Former DAI COOP tutor & Kitchen respondent, the current Kunsthuis SYB director Arnisa Zeqo invites us to Beetserzwaag in the Dutch province Friesland, to attend to the exhibition "600 Years of Migrant Mothers", a new solo by the artist Selma Selman which continues until 23rd August 2025. Drawing from her Roma heritage and personal history, Selman investigates how stories, memories, and genealogies are often lost, particularly within marginalized communities.
600 Years of Migrant Mothers features a new series of monumental paintings, along with films, drawings, sound works, and research material, in which Selman traces six hundred years of female family lineage, giving a face to the women who have shaped her, but who often remain invisible. Drawing from her Roma heritage and personal history, Selman investigates how stories, memories, and genealogies are often lost, particularly within marginalized communities. Through an exploration of real and imagined maternal figures, her work raises questions about access to family history, power, and identity.
This project is curated by Arnisa Zeqo and is a collaboration between two Frisian art institutions: Kunsthuis SYB and Arcadia - Paradys.
13 June – 23 August, 2025
Thursday, Friday & Saturday 13.00 -17.00
Opening Kunsthuis SYB: 13 June 2025, 17.00 - 19.00
Read more about the exhibition on the Kunsthuis SYB website.