Celebrate the finnissage of our exhibition and fundraiser with us!

ZAM Magazine and OpenArtExchange present the group exhibition Between Here and Now. This multidisciplinary exhibition explores the idea of the diaspora and the complex interplay between past, present, and future. 

We warmly invite you to join us for the finissage on Saturday 19 October from 15:00 to 17:00 at OpenArtExchange, Hoogstraat 85, Schiedam.

Celebrate the closing of this inspiring exhibition with an afternoon of art, music, and connection — featuring a DJ playing Caribbean tunes on vinyl.

If you couldn’t attend the opening, this is your chance to experience the works, meet and support the people from ZAM Magazine, and enjoy a relaxed, festive atmosphere.

About ZAM Magazine 

ZAM is a creative platform centred in Europe for African artists, writers, journalists, academics and free thinkers who grapple with the issues of our time. 

Their network of African thinkers and creatives are crafting the future. They’re breaking down boundaries and imagining a world beyond ‘us’ and ‘them’. ZAM brings their work to a wider audience in the Netherlands, Europe, Africa and the world. They invite people to listen to and experience these perspectives so that the urgent discussions of the day can be more sharply focused through a new lens. 

ZAM creates synergy between creatives from Africa, Europe and the diaspora by setting up partnerships across the continental divide. They publish the work of our creative community through the ZAM Magazine website and special print editions. They bring creatives together with their audiences through events like the ZAM Nelson Mandela Lecture and the Between Here and Now exhibition. 

Visit the ZAM Magazine website to learn more!  

Between Here and Now 

Between Here and Now features works by African contemporary artists from within and beyond the African diaspora. The “Now” refers to the current experiences of migration and connection, while also exploring how pasts and futures resonate in the present. Through a multidisciplinary visual journey, the exhibition investigates such as identity, migration, community, and imaginations of the future. Written for this occasion, poetry by Julia-Beth Harris will act as a connecting thread between the works, guiding visitors through the rich diversity of the stories presented. 

The exhibition features the works of artists: Anton Corbijn/Berend Strik, Casca, Clifford Charles, Patricia Kaersenhout, Patrick Musombwa, Rafiy Okefolahan, and Ruan Hoffmann. As well as the work of Heidi Thembeka Sincuba, titled Quantum Afterlife, exploring Afro-quantum thinking, created especially for this exhibition. Farren van Wyk will present Mixedness is My Mythology, a photographic series dealing with personal and collective identities within the diaspora. 

In addition to celebrating artistic expression, this exhibition also serves as a fundraising event for ZAM Magazine. Visitors will have a unique opportunity to discover the ZAM art collection, with works on sale alongside posters, books, and Glitching the Future merchandise. Proceeds from the ZAM shop will directly support ZAM’s ongoing work - enabling the platform to continue amplifying African creative voices, fostering dialogue across continents, and keeping vital, independent storytelling alive.

Cover image artworks credits: Heidi Thembeka Sincuba