THE COLLECTIVE
Tashattot (Arabic for dispersion) is an art collective based in Belgium dedicated to supporting visual artists, musicians, film makers and cultural practitioners at large, originally from the SWANA region and currently “dispersed” in Europe. The collective aims at creating opportunities, collaborations, commissions and securing funding for these expatriate artists.
The word tashattot and its English equivalents scattering/dispersion, define the collective in both the literal sense of the word (pertaining to the description of the individuals scattered around the world, far from their homelands), as well as its metaphorical sense which relates to the scattering and dispersion of ideas and ways of thinking, as the word in Arabic is oftentimes used to describe the wandering of the thoughts (tashattot al afkar or scattered thoughts).
Tashattot is a work in progress and a newly launched collective with a fluid and evolving set of actions. It currently is and will always remain open to new ideas and experiences; continuously building on lessons learned and with practice. The collective strongly believes in the efficiency of open discussions, as the only way to grow and better address SWANA expat artists needs and aspirations, it therefore remains open to revi
Contact us:
tashatttot@gmail.com
rile* books
Rue des commercants 62, 1000, Bruxelles
Event starts at 14h
Free entrance
Rue des commercants 62, 1000, Bruxelles
Event starts at 14h
Free entrance
MAKAN #3: Synthetic Agencies - Launch
Join us on October 19th at 14h at rile* books for the launch of Think Tanger’s latest edition of MAKAN journal “MAKAN #3: Synthetic Agencies”.
We will be joined by MAKAN's editor-in-chief Ali T. As’ad and publication director Hicham Bouzid alongside Fehras Publishing Practices, Saba Innab and Nuha Innab from OPPA Research Architecture to discuss the journal’s explored themes of control, resistance and the architectures of the unseen.
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Schedule
14:00 - 15:00 Readings and presentations by Ali T. As’ad, Hicham Bouzid, Saba Innab, Nuha Innab and Fehras Publishing Practices.
About the publication
Building on the foundations of the first two issues, MAKAN #3 / Synthetic Agencies invites a rethinking [and unthinking] of the assumptions, polarities, and discontents surrounding the notion of agency. Traditionally defined in Western thought as the capacity to act and effect change, agency is inseparable from questions of power and the often invisible structures through which power operates. The various contributions interrogate how agency is produced, constrained, or distributed through the systems of knowledge, design, and governance that shape our built environments, technologies, media, and cultures. They were are invited to right (as much as write on) agency, reflecting on how it operates across different scales and contexts, and imagining alternative worlds or configurations. Ultimately, Synthetic Agencies understands agency not as a fixed attribute but as a contested lens through which we might read, reshape, or resist the conditions of the present.
Contributors to Synthetic Agencies include: Amine Houari, Driss Ksikes, Fehras Publishing Practices, Hamed Sinno, Helga Tawil-Souri, Lada Hršak, Mayada Madbouly, Myriam Ababsa, Nzinga Biegueng Mboup, Ola Hassanain, Omer Shah, OPPA, Salma Barmani, Samia Henni, Tarek El-Ariss, Zaidoun Hajjar.
MAKAN: Journal of Culture & Space is a trilingual print journal that critically engages with contemporary architecture, urban conditions, and cultural scholarship from and about the SWANA region. Edited and published by Think Tanger, a non-profit arts organization based in Tangier, Morocco, MAKAN brings together diverse authorial approaches, visual practices, and geo-cultural perspectives. With contributions in English, Arabic, and French, the journal seeks to foster dialogue across languages, disciplines, and territories.
You can find more information about MAKAN at https://makanjournal.com/
This project is made possible with the joint efforts of Think Tanger, rile* books and Tashattot Collective.