Untitled by marie van Rijswijk——————————————————————Working with textile is one of the very few ways the Taliban permit women to work. Through sculpture and performance, this work weaves together stories of resistance of both Afghan and Dutch women.

Untitled by marie van Rijswijk ——————————————————————the work mirrors the harsh living conditions for women in Afghanistan and offers softness in return. Physically nailing itself to the frame, the cloth represents a reclamation of textiles as a medium.

Poem by Meynah BarekzaiMeynah Barekzai (poem), Somaia Ramish (translation)———————————————————————This Farsi poem is written by Meynah, a girl who has fled Afghanistan with her family and has been living in The Netherlands for three years now.

9 untitled poems, made by Fatema and Joris Pelder - 9 poems written by Fatema, translated and read by Joris Pelder

9 untitled poems, made by Fatema and Joris Pelder - 9 poems written by Fatema, translated and read by Joris Pelder

permanence by Santi Saizu & Na'imah Saffiya———————————————————————a series of paintings, impressing upon the walls words extracted from texts by ‘a’. The walls will be repainted after the exhibition, solidifying ‘A’ into the DNA of the Rietveld Academie.

permanence by Santi Saizu & Na'imah Saffiya———————————————————————a series of paintings, impressing upon the walls words extracted from texts by ‘a’. The walls will be repainted after the exhibition, solidifying ‘A’ into the DNA of the Rietveld Academie.

permanence by Santi Saizu & Na'imah Saffiya———————————————————————a series of paintings, impressing upon the walls words extracted from texts by ‘a’. The walls will be repainted after the exhibition, solidifying ‘A’ into the DNA of the Rietveld Academie.