Opening 31-05-26 at 15.00 h | May 31 till June 21 | Open sat. and sun. at 13.00 h. | DeLoods – Scheldestraat 26, Breda.
Silence = Violence is a group exhibition curated by Joyce Overheul.
I may be able to make my voice heard in my own country, but I have also been invited to participate in this exhibition with two critical artworks; Art- Video OOOOh WELL in collaboration with Ali Reza Tahoeni, and the pen drawing Heavenly Peace Revisited in collaboration with Ahmed Aldaalsa (Gaza) who’s drawings will be shown here as well.
About the exhibition
Critical voices are under pressure worldwide. In a time where a Third World War is closer than ever, more and more people are being silenced. Not only in dictatorial regimes, but also in countries like the Netherlands, where symbols such as a watermelon are labeled by politicians as a dog whistle for extremist ideology. By silencing people, the possibility of dialogue—and with it, the possibility of gaining insight into another person’s situation—is lost.
Kunstenaarsinitiatief DeLOODS invited artist Joyce Overheul to curate this exhibition featuring artists who cannot make their voices heard in their countries of origin. Voices from countries such as Iran, Syria, Palestine, Crimea, Hong Kong, Greece, and the United States, but also critical art from the Netherlands. For some artists, participation in their home country is so unsafe that they participate in the exhibition under an alias or anonymously.
Silence is one of the most powerful methods of exercising power over people. It is not without reason that the silent treatment exists, where people in relationships punish each other with silence. Sometimes silence is also a form of self-defense. For instance, in countries where the government has full control, and privacy is hard to come by, many people prefer silence to speaking out for their own safety. In this way, many people are silenced.
Here, in this exhibition, we make ourselves heard. We no longer accept the silence. We no longer accept that media such as newspapers and news broadcasts report too one-sidedly on genocide, war, and violence. That is why we speak out. For whoever remains silent consents, and thereby contributes to the suffering of a great many people.
The voices of the artists in this exhibition must be heard. And that is why we do not remain silent.
Deelnemende kunstenaars | Participating artists
Airco Caravan (NL/VS),
Khaled Chujaa (Syrië/NL),
Marit Otto (NL),
Ahmed Aldaalsa (Gaza),
Anonymous Artist (VS),
David C. Terry (VS/Duitsland),
Eugenia Grammenou (Griekenland),
Matthijs Hannink (NL),
Natalia Grezina (Oekraïne/NL),
Hanif Bahari (Iran/Zweden),
Kian Moradi (Iran/NL),
Soodeh Karimi (Iran/Turkije),
Miss Bunny (Hong Kong/NL)
Festa del Bastardino (NL)
K_D (Ghana)
