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:20260805T184807Z 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 Dutch lands cape is interwoven with water: a vast network of rivers\, canals\,\naquife rs and engineered waterways flowing above and beneath the ground. For\ncen turies\, inland water has been both a source of life and a persistent thre at\nto Dutch society. In response\, engineers constructed dikes\, canals a nd storm\nsurge barriers to protect land that lies below sea level. These infrastructures\nproduced not only safety\, but also a national mythology of mastery over a\nresource that doesn’t always flow in such abundance.\n\ nDuring the era of global modernisation\, dams and river engineering came to\nsymbolise technological progress and national development. The Aswan H igh Dam\,\ncompleted in 1970 under Gamal Abdel Nasser\, brought hydroelect ric power to\nthousands of Egyptians and transformed the Nile into an embl em of postcolonial\nambition. Yet such projects have often been accompanie d by displacement\,\necological damage and the erasure of histories. In ne ighbouring Libya\, the\ncanalisation of wells enabled Italian colonial aut horities to control access to\nwater as a mechanism of dispossession\, whi le the later abandonment of\ninfrastructure contributed to the catastrophi c floods in Derna in 2023. In\noccupied Palestine\, the Zionist project fr amed through the idea of “making the\ndesert bloom” was predicated on the extraction and redirection of underground\nwaterways tied to longstanding traditions\, agricultural practices and oral\nhistories.\n\nThe exhibition Wild Waters [https://framerframed.nl/en/exposities/wild-waters/]\n(2026) traces the entanglements between water\, colonial expansion and\nterritori al exploitation through works by artists Jumana Emil Abboud\, Suzette\nBou sema\, Ewa Ciepielewska & Agnieszka Brzeżańska\, Giovanni Giaretta\, Adeli ta\nHusni-Bey\, Anna Moreno\, Suat Öğüt\, Eunice Pais\, Ashfika Rahman\, M orteza Soorani\,\nand Abdo Zin Eldin. Across their practices\, ancient myt hs and contemporary\nstruggles converge in the deltaic cultures of Banglad esh and the Ebro Delta\, as\nwell as along the Meuse\, Vistula\, Tajo and Tigris.\n\nFloods and hydraulic interventions emerge as tools of political erasure: from\nthe submerged Kurdish town of Hasankeyf\, to the Shatt al- Arab where the Tigris\nmeets the Karun\, communities face pollution\, ecol ogical collapse\, and forced\ndisplacement from lands long regarded as the cradle of agriculture. As the\nclimate crisis intensifies\, access to fre sh water is increasingly threatened\,\nwhile infrastructures continue to r edirect and commodify this vital resource in\nservice of political and eco nomic power.\n\nInfo & Credits\n\nThis event is in English. Admission is f ree\, pay what you can. Do you also think\nart should be free and accessib le? Please consider supporting us with a donation\nwhen registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend\n[https://framerframed.nl/over-ons/friends /]! This event may be photographed and\nfilmed. Kindly let us know in adva nce if you prefer not to have your picture\ntaken. For seated programmes\, places are always made available for wheelchair\nusers. Please speak to t he host before the programme begins.\n\nWild Waters: Dams And Deltas After Modernity is curated by Àngels Miralda and on\nshow at Framer Framed unti l 30 August 2026. The exhibition is realised with the\nsupport of the Inst itut Ramon Llull.\n\nFramer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Educati on\, Culture and Science\;\nAmsterdam Fund for the Arts\; Municipality of Amsterdam\; and VriendenLoterij\nFonds.\n\nLocation\n\nFramer Framed\nOran je-Vrijstaatkade 71\n1093KS\, 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 Dutch lan dscape is interwoven with water: a vast network of rivers, canals, aquifer s and engineered waterways flowing above and beneath the ground. For centu ries, inland water has been both a source of life and a persistent threat to Dutch society. In response, engineers constructed dikes, canals and sto rm surge barriers to protect land that lies below sea level. These infrast ructures produced not only safety, but also a national mythology of master y over a resource that doesn’t always flow in such abundance.

During the era of global modernisation, dams and river engineering came to symbo lise technological progress and national development. The Aswan High Dam, completed in 1970 under Gamal Abdel Nasser, brought hydroelectric power to thousands of Egyptians and transformed the Nile into an emblem of postcol onial ambition. Yet such projects have often been accompanied by displacem ent, ecological damage and the erasure of histories. In neighbouring Libya , the canalisation of wells enabled Italian colonial authorities to contro l access to water as a mechanism of dispossession, while the later abandon ment of infrastructure contributed to the catastrophic floods in Derna in 2023. In occupied Palestine, the Zionist project framed through the idea o f “making the desert bloom” was predicated on the extraction and redirecti on of underground waterways tied to longstanding traditions, agricultural practices and oral histories.

The exhibition Wild Waters (2026) traces the entanglements between water, colonial expansion and territorial exploitation through works by artists Jumana Emil Abboud, Suz ette Bousema, Ewa Ciepielewska & Agnieszka Brzeżańska, Giovanni Giaret ta, Adelita Husni-Bey, Anna Moreno, Suat Öğüt, Eunice Pais, Ashfika Rahman , Morteza Soorani, and Abdo Zin Eldin. Across their practices, ancient myt hs and contemporary struggles converge in the deltaic cultures of Banglade sh and the Ebro Delta, as well as along the Meuse, Vistula, Tajo and Tigri s.

Floods and hydraulic interventions emerge as tools of political e rasure: from the submerged Kurdish town of Hasankeyf, to the Shatt al-Arab where the Tigris meets the Karun, communities face pollution, ecological collapse, and forced displacement from lands long regarded as the cradle o f agriculture. As the climate crisis intensifies, access to fresh water is increasingly threatened, while infrastructures continue to redirect and c ommodify this vital resource in service of political and economic power.Info & Credits

This event is in English. Admission is free, pay wh at you can. Do you also think art should be free and accessible? Please co nsider supporting us with a donation when registering or by becoming a Framer Fr amed Friend! This event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture taken. For seated p rogrammes, places are always made available for wheelchair users. Please s peak to the host before the programme begins.

Wild Waters: Dams And Deltas After Modernity is curated by Àngels Miralda and on show a t Framer Framed until 30 August 2026. The exhibition is realised with the support of the Institut 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.

Locati on

Framer Framed
Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71
1093KS, Amsterdam

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