Nostalgia and Chaos

Since the last big economical crisis (2002), the enormous decay of the Argentinean middle class and perverted enrichment of the upper class have increased in a painful way. Making the borders which divided the poor and the rich darker than ever.
Hundreds of families survive with the money they get in exchange of the cardboard they collect on the streets. They are called “ cartoneros”.
Cardboard as elements transformed into an economical value is the starting point of this installation.
Nostalgia and chaos are two of the strongest elements of the Argentina of this artist that has left her country, and tries to bring together pieces from the other side of the world...

What is going on inside the cardboard box?

Nostalgia and Chaos

Wed-Sun 4-8 p.m

Library designed by Paula Falasca. "A broken time line" (in the library you can find different Argentinean authors and books about Argentinean culture).

Nostalgia and Chaos

Wednesday 6 Feb.

- 6 pm. Documentary about the 84 years old Argentinean artist, Leon Ferrari. By: Pablo Padula.

Thursday 7 Feb.

-4 to 7 pm. Debate on postcolonial art. With special guests: Tiong Ang, Rini Hurkmans and Mayura Subhedar. Everyone is welcome.

Friday 8 Feb.

- 6 pm. Cooking workshop (you can learn a typical Argentinean meal, eat all together and drink some good Argentinean wine. Inscribing required. Max.20 people. (The workshop is now fully booked).

Nostalgia and ChaosMaking empanadas

- 8.30 pm. Performance "Vaarwel Amsterdam" a poem by Vicente Zito Lema, performed by Lidewij Mahler and Aimee Zito Lema.
-9.30 pm. Argentinean tango: Claudio Constantini (bandoneon) and Suvi Myöhänen (violin)

Nostalgia and Chaos

Saturday 9 Feb.

- 5 pm. A lecture about the Holandaman by Matthijs de Bruijne.
(The Holandamanes are well-educated Dutch Moslems who live in Argentina.)

Nostalgia and ChaosHlandaman, Matthijs de Bruijne

- 7 pm. Performance, "Vaarwel Amsterdam"

Performance Vaarwel Amsterdamvaarwel amsterdam

Sunday 10 Feb.

- 6 pm. film screening: "Memorias del Saqueo"(2004) a documentary by Pino Solanas.
A film that shows how Argentina in the last 30 years was victim of different devastating goverments, the concequences of the economical crisis, and a growing poor social classs, in a country that was once very rich.