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Portraits of Mingling, 2022–2023
Artistic Research at Henrick de Keyserplein, Amsterdam
in collaboration with Mayomi Basnayaka and Paulina Martínez Marín

Commissioned by Gemeente Amsterdam
Lectorate Art & Spatial Praxis (LASP), Rietveld Sandberg Research, Studio for Immediate Spaces

Presented at
2023    Bring Your Own Book fair, ENTER ENTER, Amsterdam, NL
            Portraits of Mingling, Fedlev, Amsterdam, NL


Since May 2018, the Municipality of Amsterdam has been working with several organisations, residents and professionals on the development of Henrick de Keyserplein in Amsterdam Stadsdeel Zuid. Their aim is to reinforce the social structure of the square involving the neighbourhood and all the professional parties that play a role in or around the square.

During the months of October 2022 to March 2023, Mayomi Basnayaka, Paulina Martínez Marín, and Ilya Lindhout, carried out site–specific and artistic research at Henrick de Keyserplein, in strong collaboration with its users. To respond to the municipality’s aim, the collective questioned what ‘mingling’ means and entails. They did so by engaging with and inserting themselves into the daily rhythms and livelihoods of the area and the community, learning and exchanging local knowledges.

Collective experiences and information were collected and produced through different test interventions, using performative, archival and participatory methods. We visited, interacted, collected and reflected, resulting in portraits that demonstrate multiple knowledge, connections and lessons. The five portraits are presented in a publication titled Portraits of Mingling, as an advisory gesture and development strategy towards the Municipality of Amsterdam.
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