The Nature of Remembering
About the event
Artist Lawil Karama and historian Megan Hoetger present 'The Nature of Remembering' at W139: a group exhibition featuring multimedia research projects by eight artists. The works question the politics of memory and explore how humans, nature, and technology are intertwined in the commemoration of violence. Memories of violence visualized
The Nature of Remembering is a group exhibition curated by artist Lawil Karama and historian Megan Hoetger. The exhibition brings together eight artists working with multimedia research projects. Central to it is the question: who or what determines how violence is remembered and commemorated? The works explore forms of memory that have long been invisible, taboo, or unthinkable.
Nature and technology as witnesses
The exhibition title has two meanings. On the one hand, 'nature' refers to actors outside of humans: plants, animals, and other non-human forces that bear witness to historical times. On the other hand, the expression 'the nature of' challenges conventional views on commemoration. The works consciously use technology against its colonial logic, connecting the personal with the archival and forensic.
Eight artists, one shared question
Samuel Baidoo, Michèle Boulogne, Laura Fong Prosper and Tin Wilke, Lawil Karama, Aram Lee, Komtouch Napattaloong, Bart Seng Wen Long, and Kaisa Saarinen are collaborating on the exhibition. Each project approaches the theme from its own angle, but together the works pose the same question about power, memory, and visibility. Are you interested? Visit The Nature of Remembering at W139 in Amsterdam.
