Framer Framed

10/10/2025

Symposium: Shapeshifters
As part of the exhibition 'Shapeshifters: On Wounds, Wonders and Transformation', Framer Framed is hosting a symposium on 17 October 2025. The day-long programme brings together participating artists, alongside researchers, museum directors, and cultural workers, to reflect on themes raised by the exhibition. Discussions will address the ethical and cultural implications of collections built through colonial looting and exploitation, and how these legacies continue to shape histories of dispossession and cultural erasure today.

Onze verontschuldigingen, dit bericht is alleen beschikbaar in English. Voor het gemak van de kijker, is de inhoud hieronder weergegeven in de alternatieve taal. Je kunt klikken op de link om naar de actieve taal over te schakelen. As part of the exhibition Shapeshifters: On Wounds, Wonders and Tran...

25/08/2025

Op zaterdag 6 september is de aankomende editie van 24 uur Noord, waarin tientallen locaties in Amsterdam-Noord hun deuren openen voor publiek. Bij Framer Framed's Werkplaats Molenwijk kan je deze middag mee borduren aan een textielwerk.

Buurtbewoners Sonya & Rezaee van het 𝑀𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑤𝑖𝑗𝑘 𝑑𝑜𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑙𝑘𝑎𝑎𝑟 textielatelier geven samen met kunstenaar Rachel Walker-Konno () een borduurworkshop in het thema ‘eetculturen van de wereld’. Deelnemers zijn van harte uitgenodigd om een eetcultuur te vereeuwigen in naald en draad. Aan het einde van de dag worden alle borduursels aan elkaar genaaid en tot één groot tafelkleed gemaakt worden.

𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒
𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐠 𝟑
𝟏𝟎𝟑𝟓 𝐄𝐄 𝐀𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐦

▪️ Aanmelden is niet nodig! Meer informatie → 🔗 IN BIO
▪️ Werkplaats Molenwijk is de tweede projectruimte van Framer Framed, waarbij er veel ruimte is voor samenwerking en ontmoeting. Bezoekers kunnen programma’s initiëren, deelnemen aan de organisatie, genieten van presentaties, met elkaar in gesprek gaan en samen eten.

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📸 Wandkleed van de Molenwijk, 2022, Amsterdam. Photo: © Framer Framed.

12/08/2025

Framer Framed and 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 () are happy to invite you on 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟕 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 to the launch of Errant’s eighth issue titled 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝑜𝑟, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑂𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦). During the launch, writer Nadine Monem () discusses her contribution ‘Om Kolsoum’s Sunglasses (on Redaction, the Hijab, and the Imperial Idea)’. Editor-in-chief Irene de Craen introduces the issue as a whole and the programme ends with a conversation between Nadine and Irene, welcoming questions and comments from the audience.

The eighth issue of 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 questions the ways in which hegemonic culture and discourse tends to prioritise the ideal of openness, access, transparency and visibility. Delving into topics such as face coverings, ‘coming out’ in q***r discourses, the use of opacity in transformative justice and different strategies of (visual) resistance, 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 can be read as a proposition of refusal of the paradigm of visibility and access that permeates all areas of western thinking. At a moment in which representation and uncovering ‘lost’ histories are trending, Errant asks what is being erased in a world where everything must always be visible.

▪️ Sign up for 𝐿𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑐ℎ: 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 #8, 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝑜𝑟, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑂𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦) → 🔗 IN BIO

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📸 Cover of 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 #8 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝑜𝑟, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑂𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦), courtesy of Irene de Craen.

08/08/2025

Check out 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝐻𝑜𝑤𝑠!?, now in the Framer Framed bookshop!

𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝐻𝑜𝑤𝑠!? is a 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 that pushes the boundaries of traditional print, inviting readers to touch, fold, tear, and even interact with its pages digitally. Featuring contributions from 42 of Singapore’s most exciting visual artists, designers, collectives and writers, this art book offers a playful dive into the island's evolving relationship with happiness.

Designers: Van Lim & Ween ()
Research Assistants: Gaetan Boisson & Nabs Lukman
Curator: Mama Magnet (.magnet)

Artists:
Anastasiya · ArunDitha · Chris Sim · Chok Si Xuan · Clarrot · Cybercesspool · Eduardo Enrique · Emma Chan · Empyreal · Eric Foenander · Gen Yip · Grace Hong · Gracie McCubbin · Hause · HAFI · Highnunchicken · Hilary Yeo · John WIP · Juan Qi An · Juls · Likefireatsea · M4IM (Music 4 Interrupted Minds) · Maria Clare Khoo · Masuri Mazlan · Michelle Underground · Natasha Hassan · New World Plaza · Ozy Kozy · Peng · HelloPigu · Reza Hasni · Rin Tachihara · Siah · Shaiful Risan · Shivram Gopinath · Speak Cryptic · State.land · Sui Yao · Van Lim · Yadin Moha · Zhou

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📖 The Framer Framed bookshop is curated by Philippa Driest of KIOSK Rotterdam (), Het Fort van Sjakoo () and the team members of Framer Framed.

07/08/2025

MAISON the FAUX's 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿 is currently open as a space for q***r and trans communities to connect, create and share. On 14 August, We Are Q***r (***rgym) invites you to a 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 inspired by the mermaid’s transformation, followed by a 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 on reclaiming sport as a trans and/or q***r athlete.

The workout, given by kickboxing teacher Pennie Key and WERQ coach Maes, is designed to make you feel the power of your legs, awakening strength that was already there. Through grounding squats, forward lunges, rising calf raises and glute bridges, you move through exercises that mirror the mermaid’s journey from tail to legs ­– not as a loss, but as an expansion.

In the following talk, you're invited into a collective exploration of transformation through sport, diving into questions such as: what changes when sport is no longer a site of exclusion, but a space of inner strength, community and transformation?

𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿 is a performance installation that draws on Hans Christian Andersen’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑑 to explore themes of transformation, and the sacrifices that are made in pursuit of one’s true identity. It seeks to reframe the mermaid as a symbol of q***r identity and personal transformation, responding to a political landscape in which people are still being asked to justify their identities, conform to imposed norms, or risk erasure. The installation is on show until 17 Aug.

▪️ Sign up for 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝐿𝑒𝑔𝑠: 𝐴 𝑊𝐸𝑅𝑄 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿 → 🔗 IN BIO

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1 Courtesy of WERQ
3/4/5 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿 (2025) by MAISON the FAUX at Framer Framed, Amsterdam. © Marlise Steeman / Framer Framed.

05/08/2025

On 10 Aug, writer and performer Lova Yu () invites participants to rethink the dominant narrative of 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑑 and similar fairy tales during the workshop 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑉𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑦 𝑇𝑎𝑙𝑒. Instead of identifying with the heroine, traditionally positioned as the object of desire, this event explores what it means to inhabit the marginal voices: Ursula, the sisters of the mermaid, the prince, the sand on the beach or the seafoam.

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑉𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑦 𝑇𝑎𝑙𝑒 stems from a desire to challenge the roles that have been idealised and to give space to the parts that have been silenced. Participants are invited to bring a version of a fairy tale they grew up with. Through collective reading and retelling, the stories are re-examined from a different point of view, questioning how they can be re-narrated when certain identities are seen as wrong, excessive or marginal.

Participants are encouraged to respond in whatever format feels most comfortable, whether through writing, speaking, drawing or another form. No prior writing experience is needed!

▪️ Sign up for 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑉𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑦 𝑇𝑎𝑙𝑒 → 🔗 IN BIO
▪️ This workshop is part of the initiative to open up 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿 as a space for q***r and trans communities to connect, create and share.

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📸 Courtesy of Lova Yu

04/08/2025

Artistic researcher and art educator Leyla Sünnenwold () invites all q***r people to join on 13 Aug for the 𝐴𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝 and start a personal archive. Through collective archiving and moments of dialogue, this session supports participants in transforming memories and ephemeral life experiences into meaningful zine entries.

The collective culture of a community is built from individual personal experiences: everyday objects, meaningful places, memories of people and personal narratives. However, q***r lives are often overlooked or misrepresented in institutional archives. This workshop emphasises the importance of self-preservation of q***r histories, not to conform to normative systems, but to cultivate shared knowledge and foster connections within the q***r community.

Participants can bring artifacts and memories that are important to them and are welcome to register with or without an idea of where to start.

▪️ Sign up for 𝐴𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝 → 🔗 IN BIO
▪️ This workshop is part of the initiative to open up 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿 as a space for q***r and trans communities to connect, create and share.

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📸 Courtesy of Leyla Sünnenwold and Rosa Zangenberg

31/07/2025

On 14 Aug, We Are Q***r (WERQ) invites you to a 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 in solidarity with the mermaid’s transformation, followed by a 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 on reclaiming sport as a trans and/or q***r athlete. WERQ (***rgym) is Amsterdam’s first q***r gym, especially for people who identify as LGBTQIA+, where binary preconceptions are kept outside and no outfit is too outrageous.

Reconnecting with sport as a q***r and/or trans person often requires going against everything the world has told you. It involves unlearning and reclaiming not only space, but your body itself. Like the Little Mermaid, who gave up her voice and tail to walk among humans, transforming into your truest self can be painful ­– and often demands deep sacrifice.

This workout, given by kickboxing teacher and martial arts practitioner Pennie Key and WERQ coach Maes, is designed to make you feel the power of your legs, awakening strength that was already there. Through grounding squats, forward lunges, rising calf raises, wall sits and glute bridges, you move through exercises that mirror the mermaid’s journey from tail to legs ­– not as a loss, but as an expansion.

In the following community talk, organisers Maes and Run Lead Emmie invite the audience into a collective exploration of transformation through sport. Together, they dive into questions such as: what changes when sport is no longer a site of exclusion, but a space of inner strength, community and transformation?

▪️ Sign up for 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝐿𝑒𝑔𝑠: 𝐴 𝑊𝐸𝑅𝑄 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿 → https://bit.ly/3GMm283

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𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑝 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡, 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒. 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦-𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

📸 WERQ

29/07/2025

On 8 August, Framer Framed hosts an evening of spoken word, combining performances with an open mic. 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝑇𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, organised by novelist and researcher Laurence Scherz and inspired by MAISON the FAUX’s installation 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿, explores how storytelling through spoken word can embody playful transformation.

Four spoken word performers tell their q***r tale of becoming. Artist and musician Danielle Vorthuys dives into the darker side of fairy tales. Laurence Scherz explores absurdism and humour within (social) transition: who are we once our gender has been stripped? Poet Tate Maas performs a new piece inspired by 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿. Finally, Luka Prelas, winner of the Best Feminist Performance at the 2023 Q***r and Feminist Poetry Awards, recalls a long, yet poignantly funny journey of medical transition.

▪️ Sign up for 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝑇𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 → https://bit.ly/3UzeEzX
▪️ Afterwards, the stage opens to anyone who wishes to share a short piece (max. 5 minutes). Please register here → https://bit.ly/3J9g7dG

This evening is part of the initiative to open up 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿 as a space for q***r and trans communities to connect, create and share. Framer Framed welcomes proposals from collectives, artists and organisers who wish to host public or community-based events in the installation.

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📸 Photo by Ozgur Atlahan

16/07/2025

Op 23 jul (17:00 - 19:00) bij Framer Framed, gaat Journalist Lucette ter Borg in gesprek met schrijver Frank Ligtvoet en Gijs Stork over de rol van media in het doorbreken van structuren van misbruik binnen de culturele sector. Ze gaan in op de 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭, waarin loyaliteit, kwetsbaarheid en zichtbaarheid zich vaak vermengen met stilzwijgende machtsverhoudingen.

In de afgelopen jaren kwamen schokkende kwesties aan het licht die zich afspelen in de Nederlandse kunst- en cultuursector. Zo raakten kunstenaar Juliaan Andeweg en ondernemer / directeur Martijn Nekoui in opspraak na publicaties in de media en werden beide veroordeeld. Deze voorbeelden hebben een schok teweeggebracht en de discussie aangejaagd over de verantwoordelijkheid van culturele instellingen. Onlangs ontstond er een discussie over de tentoonstelling van Kehinde Wiley in Museum Van Loon. De wereldberoemde Wiley is beschuldigd van misbruik, wat leidde tot kritische vragen. Het museum besloot de tentoonstelling – die ging over machtsmechanismen – toch door te laten gaan.

Aan dit 𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐤 nemen drie personen deel die zich al jaren inzetten om onrecht aan te kaarten en de culturele sector aan te spreken op haar verantwoordelijkheid. Het patroon waarbij jonge makers worden misbruikt door mensen met macht, status en toegang gaat vaak gepaard met wegkijken. Culturele idealen en belofte wordt ingewisseld voor seksueel geweld.

Deze avond, georganiseerd door Q***r Currents, staat stil bij de positie van q***r personen die misbruik hebben ervaren en onderzoekt hoe patronen van machtsmisbruik doorbroken kunnen worden om een veilige cultuur voor iedereen te creëren.

▪️ Meld je aan voor 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎, 𝑚𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑡 𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑒𝑘𝑠𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑏𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑘 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 → https://bit.ly/3Uhhkly
▪️ Deze bijeenkomst is in het Nederlands

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🤍 𝑉𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑗𝑒 𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑑𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑗𝑑 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑗𝑘 𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑡 𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑗𝑣𝑒𝑛? 𝐷𝑜𝑒 𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑗𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑉𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑! → https://bit.ly/3UvADs5

📸 Q***r Currents

16/07/2025

While the live performances have ended, 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 until 17 August as a space for q***r and trans communities to connect, create and share. Framer Framed welcomes proposals from collectives, artists and organisers who wish to host public or community-based events in the installation. Do you have an idea for a gathering, talk, workshop or activation?

▪️ Reach out via → [email protected]

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𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭
MAISON the FAUX presents 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿, a performance installation that explores themes of transformation and the sacrifices that are made in pursuit of one’s true identity. It's developed in close collaboration with artists Diamanda Dramm, Dae Uk Kim, Anto López Espinosa, Oriana Ikomo, Bien De Moor and Luthfi Darwis.

Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑑, the work explores questions like: Who are we really? What distinguishes the real from the artificial? Are we ever truly ourselves, or are we constantly in flux, hiding behind masks and conventions?

Read more about this exhibition → https://bit.ly/43XXD6I

📸 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑇𝐴𝐼𝐿 (2025) by MAISON the FAUX at Framer Framed, Amsterdam. Photo: © Marlise Steeman / Framer Framed.