BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26923@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:BredaPhoto: Slidefest DTSTAMP:20260901T200733Z DTSTART:20260909T163000Z DTEND:20260909T180000Z DESCRIPTION:On 9 September 2026\, as a prelude to the twelfth edition of th e BredaPhoto\nFestival\, BredaPhoto organises Slidefest\, an evening of ar tist presentations\nfocussed on the SWANA region. Six artists part of the festival present their\nwork on the mezzanine of Framer Framed.\n\nEach ar tist presents for 7 minutes\, followed by Q+A with the audience. The\neven ing is co-presented by Mohamed Somji\, co-curator of BredaPhoto\, and Fara h\nSilvana-Kanaan\, writer\, editor and curator.\n\nArtist presentations\n \nFatima Joumaa [https://bredaphoto.nl/photographer/fatima-joumaa/] — From My\nMother’s Novel: returning to South Lebanon\, Fatima weaves her images through her\nmother Layla’s old notebook\, a meditation on grief\, memory \, and women as keepers\nof collective history.\n\nSadiq Al-Harasi [https: //princeclausfund.nl/awardees/sadiq-yahia-al-harasi]—\nWhat Do Fathers Lea ve Behind?: an autoethnographic search for an absent father\,\nbuilt from family archives\, photography\, writing\, and sound into an experimental\n landscape of memory.\n\nAmera Elnaal [https://bredaphoto.nl/photographer/a mera-elnaal/] — The Salt Ate\nAway Her Eyes: a tender document of her blin d parents’ daily life in Tripoli\,\nrooted in her childhood practice of na rrating the world to them — stories in\nplace of sight.\n\nNoor Abed [http s://bredaphoto.nl/photographer/noor-abed/] — we walk in our\nsleep: a film installation made with her community in Palestine\, where language\nand c horeography open a portal between the dead and the living. Noor will\npres ent film snippets and talk through her approach.\n\nÇiğdem Yüksel [https:/ /bredaphoto.nl/photographer/cigdem-yuksel/] — The\nBlossoming garden: Yüks el portrays the stories of Mohammed\, Sultan\, Lemia\, Eda\nand Sema in a monumental tapestry in four parts. The five residents from the\nneighbourh ood de Hoge Vucht in Breda\, are pillars of support for their\ncommunity.\ n\nFouad Hallak [https://bredaphoto.nl/photographer/fouad-hallak/] — A Min d in the\nPast\, Eyes on Tomorrow: after the Assad regime fell in December 2024\, Fouad\nreturned to Syria for the first time since fleeing in 2016 — photographs of\nstreets and people he never expected to see again\, hold ing fear and pain\nalongside something harder to name: hope.\n\nPlease reg ister here\n[https://framerframed.stager.co/shop/default/events/111692543] . The programme is\nfree of charge\, with the option to purchase various f undraising goods in support\nof Palestine. BredaPhoto opens on 11 Septembe r 2026. Under the title Our Songs\nCame Through\, the festival brings toge ther stories of comfort\, resilience\, and\nhope.\n\nInfo & Credits\n\nSli defest is an event run by Gulf Photo Plus\, a Dubai-based photography spac e\nthat has been staging it around the world for over 15 years. This editi on is\nsupported by Framer Framed\, Prince Claus Fund and Gulf Photo Plus. \n\nThis event is in English and takes place on the mezzanine at Framer Fr amed.\nAdmission is free\, pay what you can. Do you also think art should be free and\naccessible? Please consider supporting us with a donation whe n registering or by\nbecoming a Framer Framed Friend [https://framerframed .nl/over-ons/friends/]!\nThis event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you\nprefer not to have your picture taken. For seated programmes\, places are always\nmade available for wheelchair user s. Please speak to the host before the\nprogramme begins.\n\nFramer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education\, Culture and Science\;\nAmster dam Fund for the Arts\; Municipality of Amsterdam\; and VriendenLoterij\nF onds.\n\nLocation\n\nFramer Framed\nOranje-Vrijstaatkade 71\n1093KS\, Amst erdam URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/bredaphoto-slidefest GEO:52.3568405;4.9323245 LOCATION:Framer Framed - Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71\, 1093KS Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-oost,community,dapperbuurt,experimental,festivals,film ,meditation,stories,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:On 9 September 2026, as a prelude to the twelf th edition of the BredaPhoto Festival, BredaPhoto organises Slidefest< /em>, an evening of artist presentations focussed on the SWANA region. Six artists part of the festival present their work on the mezzanine of Frame r Framed.

Each artist presents for 7 minutes, followed by Q+A with the a udience. The evening is co-presented by Mohamed Somji, co-curator of Breda Photo, and Farah Silvana-Kanaan, writer, editor and curator.

Artist pre sentations

Fatima Joumaa — From My Mother’s Novel: return ing to South Lebanon, Fatima weaves her images through her mother Layla’s old notebook, a meditation on grief, memory, and women as keepers of colle ctive history.

Sadiq Al-Harasi — What Do Fathers L eave Behind?: an autoethnographic search for an absent father, built from family archives, photography, writing, and sound into an experimental landscape of memory.

Amera Elnaal — The Salt Ate Away Her Eyes: a tender document of her blind parents’ daily life in Tripoli, rooted in her childhood practice of narrating the world to them — stories in place of sight.

Noor Abed — we walk in our sleep: a fi lm installation made with her community in Palestine, where language and c horeography open a portal between the dead and the living. Noor will prese nt film snippets and talk through her approach.

Çiğdem Yüksel — The Blossoming garden: Yüksel portrays the stories of Mohammed, Sultan, Lemia, Eda and Sema in a monumental tapestry in four parts. The f ive residents from the neighbourhood de Hoge Vucht in Breda, are pillars o f support for their community.

Fouad Hallak — A Mind in the Past, Eyes on Tomorrow: after the Assad regime fell in December 2024 , Fouad returned to Syria for the first time since fleeing in 2016 — photo graphs of streets and people he never expected to see again, holding fear and pain alongside something harder to name: hope.

Please register < a href="https://framerframed.stager.co/shop/default/events/111692543" targ et="_blank">here. The programme is free of charge, with the option to purchase various fundraising goods in support of Palestine. BredaPhoto ope ns on 11 September 2026. Under the title Our Songs Came Through, the festival brings together stories of comfort, resilience, and hope.

Info & Credits

Slidefest is an event run by Gulf Photo Plus , a Dubai-based photography space that has been staging it around the worl d for over 15 years. This edition is supported by Framer Framed, Prince Cl aus Fund and Gulf Photo Plus.

This event is in English and takes pla ce on the mezzanine at Framer Framed. Admission is free, pay what you can. Do you also think art should be free and accessible? Please consider supp orting us with a donation when registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend ! This event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in adv ance if you prefer not to have your picture taken. For seated programmes, places are always made available for wheelchair users. Please speak to the host before the programme begins.

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

Location

Framer Framed
Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71
1093KS, Amsterdam

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