In The Spotlight: The resistance of wanting to be
During '10 years of S.M.A.K. Moves', we are opening up the museum to various partners. Here, they will showcase their work, host activities, or use the museum as a temporary workspace.
An open call was launched by multidisciplinary artist Melis Deveci and rapper/youth worker Mert Ali Topkaya, to which twenty people responded with a shared goal: to bring the neighbourhood into the museum.
We like to think that war, violence, and injustice only happen in a world far beyond our own district. Yet, those who pay attention will certainly see the traces of these issues within the community—through stories, encounters, and lived experiences. This project is a way to collectively resist silence and invisibility. Resistance does not always have to be grand. It takes many forms: it is found in speaking out, in creating, and in simply being present. Take a look inside the many rooms of the neighbourhood and discover the stories that are too seldom heard.
‘Alone we are a drop, together we are an ocean.’Ryunosuke Satoro
Made possible by Balans vzw and S.M.A.K.
Balans vzw is a Ghent-based youth and cultural organisation that gives young people and local residents a voice in the city through art, community projects, and dialogue.
Alaïdine Lazhar
Ali Can Ünal
Arnout Spiessens
Asena Karanfil
Cennet Kayaalp
Emin Mektepli
Farzana Alizadeh
Gökhan Girginol
Lieze De Middeleir
Maya Nur Vandegehuchte
Mélanie de Cock
Meltem Erikli
Oona Mohammad
Rabia Minkailova
Thibault Degelaen
Zohal Dourani
Zohra Vanwonterghem
Melis Deveci
Mert Ali Topkaya
