Discursive
24 January 2019
Sixth gathering of Propositions #7: Evidentiary Methods—the public program in the context of the exhibition Forensic Justice and part of the BAK series Propositions for Non-Fascist Living (2017–2020). Focusing on the evidentiary method of archiving, Ariel Caine presents Ground Truth, 2017–ongoing, a project that provides historical and juridical evidence on behalf of communities in the illegalized Palestinian Bedouin villages in the northern threshold of the Negev/Naqab desert. Jessica de Abreu presents The Black Archives’ work documenting the history of black emancipation movements and individuals in the Netherlands. Yasmine Eid-Sabbagh discusses her research and interventions which address the political implications of a collection of digital photography originating from Burj al-Shamali, a Palestinian refugee camp in Southern Lebanon.
Discursive
10 January 2019
Fifth gathering of Propositions #7: Evidentiary Methods—the public program in the context of the exhibition Forensic Justice and part of the BAK series Propositions for Non-Fascist Living (2017–2020). Focusing on the evidentiary method of remote sensing, Samaneh Moafi presents Ecocide in Indonesia, 2016, an investigation into the 2015 fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra that consumed over 21,000 square kilometers of forest and peat lands. A staff member of Prakken d’Oliveira presents Friends of the Earth Netherlands vs. Royal Dutch Shell, 2008–ongoing, a legal case in which four Nigerian citizens are taking Shell to court over oil spills that had polluted their fields and their fish farming ponds.
Discursive
15 November 2018
Third gathering of Propositions #7: Evidentiary Methods—the public program in the context of the exhibition Forensic Justice and part of the BAK series Propositions for Non-Fascist Living (2017–2020). Focusing on the evidentiary method of the testimony, Ana Naomi de Sousa presents Saydnaya, 2016, the reconstruction of a Syrian torture prison of which there are no images. Papa Sakho and Jo van der Spek bring into the discussion the Migrant 2 Migrant Foundation’s ongoing response to the Schipholbrand, the 2005 fire in which eleven migrants died while being trapped in an airport detention complex.
Discursive
1 November 2018, 19.30-21.30
Second gathering of Propositions #7: Evidentiary Methods—the public program in the context of the exhibition Forensic Justice and part of the BAK series Propositions for Non-Fascist Living (2017–2020). Focusing on the evidentiary method of what Forensic Architecture calls “Geosync,” Stefan Laxness presents The Ayotzinapa Case, 2017, an investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in Iguala, Mexico, in 2014. Gamze Hızlı and Özlem Zingil of Hafiza Merkezi discuss their recent investigations into human rights violations in Turkey.
Discursive
18 October 2018, 19.30-21.30
On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition Forensic Justice, Eyal Weizman and Christina Varvia give a lecture on the forensic practice of research agency Forensic Architecture.
1-30 November 2018
For the month of November 2018, Museumkaart holders can bring a guest without a Museumkaart free of charge to Forensic Justice.
Discursive
11 November 2018, 13.00-13.45
As part of the ‘Untitled’ program of music festival Le Guess Who?, BAK’s General and Artistic Director, Maria Hlavajova, gives an introduction to the exhibition Forensic Justice.
Education Program
03 December 2018–21 January 2019
“Art and Politics” is an inaugural course of a new public school for art and politics organized by BAK, basis voor actuele kunst in Utrecht. In six weekly sessions, the participants learn about how contemporary art relates to the political in an accessible way. The course is taught by Maria Hlavajova, BAK’s general and artistic director.
Exhibition
8-11 November 2018
During the music festival Le Guess Who?, from 8–11 November 2018, festival visitors have free entrance to the exhibition Forensic Justice, with works by Forensic Architecture. This collaboration is part of a new satellite event during Le Guess Who? 2018: ‘Untitled’. The program focuses on all disciplines other than music and is an exploration of other artistic expressions by festival artists, as well as a collection of exhibitions, film screenings and talks that can be visited in Utrecht during the festival weekend.
Exhibition
4 November 2018, 10.00-19.00
On Sunday 4 November, 2018, a new Cultural Sunday takes place place, themed: Digital Utrecht. On this day, the exhibition Forensic Justice can be visited free of charge from 10.00 until 19.00 hrs.
Discursive
18 October 2018–24 January 2019
Propositions #7: Evidentiary Methods—the public program in the context of the exhibition Forensic Justice and part of the BAK series Propositions for Non-Fascist Living (2017–2020)—expands upon the notion of forensic justice in a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops on methodologies for articulating claims within the multidimensional space of aesthetics, law, architecture, politics, and ecology.
Exhibition
18 October 2018–27 January 2019
Forensic Justice is an exhibition and a series of public programs with Forensic Architecture, a London-based independent and interdisciplinary research agency comprised of, among others, artists, scientists, lawyers, filmmakers, and architects.
Lecture
6 October 2008
A lecture by Martijn de Koning with an introduction by Bald de Vries as part of the Postsecularism research itinerary.
Lecture
13 October 2008
A lecture by Liesbeth van Zoonen with an introduction by Rosi Braidotti as part of the Postsecularism research itinerary.
Lecture
21 October 2008
A lecture by Markha Valenta with an introduction by Rosi Braidotti as part of the Postsecularism research itinerary.
Lecture
16 December 2008
A lecture by Christoph Baumgartner with an introduction by Rosi Braidotti as part of the Postsecularism research itinerary.
Exhibition
30 November 2008–01 March 2009
Exhibition by Sven Lütticken.
Lecture
11 January 2009
This session reflects on various religious and secular narratives, attempting in the process to open up possible futures beyond that of a zero-sum “clash of civilizations.”
Lecture Program
11 January–01 March 2009
Discourse program co-organized with the Centre for the Humanities.
