(Re)membering the riots in Afrikaanderwijk in 1972
Cihad Caner is an artist whose work explores the politics of image-making and how images influence and are influenced by socio-political realities.
In his solo exhibition, Cihad examines a largely forgotten event in Dutch history: the 1972 riots in Rotterdam’s Afrikaanderwijk neighborhood, where guest workers were targeted. With the riots as a focal point, Cihad expands his exploration to include how the neighborhood was named in commemoration of the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, as well as the particular challenges of gentrification it faces today. This project explores the nature of memory—how we remember, how subjective experiences shape collective memory, and the role of reenactment in bringing the past into the present. More info