guest:
Nicolás Jaar and the Shock Forest Group
‘These livelihoods make worlds too – and they show us how to look around rather than ahead.’
Chapter 2WO
Chapter 2WO Public Programme
Shock Forest Group (2019) is an international research team consisting of architects, cartographers, linguists, coders, urban planners, sound makers, biologists, designers and engineers. It is an experiment in open research, where the research categories surface as the research develops. It is also an experiment in alternative education, a classroom without a teacher, where learning emerges as a product of polyphony.
These livelihoods make worlds too – and they show us how to look around rather than aheadAnna Tsing
Farida Sedoc (NL, 1980) is an artist and entrepreneur, and works in various media, such as screen printing, graphic design, patchwork, fashion and textiles. Her work has strong affinities with street culture and hiphop, giving place to both its stylistic identity and ideology. Political issues like monetary inequality, gender politics and cultural diversity find their way into various print forms, colourful posters and clothing items.
Public Enemy’s frontman Chuck D famously referred to rap as being ‘The Black CNN’, a medium that ‘informs people, connects people, being a direct source of information’. The People’s Voice celebrates the political nature of rap and the struggle for social justice. It references the historic use of language and iconic images from magazines, newspapers, and other printed ephemera by revolutionary movements to create a new narrative of hope for the community.
Guillaume: ‘Farida heeft op totaal eigenzinni- ge wijze haar pad gevonden door een moedige keuze te maken, namelijk ‘ik ga gewoon doen wat ik wil’. Haar werk is doorspekt van trots op waar ze vanaan komt, en ook gewoon heel mooi en kleurrijk. Bij Farida zijn dingen heel duidelijk, zonder opsmuk. Trots op zwart zijn, trots op vrouw zijn, trots een hiphopliefhebber te zijn. Trots met een open visie.’
It’s Funny How Money Changes A Situation, Exploring Female Figures in Hip-Hop — a zine made by the artist is available throughout this exhibition in Het HEM’s library on the ground floor.