Belhuizen (call shops which in The Netherlands function also as internet cafes, phone repair shops, grocery stores, or hairdressers) are places where access to technology has been made possible through the practical acquisition of knowledge related to specific usages, as most shops are operated by diaspora members connecting community members from within and outside of Europe. For migrant populations in Rotterdam, they are points of entry to local internet infrastructure, which enables the pursuit of everyday life.

Today at #Salwa in #Amsterdam, @jules, Julia and I will join the launch of their programme, Internet Cafe, to talk about some of our ongoing research around belhuizen in Rotterdam:
https://salwa.nl/agenda/internet-cafe-exhibition-at-w139

And next week in #Varia in #Rotterdam on the 13th of July, @GIFmodel will join us to speak about her research on belhuizen in Rotterdam she published about in 2012:
https://varia.zone/en/rotterdam-belhuizen.html

Join if you're around!

With @varia

#opencall for migrants based in The Netherlands: #SALWA's #InternetCafé

SALWA’s Internet Café: Here, there, but they don’t want us anywhere

SALWA’s Internet Café is an invitation to Re-imagine the potential of a landscape that was created by the internet. Through our Open Call, creatives are invited to explore questions revolving the internet as a space, virtual, physical, or conceptual.

Four migrant artists living in the #Netherlands will be accepted for a three-month residency. Participants will be meeting to share literature, resources, stories and experiences in relation to the topic. Invited guest lecturers from the field of art and technology will give talks and workshops for deeper reflections. The residency will conclude with an exhibition.

Salwa's open call is inspired by the following question: "How did early internet infrastructures shape the experience of migrant communities?"

Deadline 12th of March

https://salwa.nl/oppurtunities/open-call-salwa-s-internet-cafe

https://salwa.nl/agenda/open-call-salwa-s-internet-cafe