminist solidarity that flourished in the 1980s. The duo aims to revive these ties through a two-part programme: a book launch of Republishing: Umoja Zwarte Vrouwenkrant and an intergenerational roundtable discussion. Through the programme, they aim to raise historical awareness and promote creative exchange. The project underlines the often-forgotten feminist solidarity between the Netherlands and the UK, and aims to challenge and supplement dominant narratives about feminism.

Kaarkhaney – Tanay Kandpal
The design research project Kaarkhaney by Tanay Kandpal, Niels and Jade Nijman, and Case Design places the focus on collaboration between European designers and artisans in Mumbai. Based on the theoretical framework of the earlier project Kaarigari, this sequel explores how small-scale workshops (kaarkhanas) can function as places for equal knowledge exchange. In collaboration with local artisans, work will be carried out on material experiments, joint prototyping and documentation of craft processes. This collaboration results in a collection of objects and a digital archive in which the co-creative process is recorded and shared. By reflecting on design practices, the project questions existing hierarchies in design and craft.