U nukuch che’ilo’ob chiicho’ob yéetel noolo’ob
Spore hosts
Save the Date
Beyond Earthmoving
Cultures of and against extractivism in Macedonias, Kurdistans, and Armenias.
31. January 2026
13.00-18.00
13.00-18.00
Save the Date
For free
For Youths and Adults
in English
A day-long event consisting of three sessions: a book presentation, a film screening, and a panel discussion.
Extractivism, the large-scale exploitation of colonized lands and their inhabitants, has long depended on cultural production to support and legitimize its patriarchal, racial and capitalist logics. However, what role can culture play in challenging extractivism today, especially in regions where colonial histories remain underacknowledged and yet continue to shape environmental and social realities?
Using Eray Çaylı's new book Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan as a starting point, this event will examine these questions from the interconnected—and sometimes overlapping—perspectives of the colonialities of Macedonia, Kurdistan, and Armenia. Beyond Earthmoving brings together cultural producers, including artists, architects, curators, and theorists, who engage in collaborative work across these regions.
Aiming to foster solidarities across different contexts and between coercively disentangled geographies, this event welcomes anyone interested in the environmental politics of (de)coloniality and the role of culture in shaping socially and environmentally just futures, especially beyond more widely explored contexts like the Americas and Australasia.
Full programme:
13 – 14:15: Introductory remarks and Earthmoving book launch with Eray Çaylı in conversation with Rosa Hêlin Burç
14:30 – 16: Film screening and discussion with Cengiz Tekin, Rezzan Gümgüm, Hristina Ivanoska, and Theo Issaias (Moderator: Eray Çaylı)
16:15 – 18: Roundtable and forum with Dicle Beştaş, Cengiz Tekin & Erkan Özgen (Loading), Yane Calovski & Hristina Ivanoska (Press to Exit), Theo Issaias (Fatura), Rezzan Gümgüm (Rê kolektif) (Moderator: Eray Çaylı)
