Salon #2 with Peggy Brandon, Dyonna Benett, Jennifer Tosch and Buhlebezwe Siwani
On the occasion of the last day of Buhlebezwe Siwani’s solo exhibition ‘ulwela amaza’, we will host an informal gathering with Dyonna Bennett (Independent curator/former Dutch National Maritime Museum), Peggy Brandon (Dutch National Slavery Museum), and Jennifer Tosch (Black Heritage Tours and Sites of Memory). Buhlebezwe Siwani will be present as well.
We will start with a conversation between Peggy Brandon, Dyonna Benett and Jennifer Tosch on the ways in which exhibition-making and other forms of public presentation can address narratives of enslavement, colonialism and intergenerational inheritances (such as trauma).
In relation to the guest contributors’ own practices and methodologies, the conversation aims to surface questions such as: How do you relate to the dominant framing of these narratives in Dutch cultural institutions? What does it mean for you to work with challenging materials? Up to which point is it important to keep a broader public in mind, who might not otherwise engage with these histories and experiences?
Buhlebezwe Siwani will then lead a tour through ‘ulwela amaza’ with curators Clare Butcher and Sjoerd Kloosterhuis – offering insights into the production of the project in relation to the artist’s wider practice.
We’ll conclude the gathering with a sharing of Jennifer Tosch’s new essay, written in response to the exhibition.