We are very excited to invite you to a book presentation by CUPP collective which will take place at Rijksakademie printalb, Jan 17, 19:00 - 21:00. CUPP (COLLECTIVE UN PRATI A PATU) were residents at Thami Mnyele Foundation in 2022 and 2023. During their residency in Amsterdam 2022, they were doing a material research around ecological and local materials with meetings, workshops and talks, that later were continued in Paramaribo, Suriname. During the second residency in 2023, Razia Barsatie and Marjet Zwaans were working on a publication which will be presented on Jan 17.

The event is free, but requires RSVP. You can register here.

Collective Un Prati a Patu (CUPP) considers the functions of expertise and experience around ecological and local materials with artists in both capital cities. In this presentation, artists Asli Hatipoglu, Basse Stittgen and Razia Barsatie will share the trajectory of CUPP, as well as the process of making the CUPP-publication at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Printlab. The presentation will happen simultaneously in the Netherlands (Rijksakademie) and Suriname (Readytex Art Gallery - with Marjet Zwaans, Meagan Peneux, Annemarie Daniel and Alida Neslo).⁣
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This artist’s book provides an insight into the inspiration, stimulation and findings of material research and meetings in Amsterdam and Paramaribo. Which experimental and traditional understandings can we relate to? To which fibres does it belong? How does it grow? What gives it life? What responsibilities and possibilities were felt and created during the CUPP exchange process? The materials samples are different in each book of this limited edition of 50, making each publication unique within the series. With stories from the advisors, the publication gives depth to the considerations within six artists’ practices in the present time in either city.

More information here.