“Many of the indigenous people and working people of the earth who never fully took off, even as they were subject to genocides, subject to all consolidations in the national states. Indigenous people are not just elsewhere, in the so-called non-West. The complex relations of local and indigenous, both of the human and non-human, have never left the earth, and have much to teach us.” “One of the aspects of that is the forming of non biogenetic, non-reproductive modes of making kin with each oth...

Christina Cornelia Manusiwa-Pattinama (oma Tien). Celebration of 40 years RMS. April 25 1990, The Hague. Strijdbare tante, Otto Tatipikalawan, Molukse geschiedenis en cultuur in beeld, Museum Maluku. 31.10 ...

Found a dataset that includes personal stories about the Moluccan perspective in times of war. Interviewee.03 negeri: Oma, island: Haruku, family name: Manusiwa Nik.background negeri: Oma, island: Haruku, family name: Manusiwa ...

A interest of within that I've been using in the past as a research tool, is to dissect and reconstruct. It's a way to get a better understanding but also to question the autonomy of certain systems and structures. This is a reminder to not forget about the value of using this interest as a tool. ...

Talking about insights and opinions of my process helps me to stay reminded of the essence of a project and putting it into perspective. Despite the fact that I attach great value to this, I also think it is important that I regain confidence in relying on my own strengths again. I realize now that I'm feeling blocked by myself due to lost confidence. I don't want to fully exclude discussions with others because it's still helpful to put findings into perspective and it gives me fresh energy t...

Don't walk into an Indonesian police station with the RMS-flag wrapped around your body. It can result in a 2-3 year prison sentence, with treason as a reason. Pengadilan Negeri Ambon menjatuhkan vonis ringan kepada tiga aktivis Front Kedaulatan Maluku, lembaga yang berafilisasi dengan Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS), dengan dijerat pidana kasus makar. ...

The state of not being hidden. History protected by stone. Stone as cold as their heart, hard as their deeds. Too high to look them in the eye and too blind to see realistically. Colonialist figures represented by a statue only represent their own. Standing solid at the same place every day, putting their true nature on display. Ages have passed and still they execute power over reframing our past. From a distance, power to show their existence. Demanding us to look up at them, while they look...

Years fly by and this man manages to keep hold onto his position. Standing with both feet on the ground, guarding its pedestal. He was made to be big from the start of his existence. The wealth he provided, payed for the memory they choose to create. I decline to fall for his size, but I do choose to create too. I'll create a memory; whenever I think of him again, I will look at what he is created by. I will look at his skin, that is now heavy, hard and cold. I will look at him and be reminded ...

It's not that I just want to know about the ancient culture of the Alifuru, it's that I want to feel the Alifuru belief from within. It's deeply engraved in my body and soul, all I need to find are the ingredients to extract it. ...

full article: https://www.gelderlander.nl/overbetuwe/steen-door-ruit-en-dreigbrief-huurster-weggepest-uit-molukse-wijk-in-elst~a42889b26/ ...

In 1987 Moluccan artist Willy Nanlohy discovered that his basement exhibition at the Westfries museum was linked to the main exhibition about the VOC, where J.P. Coen was praised as an important historical figure throughout the whole exhibition, and in the form of a statue. On the opening of Nanlohy’s exhibition, he communicated his frustration by covering all his pieces of work in black cloths as an expression of mourning. A group of Moluccan people secretly entered the opening to hand out p...

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rough draft of structure (in order to complete the essay) 1. indigenous product: in both movie and interview Donna uses her introduction by showing indigenous products. In the movie she explains her awareness of not having the right to own a a basket from Native American heritage. In the interview she shows a Abatista doll that us linked to the story of Mexican [look up village] women and their struggles with land and water. 2. the basket: she doesn’t have the right to own it, yet she is not...

I have been working on the review and essay about Donna Haraway’s vision and theories based on different sources by or about Donna. The way it’s going now isn’t ideal, it takes much time because of following connections so far that I’m losing focus on what I’ve been writing about. I’m gaining much information, which disadvantages in losing touch with my writing purpose. The result of this is that I have numerous of small pieces of writing, varying in facts, opinions and ideas. The pieces aren’t ...

When the Dutch started building windmills they not only protected their land from flooding and provided their people for food, it also was a new construct that became an iconic addition to the Dutch landscape. Today the windmills no longer function as their original intention, they have become a touristic sightseeing place where you get to learn how the Dutch interplayed between human, technique and nature. Since the windmills are build to prevent the land from flooding, I find it questionable i...

How does an indigenous cultural law survive within modern society? A common Moluccan character trait is Moluccan pride, pride to protect and celebrate our unwritten cultural law. This unwritten law, called adat, dates back to the time of the indigenous people from the Moluccan islands: the Alifuru. The Alifuru lived a spiritual way of life, where all natural things are believed to have a soul, and death is the fertility of life. Finding their general beliefs has made my semi-spiritual heart rea...

Balanced research During my current study I got used to applying research by mostly using theoretical sources only. Collecting lots of facts, articles and research papers felt like a reliable way to create a base to work from conceptually. On the other hand, the research pattern that I’ve developed is disadvantageous in time and energy, which causes lack in experimenting and creating a corresponding visual language. Spending equally divided time and energy in theoretical, artistic and visual re...