FUTURES Meet up | Utrecht 2024

FUTURES e FOTODOK are proud to announce Fierce Togetherness – Kinship, Gender, and Photography, a three-day conference taking shape as a FUTURES Meet-Up in Utrecht, running from November 1 to 3, 2024.

Curated by Delphine Bedel and Daria Tuminas, this event focuses on kinship, exploring possible forms of interconnectedness between actors in the local cultural scene. Many of the guest participants strive to transform oppressive social structures, searching for ways to reclaim space for those who identify as women, trans, non-binary or gender-nonconforming. The programme introduces various strategies of this essential reclamation, from celebration and sharing food to protest and challenging institutions.

A highlight of the program is the launch of the exhibition ENERGY: Redistributing Power and Taming Consumptionon October 31, 2024, from 17:00 at FOTODOK. The exhibition showcases works by Antonio Guerra, Dávid Biró, Hiền Hoàng, Marta Pinto Machado, Tanja Engelberts, Umberto Diecinove, Yana Kononova e Yana Wernicke.
It explores the ecological, socio-political, economic, and humanitarian energy crises that both human beings and non-human entities face today. At the same time, it reminds us that energy is seen—somewhat paradoxically— as the power we require to bring about change in the world. It serves as a catalyst for vitality, creativity, and strength, bringing people together and making us socially active and able to help one another, as well as allowing us to react to ecological, social, and political emergencies.

To find out more about the FUTURES Meet Up, download the programme here.