TAFERELEN 

Taferelen is a play on words that combines references to dining and looking from the Dutch language (tafel meaning meal, and tafereel meaning scene or image). In short, our office is transformed into a pop-up restaurant for about 25 guests, and we host two speakers. One of whom is an (image)-maker and one who is from another field or discipline that has a relationship with or expertise in the topic of the evening. This second speaker could be anyone from a philosopher to a bouncer (and yes, we have actually invited a bouncer in the past!)

Taferelen will take place at the FOTODOK office between 18.00 and 20.30. We encourage guests to arrive a bit earlier, from 17.30, so we can give you a warm welcome and talk you through the details. We will start with a 30 minute tour through the exhibition at 18.00 hosted by either the curator, director, or tour guide of FOTODOK. At around 18.30/18.45 everyone is invited to start the dinner. The guest speakers are served first so that they have time to eat before the presentations begin. Often, the artist or image-maker is the first person to present.

Taferelen arose from the desire to create a ‘cross-fertilisation’ between the work of image makers and other research areas. It intends to offer access to further depth on FOTODOK’s exhibition themes. People across different disciplines often share research interests and thus could provide each other, as well as others, with new perspectives on the same subjects.

The food is provided by SYR, a Syrian restaurant in the neighbourhood of FOTODOK that is largely run by Syrian refugees. SYR strives for inclusivity and treats visitors to Taferelen with authentic Syrian cuisine.

In the season of Joint Memory: Photographic Framents exhibition, eight Taferelen tool place:

21.11.19 - Taferelen #28 - Institutions remembering - curator Sara Blokland and director of Het Utrechts Archief Bernadine Ypma

28.11.19 - Taferelen #29 - Déja vu? Iconic images - artist Coralie Vogelaar and historian Rutger van der Hoeven

12.12.19 - Taferelen #30 - Taferelen Special FOTODOK Book Club - artist Cristina De Middel

16.01.20 - Taferelen #31 Media Making Memory - artist Florian Göttke and researcher Ann Rigney

30.01.20 - Taferelen #32 - Networked Memory - artist Anastasia Mityukova and curator Annet Dekker

06.02.20 - Taferelen # 33 Documenting Absences - artist Lorie Novak and the image editor Isabelle van Hemert

13.02.20 - Taferelen #34 – Remembering Across Cultures - artist Parisa Aminolahi and researcher Andrea Stultiens

17.02.20 - Taferelen #35 – Constructing the History of Surinamese Community in collaboration with The Black Archives - Mitchell Esajas & Evert Calor