FOMO FATALE

Line-up:

22.00 - 00.00 Iris Rijskamp      
00.00 - 01.00 Lionstorm (live)      
01.00 - 02.30 ZOBAYDA    
02.30 - 03.30 DJ Shahmaran

Iris Rijskamp (they/them)

Iris is a native of Den Bosch with a great passion for electronic music. There is not a moment when this forward-thinking DJ is not exploring new gems to play. This is reflected in Iris's sets, making them eclectic and refreshing every single time.   

LIONSTORM (live)

Lionstorm is a Dutch rap duo consisting of Vuige Muis and Skerrie Sterrie. Lionstorm is the first queer rap group in the Netherlands. Besides being musicians, Vuige and Skerrie are also photographers and fashion designers. Their image revolves around pop culture and the representation of homosexuality within it.    

ZOBAYDA (she/them)

Zobayda is an Egyptian transdisciplinary artist and DJ living between Rotterdam and Amsterdam. They are known for their live experiments and eclectic mixing style, drawing influences from Tabla, Gqom, Bass, and Ballroom.    

DJ Shahmaran (they/them)

Originating from occupied Kurdistan and the Netherlands, DJ Shahmaran has found their home in the Rotterdam queer scene with the queer collective KLAUW, and gigs at Club Raum, Draaimolen, and De School. From Breaks, Jungle, DnB, and high-paced electro with dirty baselines and queer vocal samples, to electronic music that combines Middle Eastern percussion with bass music, what is most crucial for DJ Shahmaran is the catharsis that electronic music offers: pathways for discovery and exploration; a way to express oneself without having to lay everything bare.    

Expo Blind Spots

During FOMO you can admire the exhibition 'Blind Spots' (curated by Lucia Femia). The artists involved are Amber Lotte Penders from Den Bosch, Esmina Merks and light artist Martin van Staveren.

In an era overshadowed by the formidable forces of the Capitalocene, hegemonic narratives escape our control, shaping our realities in to standardised liminal spaces.   
As Children of the In-between we look for corners, hidden spaces where we can escape from the unilateral illusions of borders and individuality. We look for symbiotic places where we can celebrate our hybrid nature. There we explore our multilayered natures. There the borders of lands disappear, as the borders of skin, self and gender.   
In the blind spots of the Capitalocene we play with animal, plant, and mineral, becoming companions of the Multispecies, feeding our incessant metamorphoses.

Amber Lotte Penders

Engaged in the exploration of connection and nostalgia, Amber Lotte’s work finds its roots in the realm of paradoxes. She shapes a neo-reality, a dimension perpetually present but rarely perceived.  
Amber Lotte’s creations boldly escape the confines of the white cube. Drawing inspiration from pre-existing images, Amber Lotte weaves intricate narratives. From existing images stories unfold… Stories that resonate with her personal experiences, her circle, and, intriguingly, with you, with us.

Esmina Merks

Preserving the uncanned.  
Esmina transmutes recollections into a visual record, ultimately into artefacts. These remnants of what once was and never will be again, highlight a constant urge to preserve and protect. A personal narrative that alludes to ideas of both safeguarding and sharing of this collective memory we call childhood.  
Driven by a need to remember and encapsulate, Esmina's art ensures that these memories are neither forgotten nor disregarded. Jewellery and hair serve as vessels, while toys act as gateways to the world of reminiscence. Fragmentations from her personal archive convert into a visual story, merging into recurring symbolism that conveys their importance.

Martin van Staveren

Martin brings his work ‘In Sideout’ to Den Bosch. In Sideout is a light sculpture that has nothing to hide. Constructed from cold industrial materials, it shows all sides of itself. But as the power and data begin to flow through its cables, it comes to life and shamelessly shows the beauty of its inner.