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Overlooked stories from fringes and margins
Overlooked Stories from Fringes and Margins
Which stories hold value when a place changes? How can stories that matter to a city be preserved?
On this online listening platform, you’ll hear voices and stories that are often overlooked - stories that deserve to be remembered. From hidden histories that give voice to the legacy of NDSM, to music and podcasts from Afaina de Jong’s archive that bring feminist and underrepresented perspectives on urban development and music rooted in the diaspora to the forefront. Jesper Buursink and Fouad Lakbir from Stratenmakers Audiocollectief have captured the personal stories of people connected to the NDSM wharf: from former workers and migrant laborers to pioneering artists and creatives who have shaped the area in many different ways.
kinship library
Kinship Library is a living archive. In Afaina de Jong’s architectural installation, oral histories about the city - and specifically about NDSM - come to life. She invites visitors to listen intuitively to voices and sounds from different perspectives, corners, and hidden spaces. The installation is on show until November 2nd, 2025. All stories can be listened to digitally, on this website, for an extended period.
SHARE YOUR
OWN STORY
Do you have a special memory of NDSM that you’d like to share?
Become part of this growing and living archive by sharing your own
NDSM story or memory in text and images.