What Knots Knot Knots
In Conversation: the colonial history of the Northern Netherlands
Colonialism, wasn’t that mainly something that took place in Amsterdam and the port cities of Zeeland? Artist Faisel Saro and Noorderlicht director Roosje Klap show just how deeply that history is also embedded in the north of the Netherlands, and why it still matters today.
The colonial past of the northern Netherlands can be found in street names, archives, and family histories, yet we rarely acknowledge it. For the art project What Knots Knot Knots, eight artists delved into local archives and personal stories from Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe, uncovering connections that had remained invisible for decades. Artist Faisel Saro and Noorderlicht director Roosje Klap talk about what they discovered, what it brings to the surface, and what it means for the way we look at this region. Not a detached lecture, but a conversation that comes surprisingly close to home.