Presentation MOHA mini docu Before the Storm

Last summer, artist collective MOHA—guest curators of Issue 6—created an interactive exhibition in Bijlmer-West. Their project, Before the Storm, was a room-filling installation and temporary shelter within the framework of SHEBANG. Together with a working group of residents and local creatives, they brought together various skills and strategies—those we all use when weathering our own personal storms—and transformed them into shared tools that visitors could activate and 'take home'.

Personal histories and poetic perspectives shaped the final exhibition in our previous location. We were invited into each other’s life stories as we said goodbye to a special place. A short documentary by filmmaker Lorenzo Gentili highlights the Before the Storm project, with footage of the touching exhibition, interviews with the curators and participants, and reflections on our shared future—along with that of SHEBANG.

On Saturday 6 December, we will screen this film at our new location in Amstel III, accompanied by performative acts by participating makers, along with drinks and snacks. One last moment to come together and create new memories—around all our many storms.

With: Huda Al Attas, Nesma Al-Shufta, Yahia Ahmad

Before the Storm is a project by: Alice, Hadir, Hermano, Huda, Iman, Marjorie, Meada, Nesma, Olivia, Sjoerd, Wafa, and Yahia.