BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:25417@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Guided Tour: Wild Waters: Dams and Deltas After Modernity DTSTAMP:20260730T194041Z DTSTART:20260823T120000Z DTEND:20260823T130000Z DESCRIPTION:Join on 23 July 2026 at 14:00 for a guided tour of the exhibiti on Wild Waters:\nDams and Deltas After Modernity with exhibition curator À ngels Miralda\, diving\ndeeper into the artworks on display. Wild Waters e xplores the dual nature of\nwater as both a life-sustaining resource and v ector for political power and\nenvironmental degradation across multiple c ontexts\, featuring works by Jumana\nEmil Abboud\, Suzette Bousema\, Ewa C iepielewska & Agnieszka Brzeżańska\, Giovanni\nGiaretta\, Adelita Husni-Be y\, Anna Moreno\, Suat Öğüt\, Eunice Pais\, Ashfika\nRahman\, Morteza Soor ani and Abdo Zin Eldin.\n\nFor centuries\, inland water has been both a vi tal life source and a constant\nthreat to Dutch society. In response\, eng ineers have built dikes\, canals\, and\nstorm surge barriers to protect la nd that lies below sea level. During the era\nof global modernization\, da ms and river infrastructure came to symbolize\nprogress. At the same time\ , water has also functioned as a method of\ndisplacement\, contributing to environmental instability and\, in some cases\,\ncreating the conditions for catastrophic flooding. Identifying it as both a\nnatural life source a nd a tool within processes of colonial expansion and\nterritorial exploita tion\, Wild Waters reveals water’s deeply entangled role in\nshaping human and ecological histories.\n\nProgramme\n\n12:00 Doors open\n14:00 Guided tour by exhibition curator Àngels Miralda\n\nPlease register here\n[https: //framerframed.stager.co/shop/default/events/111684590].\n\nThe Dutch land scape is interwoven with water: a vast network of rivers\, canals\,\naquif ers and engineered waterways flowing above and beneath the ground. For\nce nturies\, inland water has been both a source of life and a persistent thr eat\nto Dutch society. In response\, engineers constructed dikes\, canals and 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 High Dam\,\ncompleted in 1970 under Gamal Abdel Nasser\, brought hydroelec tric power to\nthousands of Egyptians and transformed the Nile into an emb lem of postcolonial\nambition. Yet such projects have often been accompani ed by displacement\,\necological damage and the erasure of histories. In n eighbouring Libya\, the\ncanalisation of wells enabled Italian colonial au thorities to control access to\nwater as a mechanism of dispossession\, wh ile the later abandonment of\ninfrastructure contributed to the catastroph ic floods in Derna in 2023. In\noccupied Palestine\, the Zionist project f ramed 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 exhibitio n Wild Waters [https://framerframed.nl/en/exposities/wild-waters/]\n(2026) traces the entanglements between water\, colonial expansion and\nterritor ial exploitation through works by artists Jumana Emil Abboud\, Suzette\nBo usema\, Ewa Ciepielewska & Agnieszka Brzeżańska\, Giovanni Giaretta\, Adel ita\nHusni-Bey\, Anna Moreno\, Suat Öğüt\, Eunice Pais\, Ashfika Rahman\, Morteza Soorani\,\nand Abdo Zin Eldin. Across their practices\, ancient my ths and contemporary\nstruggles converge in the deltaic cultures of Bangla desh and the Ebro Delta\, as\nwell as along the Meuse\, Vistula\, Tajo and Tigris.\n\nFloods and hydraulic interventions emerge as tools of politica l erasure: from\nthe submerged Kurdish town of Hasankeyf\, to the Shatt al -Arab where the Tigris\nmeets the Karun\, communities face pollution\, eco logical collapse\, and forced\ndisplacement from lands long regarded as th e cradle of agriculture. As the\nclimate crisis intensifies\, access to fr esh water is increasingly threatened\,\nwhile infrastructures continue to redirect and commodify this vital resource in\nservice of political and ec onomic power.\n\nInfo & Credits\n\nThis event is in English. Admission is free\, pay what you can. Do you also think\nart should be free and accessi ble? Please consider supporting us with a donation\nwhen registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend\n[https://framerframed.nl/over-ons/friend s/]! This event may be photographed and\nfilmed. Kindly let us know in adv ance if you prefer not to have your picture\ntaken. For seated programmes\ , places are always made available for wheelchair\nusers. Please speak to the host before the programme begins.\n\nWild Waters: Dams And Deltas Afte r Modernity is curated by Àngels Miralda and on\nshow at Framer Framed unt il 30 August 2026. The exhibition is realised with the\nsupport of the Ins titut Ramon Llull.\n\nFramer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Educat ion\, Culture and Science\;\nAmsterdam Fund for the Arts\; Municipality of Amsterdam\; and VriendenLoterij\nFonds.\n\nLocation\n\nFramer Framed\nOra nje-Vrijstaatkade 71\n1093KS\, Amsterdam URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/guided-tour-wild-waters-dams-and-deltas -after-modernity-1 GEO:52.3568405;4.9323245 LOCATION:Framer Framed - Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71\, 1093KS Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-oost,community,dapperbuurt,exhibition X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join on 23 July 2026 at 14:00 for a guided tou r of the exhibition Wild Waters: Dams and Deltas After Modernity with exhibition curator Àngels Miralda, diving deeper into the artworks on display. Wild Waters explores the dual nature of water as both a life-sustaining resource and vector for political power and environmental degradation across multiple contexts, featuring works by Jumana Emil Abbo ud, Suzette Bousema, Ewa Ciepielewska & Agnieszka Brzeżańska, Giovanni Giaretta, Adelita Husni-Bey, Anna Moreno, Suat Öğüt, Eunice Pais, Ashfika Rahman, Morteza Soorani and Abdo Zin Eldin.

For centuries, inland water has been both a vital life source and a constant threat to Dutch society. In response, engineers have built dikes, canals, and storm surge barriers to protect land that lies below sea level. During the era of global moder nization, dams and river infrastructure came to symbolize progress. At the same time, water has also functioned as a method of displacement, contrib uting to environmental instability and, in some cases, creating the condit ions for catastrophic flooding. Identifying it as both a natural life sour ce and a tool within processes of colonial expansion and territorial explo itation, Wild Waters reveals water’s deeply entangled role in sha ping human and ecological histories.

Programme

12:00 Doors open
14:00 Guided tour by exhibition curator À ngels Miralda

Please register here.

The Dutch landscape is interwoven with water: a vast network of rivers, canals, aqu ifers and engineered waterways flowing above and beneath the ground. For c enturies, inland water has been both a source of life and a persistent thr eat to Dutch society. In response, engineers constructed dikes, canals and storm surge barriers to protect land that lies below sea level. These inf rastructures produced not only safety, but also a national mythology of ma stery over a resource that doesn’t always flow in such abundance.

Du ring the era of global modernisation, dams and river engineering came to s ymbolise technological progress and national development. The Aswan High D am, completed in 1970 under Gamal Abdel Nasser, brought hydroelectric powe r to thousands of Egyptians and transformed the Nile into an emblem of pos tcolonial ambition. Yet such projects have often been accompanied by displ acement, ecological damage and the erasure of histories. In neighbouring L ibya, the canalisation of wells enabled Italian colonial authorities to co ntrol access to water as a mechanism of dispossession, while the later aba ndonment of infrastructure contributed to the catastrophic floods in Derna in 2023. In occupied Palestine, the Zionist project framed through the id ea of “making the desert bloom” was predicated on the extraction and redir ection of underground waterways tied to longstanding traditions, agricultu ral practices and oral histories.

The exhibition Wild Waters< /em> (2026) traces the entanglements between water, colonial expansion and territorial exploitation through works by artists Jumana Emil Abboud, Suzette Bousema, Ewa Ciepielewska & Agnieszka Brzeżańska, Giovanni Gi aretta, Adelita Husni-Bey, Anna Moreno, Suat Öğüt, Eunice Pais, Ashfika Ra hman, Morteza Soorani, and Abdo Zin Eldin. Across their practices, ancient myths and contemporary struggles converge in the deltaic cultures of Bang ladesh and the Ebro Delta, as well as along the Meuse, Vistula, Tajo and T igris.

Floods and hydraulic interventions emerge as tools of politic al erasure: from the submerged Kurdish town of Hasankeyf, to the Shatt al- Arab where the Tigris meets the Karun, communities face pollution, ecologi cal collapse, and forced displacement from lands long regarded as the crad le of agriculture. As the climate crisis intensifies, access to fresh wate r is increasingly threatened, while infrastructures continue to redirect a nd commodify this vital resource in service of political and economic powe r.

Info & Credits

This event is in English. Admission is free, pa y what you can. Do you also think art should be free and accessible? Pleas e consider supporting us with a donation when registering or by becoming a Frame r Framed Friend! This event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture taken. For seat ed programmes, places are always made available for wheelchair users. Plea se speak to the host before the programme begins.

Wild Waters: D ams And Deltas After Modernity is curated by Àngels Miralda and on sh ow at Framer Framed until 30 August 2026. The exhibition is realised with the support of the Institut Ramon Llull.

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

Lo cation

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