Rememory

Save the date! On Friday 28 November at 7 PM, we will open Rememory. 

Artists: Kenneth Aidoo, Susanne Khalil Yusef, Nazif Lopulissa, Agnes Waruguru and Aimée Zito Lema.

Rememory is a group exhibition by artists who rewrite forgotten or erased histories and reclaim them through memory. Inspired by Toni Morrison’s concept of rememory—the active retrieval of suppressed memories—this exhibition explores how memory can serve as a tool to reshape and reinterpret the past.

With a critical eye on dominant narratives and historiography, historical imagery, and archival material, the participating artists Kenneth Aidoo, Susanne Khalil Yusef, Nazif Lopulissa, Agnes Waruguru and Aimée Zito Lema highlight the forgotten aspects of cultural memory. Recurring themes include feelings of displacement and the experience of a cultural in-between space.

Materiality plays a central role in these artists’ work. Memories are explored and conveyed through paper, textiles, dried flowers, water, herbs and other media with a personal and cultural significance. In this way, remembering becomes not only a personal act but also a means to reorganize the past as an act of resistance, healing, and connection.

Following Unknown Landscapes, Rememory is the second exhibition of a three-part exhibition series. In this trilogy, curator Cynthia Jordens examines the meanings of the concept of “transformation” and artists’ ideas about a society that calls for it.

Join us during the last Friday of the exhibition Rememory, for a culinary closing event together with curator Cynthia Jordens and the artists out of the exhibition.

Take a seat at our dinner table and enjoy a vegetarian four-course menu prepared by chef Marnix Benschop, accompanied by an wine pairing (optional) curated by Rotterdam’s Gouden Ton.

Pricing
Four course menu | €50,00
Wine pairing | €30,00

Reserve your seat during Natafelen: dining among art by sending an email to info@garagerotterdam.nl before Friday 16 January.

Important update! This event has been moved from Friday 9 January to Sunday 25 January – 3 PM. 

Join us on Sunday 25 January for a festive New Year’s edition of Brandstof, during the exhibition Rememory. The evening begins with a guided exhibition tour by curator Cynthia Jordens, followed by a special performance in dialogue with the exhibition’s theme by artist Nazif Lopulissa. We will close off the night by raising a glass to a new year filled with art!

About the performance

In his performance, Lopulissa explores a state he experiences as a cultural in-between space: living between different worlds. He combines personal narratives with abstract visual languages and experiments with the boundaries of painting. During the performance, Lopulissa conceals and reveals parts of his (family) history, allowing memories to be erased and reshaped. Through the use of bleach, he plays with the tension between past and future—between what disappears and what remains.

Programme

15:00 | Doors open
15:30 | Introduction by curator Cynthia Jordens
16:00 | Start of the performance
16:30 | New Year’s drinks

Admission to this special New Year’s edition of Brandstof is free. No reservation is required—you can simply walk in. We hope to see you there!