Exhibition 'HOMELESS WINDS'

“Homeless Winds” is a new exhibition at Bradwolff Projects where artists Natalya Papayeva and Kim Minsun explore the question of national identity through linguistic aspects. They discuss people whose personal geography—place of birth upbringing residence and ethnic roots—is diverse and how such individuals identify themselves through their choice of language for communication. Much like "homeless winds" these individuals tirelessly cross borders immerse themselves in different cultures and take on various roles. In their journey they often strive to create a universally understandable common language building a world where no language or nation is entirely lost and everyone has equal rights and opportunities. This hope is vital for them as they seek to answer the question "Who am I?"

The artists have concluded that the loss of national self-identity sometimes leads to a need to blur the boundaries of languages. They present their explorations in the realm of linguistic experiments guiding us on a journey where the boundaries between languages are intentionally blurred allowing words to flow freely like a stream of consciousness. The motivations for such experimentation can be nostalgic or on the contrary practical.

This project will be the third project by curator Natalia Sudova on the subject of languages and dialects in the Netherlands. The first one “Dialect Land(e)scape Culture” in 2022 was an open question for the public where the audience was supposed to find their own attitude towards the issue of the extinction of languages while simultaneously considering the pros and cons of the globalization process. The second project “Silver-Tongue: Aspect of Solidarity” in 2023 revealed new layers of how language and dialect proficiency influence movements between micro and macro perspectives of an area city/village or country.

29/06/2024 - exhibition opening + open discussion with special guests Renate Schepen. Renate is intercultural philosopher trainer author & advisor.

06/07/2024 - 2 performances with the participation of the project’s artists. For each new project Natalya Papaeva always develops a new performance in accordance with a given topic. Minsun Kim will develop a special route for her performance in the Bradwolff space which will make her performance unique.

Supported by AFK

Host or Publisher Bradwolff & Project