The Orphans of the VOC

Image from Geert Snoeijer

How do the Mestizos of Kisar, the Basters of South Africa and the Nanda aborigines of Australia look back on the arrival of the VOC, an event that would change the lives of their ancestors and themselves forever, four hundred years later. Stenen Hoofd from 1 April to 11 May Photo exhibition with audio: The Orphans of the VOC

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The Orphans of the VOC

Dates

Thu 24 Apr09:00 - 17:00

Fri 25 Apr09:00 - 17:00

Sat 26 Apr09:00 - 17:00

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Location

Het Stenen Hoofd

Westerdoksdijk 1

1013 AJ Amsterdam

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Photo exhibition with audio: The Orphans of the VOC

The arrival of the VOC changed the lives of the Griekwa, Nama, Koranna, and Basters of Southern Africa, the Mestizos of Indonesian Kisar, and the Nanda and Noongar aborigines of Western Australia forever. The effects of this are still tangible in their daily lives today.

For many, the traces of this human tragedy are etched in their souls. At the same time, they feel connected to the Netherlands through an invisible umbilical cord.

The Orphans of the VOC' is a series of portraits from a shared past. A past that would become decisive for the sense of identity of millions of people worldwide.

Geert Snoeijer portrayed and interviewed more than two hundred people in former VOC areas.

Stone Head from April 1st to May 11th

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