Sandberg Instituut (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Designer: Yuri Veerman
Dimensions: 100 x 100 (headscarf)
Project Description
In reaction the populist, nationalistic politics that arose in the Netherlands during the 2010 Dutch national elections, this short clip presents a Dutch hymn sung in Moroccan, begging the question whether the singer changes the values of the song. The clip was launched a week prior to the elections on the website www.trotsopnederland.ma.
Accompanying the video is a headscarf, a common symbol for Islamic culture, displayed unfolded as an ordinary piece of fabric hung on the wall. In this context, does it still hold the same power to generate reaction from Dutch nationalists?
Sandberg Instituut (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Education offers the potential to continually look ahead, to pursue higher goals. It is by working together as a tight unit, like a Formula 1 team, that an educational institution can best harness the diversity of its students and race ahead. The activist model of the Sandberg Instituut plots a fantastic way forward, allowing room for trial and error and the possibility of mishap. The Sandberg Instituut’s educational model is one in which students can freefall like skydivers, not drawn down by ‘reality’, but given the space to envisage farreaching future visions. Reality remains in focus, but not oppressively, leaving plenty of room for interpretation. Art and design education should train people to think out social solutions creatively. This works best when students and teachers collaborate as a community.