MEET NDSM ARTIST IN RESIDENCE MAKSUD ALI MONDAL

Maksud Ali Mondal (IN/NL) explores how natural processes such as growth, decay and transformation shape the way we see the world. Driven by a critical interest in ecological and socio-political issues, Ali Mondal examines how people and other life forms live together, and how ideas about purity, exclusion and control determine our relationship with our surroundings. He often works with living materials and micro-organisms. His work invites us to pause and consider processes that often remain invisible, yet are inseparable from the world we live in. Ali Mondal recently completed a two-year residency at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. He lives and works between India and the Netherlands.

The NDSM Artist in Residence is an initiative of Stichting NDSM-werf that bridges the industrial past of the shipyard and today’s creative maker culture. The programme gives emerging artists the space to experiment, conduct research and develop ambitious, large-scale projects connected to the site. During a three-month residency, Ali Mondal is exploring what the history, scale and character of the NDSM shipyard could mean for a new, site-specific artwork. The residency offers space to develop ideas, investigate materials and enter into dialogue with the surroundings.

From 5.30pm you are welcome in Maksud Ali Mondal’s studio, which will be open all evening for a look behind the scenes, a drink and the chance to put questions to the artist. At 6.30pm, Maksud will briefly talk about his practice and research, with room for questions and exchange.

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The NDSM Artist in Residence is made possible with the support of the Van Bijleveltstichting and the Cultuurfonds.

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