Sat 17 October – Sun 25 October 2026
11:00–17:00
SCHADUWSOORTEN

During the Cultuurbarbaren festival from 17 to 25 October, you can follow the interactive workshop SCHADUWSOORTEN at RADIUS.

SCHADUWSOORTEN takes (almost) extinct species as its starting point, viewing them as traces of a world that no longer exists. Pick one of the large shadow puppets, and move through the exhibition space to temporarily revive these extinct animals and as such make their absence felt. The project dives into the ways we relate to forms of loss that cannot be undone. An extinct species is not only a reminder of what has been lost, but also a witness of the relationships, desires and power dynamics that have shaped our world. SCHADUWSOORTEN creates space to stay with the loss, without immediately translating it into a solution or a promise of hope. The loss is given a place as part of the world in which we live: as an absence, as a memory and as an awareness of what once was. In this way, loss does not become something we must rid ourselves of, but something we are learning to relate to anew.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION
⌀ The SCHADUWSOORTEN workshop can be completed at your own pace during RADIUS’s regular opening hours. Due to the opening of the new exhibition TENDING LOSS on 17 October, RADIUS will be open from 16:00 onwards on that date.
⌀ Admission: €3, parents can join for free.
⌀ Location: RADIUS, Kalverbos 20
⌀ Note that the location is not wheelchair accessible. Please get in contact with us to discuss alternative ways to allow your participation.