BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:24267@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Guided tour: Wild Waters. Dams and Deltas After Modernity DTSTAMP:20260625T190734Z DTSTART:20260704T120000Z DTEND:20260704T130000Z DESCRIPTION:Join on 5 July 2026 at 14:00 for a guided tour of the exhibitio n Wild Waters:\nDams and Deltas After Modernity with exhibition curator Àn gels Miralda\, diving\ndeeper into the artworks on display. Wild Waters ex plores the dual nature of\nwater as both a life-sustaining resource and ve ctor for political power and\nenvironmental degradation across multiple co ntexts\, featuring works by Jumana\nEmil Abboud\, Suzette Bousema\, Ewa Ci epielewska & Agnieszka Brzeżańska\, Giovanni\nGiaretta\, Adelita Husni-Bey \, Anna Moreno\, Suat Öğüt\, Eunice Pais\, Ashfika\nRahman\, Morteza Soora ni and Abdo Zin Eldin.\n\nFor centuries\, inland water has been both a vit al life source and a constant\nthreat to Dutch society. In response\, engi neers have built dikes\, canals\, and\nstorm surge barriers to protect lan d that lies below sea level. During the era\nof global modernization\, dam s 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 f or catastrophic flooding. Identifying it as both a\nnatural life source an d a tool within processes of colonial expansion and\nterritorial exploitat ion\, Wild Waters reveals water’s deeply entangled role in\nshaping human and ecological histories.\n\nProgramme\n\n12:00 Doors open\n14:00 Guided t our by exhibition curator Àngels Miralda\n\nPlease register here\n[https:/ /framerframed.stager.co/shop/default/events/111660597].\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 traces the entanglements between water\, colonial\nexpansion and territorial exploitation through works by artists Jumana Emil\nAbboud\ , Suzette Bousema\, Ewa Ciepielewska & Agnieszka Brzeżańska\, Giovanni\nGi aretta\, Adelita Husni-Bey\, Anna Moreno\, Suat Öğüt\, Eunice Pais\, Ashfi ka\nRahman\, Morteza Soorani\, and Abdo Zin Eldin. Across their practices\ , ancient\nmyths and contemporary struggles converge in the deltaic cultur es of Bangladesh\nand the Ebro Delta\, as well as along the Meuse\, Vistul a\, 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 pol lution\, ecological collapse\, and forced\ndisplacement from lands long re garded as the cradle of agriculture. As the\nclimate crisis intensifies\, access to fresh water is increasingly threatened\,\nwhile infrastructures continue to redirect and commodify this vital resource in\nservice of poli tical and economic power.\n\nLocation\n\nFramer Framed\nOranje-Vrijstaatka de 71\n1093KS\, Amsterdam\n\nInfo & Credits\n\nThis event is in English. A dmission is free\, pay what you can. Do you also think\nart should be free and accessible? Please consider supporting us with a donation\nwhen regis tering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend\n[https://framerframed.nl/ove r-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 made available for wheelchair\nusers. Plea se speak to the host before the programme begins.\n\nWild Waters: Dams And Deltas After Modernity is curated by Àngels Miralda and on\nshow at Frame r Framed until 30 August 2026.\n\nFramer Framed is supported by the Minist ry of Education\, Culture and Science\;\nAmsterdam Fund for the Arts\; Mun icipality of Amsterdam\; and VriendenLoterij\nFonds. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/guided-tour-wild-waters-dams-and-deltas -after-modernity 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 5 July 2026 at 14:00 for a guided tour of the exhibition Wild Waters: Dams and Deltas After Modernity w ith 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 Abbou d, 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 modern ization, dams and river infrastructure came to symbolize progress. At the same time, water has also functioned as a method of displacement, contribu ting to environmental instability and, in some cases, creating the conditi ons for catastrophic flooding. Identifying it as both a natural life sourc e and a tool within processes of colonial expansion and territorial exploi tation, Wild Waters reveals water’s deeply entangled role in shap ing human and ecological histories.

Programme

12:00 Doors open
14:00 Guided tour by exhibition curator Àn gels Miralda

Please register here.

The Dutch landscape is interwoven with water: a vast network of rivers, canals, aqui fers and engineered waterways flowing above and beneath the ground. For ce nturies, inland water has been both a source of life and a persistent thre at to Dutch society. In response, engineers constructed dikes, canals and storm surge barriers to protect land that lies below sea level. These infr astructures produced not only safety, but also a national mythology of mas tery over a resource that doesn’t always flow in such abundance.

Dur ing the era of global modernisation, dams and river engineering came to sy mbolise technological progress and national development. The Aswan High Da m, completed in 1970 under Gamal Abdel Nasser, brought hydroelectric power to thousands of Egyptians and transformed the Nile into an emblem of post colonial ambition. Yet such projects have often been accompanied by displa cement, ecological damage and the erasure of histories. In neighbouring Li bya, the canalisation of wells enabled Italian colonial authorities to con trol access to water as a mechanism of dispossession, while the later aban donment of infrastructure contributed to the catastrophic floods in Derna in 2023. In occupied Palestine, the Zionist project framed through the ide a of “making the desert bloom” was predicated on the extraction and redire ction of underground waterways tied to longstanding traditions, agricultur al practices and oral histories.

The exhibition Wild Waters traces the entanglements between water, colonial expansion and territoria l exploitation through works by artists Jumana Emil Abboud, Suzette Bousem a, Ewa Ciepielewska & Agnieszka Brzeżańska, Giovanni Giaretta, Adelita Husni-Bey, Anna Moreno, Suat Öğüt, Eunice Pais, Ashfika Rahman, Morteza S oorani, and Abdo Zin Eldin. Across their practices, ancient myths and cont emporary struggles converge in the deltaic cultures of Bangladesh and the Ebro Delta, as well as along the Meuse, Vistula, Tajo and Tigris.

Fl oods and hydraulic interventions emerge as tools of political erasure: fro m the submerged Kurdish town of Hasankeyf, to the Shatt al-Arab where the Tigris meets the Karun, communities face pollution, ecological collapse, a nd forced displacement from lands long regarded as the cradle of agricultu re. As the climate crisis intensifies, access to fresh water is increasing ly threatened, while infrastructures continue to redirect and commodify th is vital resource in service of political and economic power.

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

Info & Credits

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 us with a donation when registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Fr iend! This event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture taken. For seated programm es, places are always made available for wheelchair users. Please speak to the host before the programme begins.

Wild Waters: Dams And Del tas After Modernity is curated by Àngels Miralda and on show at Frame r Framed until 30 August 2026.

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

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