Rotterdam | Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Join us for the first episode of OtherNetwork Conversations, where we visit Shimmer in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Shimmer is an exhibition space run with a studio-like mentality by artist Jason Hendrik Hansma and curator Eloise Sweetman, who invite Ruth Buchanan, director of Artspace Aotearoa in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland as their guest. Together we discuss the different approaches to founding a new art space versus inheriting one with a longstanding history, and the responsibilities a curator has to both artists and audiences.

Some links related to this episode:

https://shimmershimmer.org/

https://jasonhendrikhansma.com/

https://artspace-aotearoa.nz/

https://studio-ruthbuchanan.net/

https://maaikeschoorel.com/

https://othernetwork.io

OtherNetwork is a project initiated by Cookies together with ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen. This Conversations series is generously supported by Between Bridges.

Produced by Federico Martelli & Colin Keays

Hosted by Federico Martelli & Colin Keays

Sound Design, Editing and Production by Jack Bardwell.

Music by Jack Bardwell.

Graphic Identity by F451 Studio

OtherNetwork research team includes Abraham Tettey, Samantha Modisenyane, Camilo Quiroga, Camila Alegría, Matheus dos Reis.