Jitdam Kapeel *
looking at the past - to understand the present - in order to face the future
April 2, 2022, 10am-10pm
April 3, 2022, 10am-8pm
April 4, 2022, 10am-7pm
in the Boats of Oceania Hall (Oceania: People and Sea)
Humboldt Forum, Schlossplatz, 1078 Berlin
The project is a cooperation between the College of the Marshall Islands, the Ethnological Museum Berlin, the Humboldt Forum and the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin
Jitdam Kapeel* is about sharing island wisdom. In Marshallese, this proverb roughly translates to seeking knowledge or understanding is key to fostering sustainability and wisdom; start local, think global! With these words we line out the interaction with the artifacts collected in Germany's museums and their knowledge transfer.
Together and with different perspectives and interests, Marshallese and Berlin students present performances, models and installations as a kind of impartial transfer of knowledge from a former German colony and back again. At the same time, artifacts that have long been kept in local collections are being presented to the descendants of those who gave them up for the first time in more than a hundred years.
During the weekend of April 2nd, 3rd and 4th, in the HumboldtForum's Oceanic Boat Hall, directly in front of the Marshallese Canoe, a variety of events will be happening, including a live Broadcast live from the College of the Marshall Islands on Sunday morning at 10:30am (8:30pm Majuro Time)
Participation and contributions by (alphabetical)
Junior Albert, Fadi Aljabour, Benjamin Bathery, Desmond Narain Doulatram, Katya Elizarova, Serlynda Fernie, Abie Franklin, Sandy George, Rosemerllyn Hazzard, Takjo Jack, Alexis Jacob, Stacy James, Tisha James, Nicholas Jibas, Marien Jonathan, Yunsun Kim, Chia-Liang Lai, Ran Laibwij, Jeremy Laiso, Larisa Lalita, Wine A. Lami, Kittian Lautrok, Bius Levai, Yoanne Lokboj, Hami Mehr, Charles Melong, Ronica Nelson, Paul Ohnesorgen, O'mela Baby Patrick, Lara Rocho, Chris Sebastian, Manuel Strube, Danielson Tawoj, Christina Timothy, Ivar Veermäe, a.o.
Coordination of the project (alphabetically):
Hannes Brunner, professor of sculpture, Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin, artist and initiator of MI_CC (together with Viviana and Mark Uriona)
Dorothea Deterts, curator of the Oceania Collection, Ethnological Museum Berlin
Meitaka Kendall-Lekka, Guest-Professor at the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin and Chairperson at the College of the Marshall Islands
Gina Knapp, curator for visual anthropology at the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin
Jan Linders, Head of Program / Events Humboldt
Julia Schreiner, Head of Program / Events HumboldtForum
Vasemaca Savu, Dean of the College of the Marshall Islands
Contact: mi-cc.de