Activities

Nadia Markiewicz joins FRONT ROW at Muhka to explore how clothing can shape movement and direct the audience’s gaze.

Collectif Faire-Part is a Belgian-Congolese artists’ collective that originally focused on telling stories about the intertwined histories of Kinshasa and Brussels. Today, their work explores power structures, collective resistance, and togetherness, growing from a dynamic network of artists, curators, and activists.

How can we understand borders differently? Architect and researcher Nishat Awan explores how stories, maps, and technologies shape our view of migration and displacement. In this FRONT ROW lecture, she talks about Topological Atlas, a poetic research project that makes migration visible through digital, sensory, and human perspectives.

FRONT ROW provides some of today’s most thought-provoking artists with the opportunity to reflect on art, culture, and society together with the audience.

Iman Issa explores how exhibitions convey meaning and how form and context shape our interpretation of history and identity. Her work invites critical reflection on established narratives.

Meet Cécile B. Evans. She is an American-Belgian artist living and working in Saint-Denis. Evans’ work examines the value of emotion and its rebellion as it comes into contact with ideological, physical, and technological structures. 

Guy Woueté is a multidisciplinary artist whose work critiques Western influence on Africa. In his talk, he explores how the Western worldview continues to shape artistic identity and practice.

Meet Bruno Zhu. Bruno Zhu lives and works between Portugal and the Netherlands. Through an artistic practice that combines fashion design, writing and publishing, and scenography, Zhu challenges the normative constraints that narrow our thinking and reinforce the dynamics of social reproduction.

What does it mean to be on the ‘right’ side of history? Nástio Mosquito inspires us to reflect on the difference between truth and lies, between certainty and clarity. In this context, we invite you to join our Philosophical Café, in the presence of the artist, moderated by philosopher Gideon Hakker.