Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2019
From 17 to 20 hours
Location: 't Klooster, Afrikaanderplein 7
The second will take place on Tuesday December 17 Z-Files XL place, this time in 't Klooster on the Afrikaanderplein. The evening is mainly devoted to art on the Rotterdam south bank.
This 26th edition of Z-Files, Art and the City looks at art in three neighborhoods in South: Afrikaanderwijk, Tarwewijk and Bloemhof. Especially in these years of rapid change and increasing interest from all sides for these three neighborhoods around the Maashaven, with all its consequences, we find it important to look at what role art plays, can play or should even play in this process and in preserving the character of the neighborhoods, now and in the near future.
Why does a work of art touch?
Ten people are speaking. The starting point for the storytellers is the question why and why an artwork affects you. We are curious about the process that takes place between artwork, viewer and place. Each speaker is asked to examine one artwork within 7 minutes. It can be a work of art that is on South, or should be on South, according to the speaker.
The ten speakers are: Kris Dittel, Raluca Croitoru, Indirah Tauwnaar, Zoë Cochina, Gilbert van Drunen, YMP, Joany Muskiet, Sandra Smets, Harriet Duurvoort and Jeanne van Heeswijk.
Rotterdam South, from farm side to melting pot
In addition to listening, viewing is also possible. We show parts from the series Rotterdam South, from farm side to melting pot, which highlights both the history and the public space of Rotterdam South. The series, compiled by Perry Boomsluiter and Eelco Romeijn, tells about how six neighborhoods in South Rotterdam developed and shows the special buildings, streets, squares, dikes and harbor basins with stories from residents.