2025-10-29 | Totomboti Collective at group exhibition at COBRA, Amstelveen

Our fellows, Totomboti Collective, are participating in a group exhibition, Wi Sranan. Surinamese art in motion. An ode to 50 years of Surinamese independence at the COBRA museum in Amstelveen.

On November 25, 2025, it will be 50 years since Suriname gained independence. Museum Cobra in Amstelveen marks this historic moment with a large-scale exhibition: Wi Sranan. Surinamese art in motion .

From November 8, 2025, to March 1, 2026, 24 artists and one artist collective will visualize the struggle, transformation, and future of freedom with existing and new works. Fashion, photography, paintings, installations, film, and performances demonstrate how stories from the past live on in the imagination of today – and how artists continually redefine the meaning of freedom, with an eye to the future.

"The artists in Wi Sranan make tangible how traditions can transform, how identity is constantly reshaped, and how art creates space for dialogue and imagination. It's a tribute to Suriname and an invitation to all of us to rethink our community and future," says director Suzanne Wallinga.

Wi Sranan. Surinamese Art in Motion is curated by guest curator Noukhey Forster, who is known for his work on inclusion and new narratives in art and fashion. Work on display is by Totomboti, Neil Fortune, Guillaume Lo A-Njoe, Sheila Janet Pinas, jahi quasim reeberg, Tessa Leuwsha, Marga Weimans, Angel-Rose Oedit Doebé, Meredith Joeroeja, Soeki Irodikromo, Dhiradj Ramsamoedj, Isan Corinde, Kenneth Flijders, Kurt Nahar, Maikel Deekman, patricia kaersenhout, Reilly do Rosario, Rinaldo Klas, Remy Jungerman, Sara Blokland, Sarojini Lewis, Sri Irodikromo, Xavier Robles de Medina, Marcel Pinas and Iris Kensmil.

Join us for the opening on 7 November, from 17:00. RSVP here.

You can see the exhibition until 1 March, 2026.

More information here