HONEY KRAIWEE




Infrastructures of Solidarity I: The Aesthetics of Mutuality
Friday 9th October 2026, 16:30-18:00
Moderator: Honey Kraiwee (Kunstinstituut Melly)
Participants: Francisco Rubio (La Fundició), Gerardo Contreras (Biquini Wax ESP / Dam Dam), Fajar Abadi (Gelanggang Olah Rasa), Eliyah Messayer (All all all), Hedda Grevle (Podium), Jet Pascua (Small Projects)
Language: English

Solidarity isn't proportional to distance. The talk brings together independent collectives and spaces from the local scene, from the Nordic region, and from Southeast Asia, places separated by real geography that still build networks of collaboration across them. At a moment when borders are hardening rather than opening, the talk asks how these moments and forms of togetherness end up strengthening networks of collaboration and artistic friendship instead. That distance closes fastest around a table, shared meals, shared housing, shared land, all point to value produced through people cooking for each other and tending the same plot. The talk asks what happens when those practices enter a fair, and how they form transnational solidarity and networks of collaboration.

This conversation is part of Polar and Tropic, Swab's curated program connecting artistic scenes from Northern Europe and the Southeast Pacific.

Listen to the conversation here.




Photos by Marc Medina