Activism within Art and Art within Activism | TNL! x WdKA

Transformation Design students from the Willem de Kooning Academy present their audio-visual work as a starting point for a conversation about the role of activism in art and design. The screening will be followed by a discussion between students and audience. Artist Artúr van Balen will also join the event to share his work, knowledge and experiences. The moderator will be Jannelieke Aalstein.

Second-year students from the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) were asked to think about the role of activism in their artistic journey and to research social issues that are relevant from their own perspective. As part of this assignment, they developed activist audio-visual works on issues including racial inequality, sexuality and gender, online/offline identities, mental health, education, Covid-19, and the environment.

Participating students: Julia Stoffer, Tessa Lemaire & Annelotte Maasland, Puck Schoenmaeckers & Alara Kutar, Saran Munnichs & Cid Pijnenburg, Pim Harding & Anaïs Clements, Tim t’ Gilde & Sonja Aljaberi, Lieve Postulart & Anna Mastenbroek, and Jeanine Ros & Roos Oudt. An overview of the films they have worked on and a short description is available on our website.