Open Set 2018 Symposium Fluid Rhythms, Talk by Nadia Christidi (writer, artist, PhD researcher)
This symposium is a public launch of the seven-month programme of Open Set titled 'Fluid Rhythms'. It aims to explore the potential of rhythm as a lens through which we look at the complex urban fabric — the tunings and frictions between multiple elements of a city. http://openset.nl/symposiums.php
What can bird singing competitions organized by Surinamese-origin communities in Bijlmermeer tell us about colonialism, indentured labour, and transnational migration? Drawing on Donna Haraway’s notion of “naturecultures,” anthropologist Anna Tsing’s emphasis on “friction” in global connections, and Susan Stewart’s writing on the miniature, this talk explores intimate entanglements in southeast Amsterdam and beyond as a lens onto the lived realities of glocal forces and an entry point for their narration.