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The Struggle is Real
- Amsterdam (NL), Marowijne (SR), Paramaribo (SR) & Moengo (SR)
- January 2019 — January 2020
- In collaboration with Axe & PorrigeCorridor Project SpaceKenny van GenderenPainting PlantsSuzanne BernhardSuzanne Bernhardt
- Thanks to AGALABAGAlabAbessa AmoeferiKenny van GenderenKensliMaisonadiaMamboTinde van Andel
- Supported by AFKAmsterdams Fonds voor de KunstThe Mondriaan Fund
On this page:
- Documentation:
- Silk screening with podosiri
- Exhibition:
- Maisonadia
- Corridor Project Space
- Research:
- Making Ink
- The production process in Suriname
- Podosiri archives
- Processing podosiri by hand
Image 1/5 After extracting the pigment from the podosiri, in addition to etching ink, I also used it to create silk screening ink
Image 1/13 Our exhibition in Paramaribo took place in Maisonadia, where we collaborated with chef Paul Lisse and artist Kenny van Genderen
Image 1/24 The exhibition The Struggle is Real took place at Corridor Project Space in Amsterdam and lasted for two weeks
Image 1/15 The first test I did with podosiri ink was still in Suriname, where I combined podosiri with eggs and used a lino cut to print
Image 1/26 To get to the right place for podosiri picking, Kensli and Mambo travel down river
Image 1/1 Samples of the berry, branches, and leafs of the pina palm, the tree that produces podosiri berries
Image 1/9 The berries have to be soaked in warm water, because podosiri is so hard and dry