into the unfathomable pearl (tungo sa di-abot-diling perlas)

Fri., 23 June 2023
Free entry for all events
Please contact presse@hkw.de for press accreditation.

into the unfathomable pearl (tungo sa di-abot-diling perlas) is a long night of programming at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) centring queer ancestry, its historical absence, and the possibilities it opens for connection. The programme borrows its title from a line of HIYAS (GEMS), a work by Filipina poet Jaya Jacobo, that is now online on HKW's website. Building upon these thoughts, the night further grounds queerness by echoing the qualities of a pearl: a defence mechanism, a scar, a way of connecting the inner and outer, a precious form of beauty.

19:30
Birds of Paradise Can Fly
Joaquín La Habana in conversation with Eike Wittrock, accompanied by Rasiel Almanza Cairo (in English)
Mrinalini Mukherjee Hall

The talk Birds of Paradise Can Fly connects the work of drag elder Joaquin La Habana with a younger generation of gender non-conforming artists, creating lineages that transcend the limitations of space and time.

21:00
VOID – Joshua Serafin
Performance
15–45'
Forough Farrokhzad Garden

HKW’s building has long been known to many Berliners as the ‘pregnant oyster’—taking this into consideration, Joshua Serafin’s performance VOID premieres in Germany as a way of activating associations with this expectant mollusc.

22:00
Ladyboys United
Short film programme, with a conversation with Ragil Huda (in English)
Safi Faye Hall

The last part of the evening, a short film programme entitled Ladyboys United, opens up space to highlight the particularities of South East Asia queer sociality. Short films explore how fluid sociality disrupts heteronormative structures—from contemporary speculation on precolonial Babaylan shamans to norm-defying partnerships in Myanmar and a (neo)colonial camp take on the civilization of Siam.

Childcare with Programme

Fri, 23 June 2023, 16:00–21:00
Childcare
Free of charge
Register via education@hkw.de
Lili Elbe Garden

During into the unfathomable pearl (tungo sa di-abot-diling perlas) HKW offers free childcare with a creative programme. Inspired by the exhibition O Quilombismo educators play, create, imagine, and research together with visiting children while parents and caregivers explore the house just a few metres away. Childcare can be booked in advance; places are limited. Any free remaining places will be allocated on site.

O Quilombismo—A Walk Through the Exhibition with ...

A Walk Through the Exhibition with…
Working with light and sound, concepts or printed materials, various actors from the HKW team share their specific knowledge during walks through the exhibition and open up new perspectives on the works.
Admission: included in exhibition ticket
Meeting point: Counter in the Sylvia Wynter Foyer

Sat., 24 June 2023, 12:00
Guided tour with Jill Winder and Eric Otieno Sumba (Publication Practices), in English

Sun., 25 June 2023, 15:00
Guided tour with Lisa Xenia Ness and Felix Fuchs (Exhibition Practices), in German

Quilombismo Dialogues
Every Monday, alternately in English, German, Turkish, Spanish, Arabic, and Farsi, the Quilombismo Dialogues offer exhibition visitors the opportunity to exchange ideas with HKW mediators.

On Mondays, 15:00 & 17:00
With Alejandra Saavedra Hernández and Filiz Tütüncü Çağlar
Admission: included in exhibition ticket
Meeting point: Counter in the Sylvia Wynter Foyer

Quilombismo goes Kiez
Venue: Die REMISE – Anti-racist archive on the schoolyard of Nürtingen Elementary School, Mariannenplatz 28, Berlin
Free entry
Visits and tours can be arranged by appointment via education@hkw.de.

Pupils from Nürtingen Grundschule have developed their own exhibition in response to the exhibition O Quilombismo, which they are presenting to the public at REMISE, the school’s archive critical of racism. After the opening with the participating pupils, the exhibition will be shown until 30 June 2023.

Sat., 24 June 2023, 15:00–16:30
Interactive Guided Tour with the Siribox
In English and German
Free admission, please register via education@hkw.de
Meeting point: Counter in the Sylvia Wynter Foyer

The Siribox consists of experiments and instructions for visitors to playfully engage with works of the exhibition. Visitors are invited to embark on an interactive guided tour with members of the Shadow Museum in order to experiment and discover hidden aspects of artworks together.

Mato seco em chamas (Dry Ground Burning)

Wed., 21 June 2023, 20:00
Mato seco em chamas (Dry Ground Burning)
Film
Adirley Queirós and Joana Pimenta, Brazil/Portugal, 2022, 153', Brazilian Portuguese with English subtitles
Tickets 5 €, reduced 3 €
Safi Faye Hall

Barely out of prison, Léa returns to Sol Nascente in Brasília, one of the largest favelas in Latin America. She joins her sister Chitara, who, together with her all-woman gang, steals oil from underground pipelines, refining it and selling it to a secret network of motorcyclists. Depicting protests, singing, and dancing at the real locations, but always under the strong influence of genre cinema, Mato seco em chamas is a post-apocalyptic film that artfully weaves its way between science fiction, heist film, and queer western.

Visit Information

Due to the Special Olympics 2023, there are currently road closures around HKW. But the way to HKW is fully accessible via public transport—S-Bahn (Hauptbahnhof) and U-Bahn (Bundestag)—and of course via bike or on foot.

Opening Times
Wed.–Mon. 12:00–19:00
Extended opening hours during evening programmes.

Free admission on Mondays and on every first Sunday of the month (Museumssonntag Berlin).

Childcare with programme
HKW offers free childcare for many of its programmes. For further information visit hkw.de

Current information about visiting and accessibility.

Weltwirtschaft Restaurant is open daily, from 12:00–00:00 on weekdays and 10:00–00:00 on weekends.

Contact

­Jan Trautmann

Pressesprecher
Lead Communications Officer
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW)
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
10557 Berlin

T: + 49 (0) 30 397 87 157
presse@hkw.de