Introduction to Literary and Cultural Analysis 2022
The City Is Your Playground
Our hope is to create a tiny moment of visibility for what was and for what could be once again.
Ce n’est pas un sauveur
The Hermitage of Amsterdam severed its ties to Russia because of differing ideologies, and we used this as a point of departure to display and play with the (grand) narratives surrounding this museum.
Did You Know?
We took a few quotes as our departure points and stood in front of certain buildings in Amsterdam by holding hand-written banners giving information on the colonial history of these buildings. We wanted to ask the passersby: “Did you know about the colonial history?”
Consumption Leaflets
Have you considered the ways in which media has distorted your perception of reality?
Climate Poetry
Our idea was to give out a poem to strangers while saying nothing as we recorded the interaction. The poem was about the climate crisis.
Both Eyes Open to The Colonial Past
…it encouraged questioning the cultural industry of a post-Fordist era that palliate colonial acts through their cultural products.