BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:25610@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Hydropolitics of Occupation DTSTAMP:20261008T220631Z DTSTART:20260822T130000Z DTEND:20260822T150000Z DESCRIPTION:As part of the finissage weekend of Wild Waters: Dams and Delta s after\nModernity\, Framer Framed present a conversation between artists Jumana Emil\nAbboud and Areej Ashhab on the significance of water in the P alestinian\nlandscape. Moderated by researcher Ali T. As’ad\, the programm e invites the\naudience into a shared reflection on water as both a vital resource and a lens\nthrough which to think about landscape\, history and community.\n\nBringing together their artistic practices and long-standing engagement with\nquestions of land\, ecology and place\, the discussion e xplores how water shapes\ncultural memory\, everyday life and the Palestin ian landscape. The conversation\nalso reflects on the politics of water in frastructure and the ways in which\naccess to and control over water have become central to experiences of\noccupation and displacement.\n\nProgramm e\n\n12:00 Doors open\n15:00 Conversation between Jumana Emil Abboud and A reej Ashhab\, moderated by Ali\nT. As’ad\n\nPlease register here\n[https:/ /framerframed.stager.co/shop/default/events/111684590].\n\nThe programme i s free of charge. A QR code will be available for donations to\nmutual aid initiatives supporting Palestine.\n\nThe Dutch landscape is interwoven wi th water: a vast network of rivers\, canals\,\naquifers and engineered wat erways flowing above and beneath the ground. For\ncenturies\, inland water has been both a source of life and a persistent threat\nto Dutch society. In response\, engineers constructed dikes\, canals and storm\nsurge barri ers to protect land that lies below sea level. These infrastructures\nprod uced not only safety\, but also a national mythology of mastery over a\nre source that doesn’t always flow in such abundance.\n\nDuring the era of gl obal modernisation\, dams and river engineering came to\nsymbolise technol ogical progress and national development. The Aswan High Dam\,\ncompleted in 1970 under Gamal Abdel Nasser\, brought hydroelectric power to\nthousan ds of Egyptians and transformed the Nile into an emblem of postcolonial\na mbition. Yet such projects have often been accompanied by displacement\,\n ecological damage and the erasure of histories. In neighbouring Libya\, th e\ncanalisation of wells enabled Italian colonial authorities to control a ccess to\nwater as a mechanism of dispossession\, while the later abandonm ent of\ninfrastructure contributed to the catastrophic floods in Derna in 2023. In\noccupied Palestine\, the Zionist project framed through the idea of “making the\ndesert bloom” was predicated on the extraction and redire ction of underground\nwaterways tied to longstanding traditions\, agricult ural practices and oral\nhistories.\n\nThe exhibition Wild Waters [https:/ /framerframed.nl/en/exposities/wild-waters/]\n(2026) traces the entangleme nts between water\, colonial expansion and\nterritorial exploitation throu gh works by artists Jumana Emil Abboud\, Suzette\nBousema\, Ewa Ciepielews ka & Agnieszka Brzeżańska\, Giovanni Giaretta\, Adelita\nHusni-Bey\, Anna Moreno\, Suat Öğüt\, Eunice Pais\, Ashfika Rahman\, Morteza Soorani\,\nand Abdo Zin Eldin. Across their practices\, ancient myths and contemporary\n struggles converge in the deltaic cultures of Bangladesh and the Ebro Delt a\, as\nwell as along the Meuse\, Vistula\, Tajo and Tigris.\n\nFloods and hydraulic interventions emerge as tools of political erasure: from\nthe s ubmerged Kurdish town of Hasankeyf\, to the Shatt al-Arab where the Tigris \nmeets the Karun\, communities face pollution\, ecological collapse\, and forced\ndisplacement from lands long regarded as the cradle of agricultur e. As the\nclimate crisis intensifies\, access to fresh water is increasin gly threatened\,\nwhile infrastructures continue to redirect and commodify this vital resource in\nservice of political and economic power.\n\nInfo & Credits\n\nThis event is in English. Admission is free\, pay what you ca n. Do you also think\nart should be free and accessible? Please consider s upporting us with a donation\nwhen registering or by becoming a Framer Fra med Friend\n[https://framerframed.nl/over-ons/friends/]! This event may be photographed and\nfilmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture\ntaken. For seated programmes\, places are always ma de available for wheelchair\nusers. Please speak to the host before the pr ogramme begins.\n\nWild Waters: Dams And Deltas After Modernity is curated by Àngels Miralda and on\nshow at Framer Framed until 30 August 2026. The exhibition is realised with the\nsupport of the Institut Ramon Llull.\n\n Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education\, Culture and Scie nce\;\nAmsterdam Fund for the Arts\; Municipality of Amsterdam\; and Vrien denLoterij\nFonds.\n\nLocation\n\nFramer Framed\nOranje-Vrijstaatkade 71\n 1093KS\, Amsterdam URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/artist-talk-hydropolitics-of-occupation GEO:52.3568405;4.9323245 LOCATION:Framer Framed - Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71\, 1093KS Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-oost,community,dapperbuurt,discussion,ecology,exhibiti on,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:As part of the finissage weekend of Wild W aters: Dams and Deltas after Modernity, Framer Framed present a conve rsation between artists Jumana Emil Abboud and Areej Ashhab on the signifi cance of water in the Palestinian landscape. Moderated by researcher Ali T . As’ad, the programme invites the audience into a shared reflection on wa ter as both a vital resource and a lens through which to think about lands cape, history and community.

Bringing together their artistic practices and long-standing engagement with questions of land, ecology and place, th e discussion explores how water shapes cultural memory, everyday life and the Palestinian landscape. The conversation also reflects on the politics of water infrastructure and the ways in which access to and control over w ater have become central to experiences of occupation and displacement.

Programme

12:00 Doors open
15:00 Conversation between Jumana Emil Abboud and Areej Ashhab, moderated by Ali T. As’ad

Please register here.

The programme is free of charge. A QR code will be available for donations to mutual ai d initiatives supporting Palestine.

The Dutch landscape is interwove n with water: a vast network of rivers, canals, aquifers and engineered wa terways flowing above and beneath the ground. For centuries, inland water has been both a source of life and a persistent threat to Dutch society. I n response, engineers constructed dikes, canals and storm surge barriers t o protect land that lies below sea level. These infrastructures produced n ot only safety, but also a national mythology of mastery over a resource t hat doesn’t always flow in such abundance.

During the era of global modernisation, dams and river engineering came to symbolise technological progress and national development. The Aswan High Dam, completed in 1970 u nder Gamal Abdel Nasser, brought hydroelectric power to thousands of Egypt ians and transformed the Nile into an emblem of postcolonial ambition. Yet such projects have often been accompanied by displacement, ecological dam age and the erasure of histories. In neighbouring Libya, the canalisation of wells enabled Italian colonial authorities to control access to water a s a mechanism of dispossession, while the later abandonment of infrastruct ure contributed to the catastrophic floods in Derna in 2023. In occupied P alestine, the Zionist project framed through the idea of “making the deser t bloom” was predicated on the extraction and redirection of underground w aterways tied to longstanding traditions, agricultural practices and oral histories.

The exhibition Wild Waters (2026) traces the entanglements between water, colonial expansion and territorial exploi tation through works by artists Jumana Emil Abboud, Suzette Bousema, Ewa C iepielewska & Agnieszka Brzeżańska, Giovanni Giaretta, Adelita Husni-B ey, Anna Moreno, Suat Öğüt, Eunice Pais, Ashfika Rahman, Morteza Soorani, and Abdo Zin Eldin. Across their practices, ancient myths and contemporary struggles converge in the deltaic cultures of Bangladesh and the Ebro Del ta, as well as along the Meuse, Vistula, Tajo and Tigris.

Floods and hydraulic interventions emerge as tools of political erasure: from the su bmerged Kurdish town of Hasankeyf, to the Shatt al-Arab where the Tigris m eets the Karun, communities face pollution, ecological collapse, and force d displacement from lands long regarded as the cradle of agriculture. As t he climate crisis intensifies, access to fresh water is increasingly threa tened, while infrastructures continue to redirect and commodify this vital resource in service of political and economic power.

Info & Credit s

This event is in English. Admission is free, pay what you can. Do you also think art should be free and accessible? Please consider supporting u s with a donation when registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend! Th is event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture taken. For seated programmes, places a re always made available for wheelchair users. Please speak to the host be fore the programme begins.

Wild Waters: Dams And Deltas After Mo dernity is curated by Àngels Miralda and on show at Framer Framed unt il 30 August 2026. The exhibition is realised with the support of the Inst itut Ramon Llull.

Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; and VriendenLoterij Fonds.

Location

Framer Framed< br> Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71
1093KS, Amsterdam

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