Come and meet our current artists-in-residency!

Finn Anton Maätita, Ribka M. Pattinama Coleman & Jerrold Eliano Saija zetten hun samenwerking voort, waarin ze hun gedeelde connecties met het Molukse land en de stemmen in de diaspora onderzoeken. When I meet my community I am in the middle of everywhere…

When I meet my community I am in the middle of everywhere

Using speculation and storytelling, this project explores the idea of a floating island that appears in moments of reconnection. It embodies the search for home in the diaspora, revealing itself through encounters, memories, and shared heritage. The island is an entity that wants to be known, materializing where bonds are rekindled.

The exhibition space will serve as a stage for constructing small sets, making visible the shifting presence of home across distances. During the residency, Finn, Ribka and Jerrold will create an installation that makes the island appear by means of encounter and connection. 

The work consists of a sound- and videoinstallation and facilitating gatherings that transform mourning into celebration. With the space that the collective occupies in the chapel, they win back this space in the city. In this immersive installation, the diverse Moluccan stories are united into a large and connected piece. The collective will encourage the connection with each other, the past and the future, by involving Moluccan communities in Hoorn into their process; giving them the opportunity to take up their space in the chapel by means of workshops and events.