2025-10-15 | Fellows at ZAM and Open Art Exchange | Between Here and Now
Our fellows Clifford Charles and Ruan Hoffman are a part of a group exhibition Between Here and Now, by ZAM and Open Art Exchange.
11 – 19 October 2025 at Open Art Exchange
Hoogstraat 85, Schiedam, The Netherlands
“Between Here and Now” is a multidisciplinary exhibition featuring African artists from within and beyond the African diaspora. The "now" concerns the current experience of migration and connection but also examines how history and the future resonate in the present. Themes such as identity, migration, community, and imagination of the future are explored in a wide variety of media. Visitors are invited to become part of this vibrant work and experience the rich diversity of these stories.
Heidi Thembeka Sincuba presents Quantum Afterlife, new work created specifically for this exhibition, which explores Afro-quantum thinking. Photographer Farren van Wyk presents her Mixedness is my Mythology series, which explores personal and collective identities within the diaspora. Poetry by Julia-Beth Harris, written especially for this exhibition, acts as a connecting thread, guiding visitors through the stories and works.Further on display are works by Anton Corbijn/Berend Strik, Casca, Clifford Charles, Patricia Kaersenhout, Patrick Musombwa, Rafiy Okefolahan, and Ruan Hoffman.
At the festive opening, we will also present the Glitching the Future symposium and the “DJ Glitching” demo live from the Fak’ugesi Digital Innovation Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. This livestreamed symposium, moderated by Heidi Thembeka Sincuba, with a double panel both in the gallery and in Johannesburg, uses sonic elements as a common thread for conversation, practice, and performance. Music, sound, and digital culture disrupt dominant narratives and spark collective transformation. Featuring a Live DJ Demo by Pussy Party in Johannesburg!
Curator: Christl Wolfram
Project Manager: Amy Plasa
Photo: Artwork by Heidi Thembeka Sincuba