July 2024 Pop-up Art Exhibition 'This Quietness is Fake'

On July 20, the pop-up exhibition ‘This Quietness is Fake’ took place in DOOR OPEN SPACE, Amsterdam North. The theme was Breaking the Silence on Sexual Violence through Art. Six visual artists were showing their work, and participating in the panel talk. Melia Weltzien showed the documentary ‘This Quietness is Fake’, in which dancer Claudia Quaglia and FBVG talk about making art of their sexual abuse experiences. A short version of 1 minute is shown below.

Photo’s are made by János Kancsó.

May 2024 Launching of Onderland & website SAAC Amsterdam

On May 12, the book Onderland of Alma Mathijsen was being launched in Sexyland World. Alma is a member of SAAC Amsterdam, the Sexually Abused Artist Collective, founded in 2021 by Jan Hoek. These artists were abused under the age of 18, and make work about this topic. Alma interviewed many members of SAAC and used these stories to write a novel about a special world, Onderland. Alma presents her book to Jan Hoek are on the second picture. FBVG joined SAAC in the fall of 2021 and did a performance during the book launch. She’s also a chapter in the book.

The SAAC website was also launched on this day: www.SAACamsterdam.com.