Finissage: Between Fires

On 17 May, you're warmly invited to the finissage of the exhibition Between Fires: Irradiated Imaginations & Anti-Nuclear Solidarities, curated by Fabienne Rachmadiev.
The exhibition traces the intertwined histories of nuclear infrastructures, colonialism and resistance. The closing event features a conversation between artist Inas Halabi, architectural historian Samia Henni and curator Fabienne Rachmadiev – followed by a closing performance by artist-duo buulbuul.

The finissage wraps up the exhibition by bringing different geographies of nuclear colonialism and resistance in conversation. Artist Inas Halabi will discuss her practice and her work in the exhibition We Have Always Known the Wind's Direction (2023), which probes the possible burial of nuclear waste and the presence of man-made radiation in the Hebron District in Palestine. Halabi will be in conversation with the architectural historian Samia Henni, whose long-term research on French nuclear colonialism in the Algerian Sahara forms the basis of the exhibition Performing Colonial Toxicity, presented at Framer Framed in 2022.

The conversation is followed by the closing performance of buulbuul's The Burial of a Brown Goose, rooted in the nuclear-affected regions of Kazakhstan and based on a song by musician Junisbay. Through voice, ritual and a distored soundcape haped by contaminated soil, water and air, the work carries gried, rage and forms of generational care shaped by long-term ecological damage.

Programme
15:00 Conversation with Inas Halabi, Samia Henni and Fabienne Rachmadiev
17:00 Performance by buulbuul
17:30 Drinks

Info & Credits
This event is in English. Admission is free, pay what you can. This event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture taken. For seated programmes, places are always made available for wheelchair users. Please speak to the host before the programme begins.

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Between Fires: Irradiated Imaginations and Anti-Nuclear Solidarities is curated by Fabienne Rachmadiev. The exhibition is commissioned and produced by Framer Framed and presented in partnership with Sonic Acts as part of Sonic Acts Biennial 2026.

Performing Colonial Toxicity was a co-production of Framer Framed and If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution. The project is supported by Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. Special thanks to the Observatoire des armements, Centre de documentation et de recherche sur la paix et les conflits; the Établissement de communication et de production audiovisuelle de la Défense (ECPAD); and to filmmakers Élisabeth Leuvrey and Larbi Benchiha with producer Farid Rezkallah for use of images and film excerpts in the exhibition; as well as to Prof. Dr. Roxanne Panchasi, Simon Fraser University for her support for the Tamasheq-to-French translation of Algerian testimonies. The exhibition was part of the two-year research project Performing Colonial Toxicity, commissioned by If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution within the frame of Edition IX – Bodies and Technologies (2022-23). If I Can’t Dance is financially supported by the Mondriaan Fund, AFK, Ammodo and Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.

Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; and VriendenLoterij Fonds.