BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:24297@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Family Embodiment Practice: Book Kin\, Home Arrival DTSTAMP:20260626T202839Z DTSTART:20260711T133000Z DTEND:20260711T160000Z DESCRIPTION:On 11 July 2026\, social artist Sun Chang hosts a ritual homeco ming for Family\nEmbodiment Practice\, a queer-migrant art pedagogy shaped through six years of\ncommunity research. Rooted in embodied practice\, c ollective learning and\nmore-than-human kinship\, this ritual invites part icipants to explore how family\ncan be felt\, remembered and reimagined be yond the inherited forms. Through art\,\nsomatic practice\, reading and im agination\, the ritual asks how people connect\nwith their bodies\, ancest ors\, materials\, places and each other.\n\nFamily Embodiment Practice was developed through five monthly research rituals\nwith 36 participants at Framer Framed between September 2025 and January 2026.\n\nDrawing from que er and migrant perspectives\, it shares lived communal wisdom and\nquestio ns the frameworks that divide people into borders\, classifications and\nr acialised identities no one chooses. This afternoon\, the space where the\ nresearch rituals were held becomes a site of practice again. The Book Kin –\nFamily Embodiment Practice: A Queer-Migrant Art Pedagogy for Becoming Kins –\narrives home for the first time. And the Ritual Kin – a giant synt hetic fabric\nthat held the communal space of the research rituals – retur ns to Framer Framed.\n\nParticipants are invited into this practice of sha red knowledge through a brief\nintroduction of the research journey\, move ment\, collective reading and sharing\ncircle. Participants will breathe\, move\, draw\, read\, and listen together.\nEveryone who has ever longed t o define family on their own terms\, and everyone\nwho did not know they w ere longing until now is warmly invited. Together\,\nparticipants can expl ore ways to loosen inherited ideas of what family is\nsupposed to be.\n\nC ome with whoever\, human or more-than-human\, you consider family. Please bring a\nmat if you wish to lie down during the ritual. Register here\n[ht tps://framerframed.stager.co/shop/default/events/111675678].\n\nThis event is in English. Admission is free.\n\nThe space is accessible for those us ing wheelchairs\, strollers\, or other\nmobility aids\, with a lift availa ble for those who cannot use the stairs. The\nritual is held on a floor se tting with cushions\, but chairs are available if\nrequired.\n\nFamily Emb odiment Practice is researched and designed by Sun Chang. Its research\nri tual\, Family Embodiment Programme is developed in collaboration with Fram er\nFramed. The ritual space holds co-creations made by 36 participants fr om the\nqueer and migrant community: belit\, Dani\, Darya\, Denden\, Echo\ , Eddie\, Effy\,\nEmma\, Enaam\, Gaia\, Hân\, Isa\, Jaadu\, Jack\, Jinxiao \, Jiwon\, Jiyoung\, Jules\, Kirti\,\nLes Lie\, Linus\, Margo\, Min\, Minh ong\, Nardelly\, Neo\, Nikki\, Nona\, Qianyu\, Ran\,\nSharon\, Sonja\, Sop hia Wang Xue\, Sophia Simensky\, Sterre\, and Sun.\n\nFamily Embodiment Pr actice: A Queer-Migrant Art Pedagogy for Becoming Kins is\nwritten\, edite d and designed by Sun Chang. That includes an insert of Family\nEmbodiment Practice: Kinship Lexicon\, co-authored by belit\, Denden\, Echo\, Effy\, \nIsa\, Jaadu\, Jack\, Jiwon\, Jiyoung\, Jules\, Less Li\, Neo\, Nona\, Qi anyu\, Sophia\, Sun\nand Zaynab. The digital publication is Open Access un der the CC BY-NC 4.0\nLicense\, hosted by www.sun-chang.com/FEP [http://ww w.sun-chang.com/FEP].\n\nResearch Pedagogical advised by: Neo Musangi and Sophia Simensky. Academic\nSupervision for Research Texts by Ann Laenen an d Kristien Hens. Publication\nPeer-Reviewed by Jiwon Kim\, Less Li\, Yu Xi ao\, and Zoénie Liwen Deng\, through a\ncommunal gathering hosted by the N ature of Rotterdam Residency.\n\nThe research project is supported by Amst erdams Fonds voor de Kunst and het\nCultuurfonds. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/family-embodiment-practice-book-kin-hom e-arrival GEO:52.3568405;4.9323245 LOCATION:Framer Framed - Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71\, 1093KS Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-oost,books,community,dapperbuurt,queer X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:On 11 July 2026, social artist Sun Chang hosts a ritual homecoming for Family Embodiment Practice, a queer-migr ant art pedagogy shaped through six years of community research. Rooted in embodied practice, collective learning and more-than-human kinship, this ritual invites participants to explore how family can be felt, remembered and reimagined beyond the inherited forms. Through art, somatic practice, reading and imagination, the ritual asks how people connect with their bod ies, ancestors, materials, places and each other.

Family Embodiment Practice was developed through five monthly research rituals with 36 participants at Framer Framed between September 2025 and January 2026.

Drawing from queer and migrant perspectives, it shares lived communal w isdom and questions the frameworks that divide people into borders, classi fications and racialised identities no one chooses. This afternoon, the sp ace where the research rituals were held becomes a site of practice again. The Book Kin – Family Embodiment Practice: A Queer-Migrant Art Pedago gy for Becoming Kins – arrives home for the first time. And the Ritua l Kin – a giant synthetic fabric that held the communal space of the resea rch rituals – returns to Framer Framed.

Participants are invited int o this practice of shared knowledge through a brief introduction of the re search journey, movement, collective reading and sharing circle. Participa nts will breathe, move, draw, read, and listen together. Everyone who has ever longed to define family on their own terms, and everyone who did not know they were longing until now is warmly invited. Together, participants can explore ways to loosen inherited ideas of what family is supposed to be.

Come with whoever, human or more-than-human, you consider family . Please bring a mat if you wish to lie down during the ritual. Register < a href="https://framerframed.stager.co/shop/default/events/111675678" targ et="_blank">here.

This event is in English. Admission is fre e.

The space is accessible for those using wheelchairs, strolle rs, or other mobility aids, with a lift available for those who cannot use the stairs. The ritual is held on a floor setting with cushions, but chai rs are available if required.

Family Embodiment Practice is research ed and designed by Sun Chang. Its research ritual, Family Embodiment P rogramme is developed in collaboration with Framer Framed. The ritual space holds co-creations made by 36 participants from the queer and migra nt community: belit, Dani, Darya, Denden, Echo, Eddie, Effy, Emma, Enaam, Gaia, Hân, Isa, Jaadu, Jack, Jinxiao, Jiwon, Jiyoung, Jules, Kirti, Les Li e, Linus, Margo, Min, Minhong, Nardelly, Neo, Nikki, Nona, Qianyu, Ran, Sh aron, Sonja, Sophia Wang Xue, Sophia Simensky, Sterre, and Sun.

Family Embodiment Practice: A Queer-Migrant Art Pedagogy for Becoming Kins is written, edited and designed by Sun Chang. That includes an inser t of Family Embodiment Practice: Kinship Lexicon, co-authored by belit, Denden, Echo, Effy, Isa, Jaadu, Jack, Jiwon, Jiyoung, Jules, Less L i, Neo, Nona, Qianyu, Sophia, Sun and Zaynab. The digital publication is O pen Access under the CC BY-NC 4.0 License, hosted by www.sun-chang.com/FEP.

Researc h Pedagogical advised by: Neo Musangi and Sophia Simensky. Academic Superv ision for Research Texts by Ann Laenen and Kristien Hens. Publication Peer -Reviewed by Jiwon Kim, Less Li, Yu Xiao, and Zoénie Liwen Deng, through a communal gathering hosted by the Nature of Rotterdam Residency.

The research project is supported by Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst and het C ultuurfonds.

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