Knotting the Loom: Between Bodies, Data, and Care
Exhibition
This exhibition presents an interactive installation exploring weaving as a practice of connection, sharing, and co-creation. Participants join a collective circle and contribute from their own positionalities to a living artwork—a telar (loom) that gradually takes shape through shared gestures, stories, and materials. Weaving is approached not only as an artistic practice but as a way of reflecting on knowledge and care as relational, situated, and collectively sustained.
The installation is part of a travelling project initiated in Colombia and developed in Amsterdam, now continuing in a new setting. The space invites open, flexible participation, encouraging reflection and encounter. Guided by an ethic of care, the workshop fosters connections between people, narratives, and silences, building a collective fabric across contexts.
A Library of Care
Our care-fully curated reading corner
Take a moment to slow down and sit with the ideas of the festival. Have you chosen to skip a round of workshops? We invite you to our curated reading corner: a quiet sanctuary filled with zines, articles, and artist books that explore the intersections of Art, Science, and Philosophy. Whether you want to dive deep into theory or simply flip through visual stories of care, this is your time to process, rest, and wander through words at your own pace.
Neem even de tijd om tot rust te komen en na te denken over de thema’s van het festival. Heb je een workshop ronde vrij gekozen? We nodigen je uit in onze speciaal samengestelde leeshoek: een kalm toevluchtsoord vol zines, artikelen en boeken die de raakvlakken tussen kunst, wetenschap en filosofie verkennen. Of je je nu wilt verdiepen in theorie of wilt bladeren door visuele verhalen over zorg, dit is je kans om na te denken, uit te rusten en op je eigen tempo door de woorden te dwalen.
The Care Map
Explore Zonnehuis and its surroundings
Step outside the festival walls and into the heart of Amsterdam-Noord. Armed with our finely curated map of local artistic and caring initiatives, you are invited to explore the unexpected social gems of the Tuindorp area. Not sure where to start? Look for Frans Schraven, our legendary and enthusiastic guide, who is always excited to share the stories, the secrets, and the vibrant community spirit that makes het Zonnehuis and this neighborhood a living monument of care.
Stap buiten de festivalmuren en duik het hart van Amsterdam-Noord in. Gewapend met onze zorgvuldig samengestelde kaart met lokale kunst als zorg-initiatieven nodigen we je uit om de onverwachte sociale pareltjes van de wijk Tuindorp te ontdekken. Weet je niet goed waar je moet beginnen? Ga dan op zoek naar Frans Schraven, onze legendarische en enthousiaste gids, die je graag de verhalen, de geheimen en de levendige gemeenschapszin laat zien die deze wijk tot een levend monument van zorg maken.
Or simply enjoy yourself in the park, grab a drink and observe the unexpected 😉
