2011
Monument to Humanity - Helping Hands, PiST///, Istanbul, TR
To the other end, 'Global villaging', Onomatopee, Eindhoven, NL
2010
Model Citizens, Afropolis. City, media, art, Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, Cologne, DE
Model Citizens, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Berlin, DE
Where opinions meet, Cultureel initiative Wei, Eindhoven, NL
My country is the world, I hear a new world, RC de ruimte, IJmuiden, NL
Paraíso Ocupado-research, 29a Bienal de SP&Teatro Arena&CAPACETE, Sao Paulo, BR
Model Citizens-Continuum, Schunck, Heerlen,NL
Imagine Anything, de overslag, Eindhoven,NL
2009
Uitspraakronde, VHDG, Leeuwarden, NL
Model Citizens, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam, NL
Your home is in our hands, Schindler House, Makcenter, Los Angeles, US
Model Citizens, the Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, EG
2008
My Nation's Star, 'Nieuw cultureel burgerschap', Stichting Interart, Utrecht, NL
"Die weltmeisterschaft ist ganz vorbei", Iltisbunker, Cultural weeks, Kiel, DE
Celebrate Diversity, De Overslag, Eindhoven, NL
Imagine Anything, YYZ, Toronto, CA
De Overslag 2006-2007, De Overslag, Eindhoven, NL
2007
Iceland best place to live, presentation in Sim House, Reykjavik, IS
Hitchhiking to Transylvania, Teatru 74, Targu Mures, RO
Sell and Cash, Morisena, Targu Mures, RO
100 % Natural, Triangle workshop, Shatana, JO
In memory of protest, Conlang, Performancelab & Extrapool, Nijmegen, NL
Signlanguage, infocenter Noord-Zuidlijn, Amsterdam, NL
Signlanguage, Spui 1, AFK, Amsterdam, NL
2006
Sum of Countless Dialogues, CBK ’s Hertogenbosch, NL
Cell No.2, De Appel & Amsterdam Underground Festival, Amsterdam, NL
Sign to Eutopia, Sign, Groningen, NL
My home is your castle, neighbourhood ‘De Held’, Groningen, NL
Interfacing space, De Overslag, Eindhoven, NL
Bartstore, Rotterdam, NL
2005
Cell No.1, de Roode Bioscoop, Amsterdam, NL
De subjectiviteit van goedheid, Kunsthuis Syb, Beesterzwaag, NL
Videoskoop, Sign & P///AKT & Noorderzon Festival, NL
I'll come back as a bird, Stadsgallerij, Heerlen, NL
Basis, Artis, 's Hertogenbosch, NL
2004
Kortsluiting, Arteffects, Arnhem, NL
Hello Hero, Over het Ij festival, Amsterdam, NL
Collage, NDSM, Amsterdam, NL
She shows, Mama Cash Artprizes, Imagine IC, Amsterdam, NL
2003
Down Under, Grote Markt, Groningen, NL
Interface, het Gasthuis, Amsterdam, NL
Initiatives
2007
Wolkom yn it Heitelân, a Public Interface production, Buro Leeuwarden, NL
2006
Sign to Eutopia, residency project, Sign, Groningen, NL
Residencies
2011
PiST/// residency program, Fonds BKVB, Istanbul, TR
2010
Capacete residency program, Fonds BKVB, Rio de Janeiro, BR
2009
Iaska residency program, Lake Grace, AUS
Mak Center Artists and Architects in residence program at the Mackey apartments, Los Angeles, VS
2008
The Townhouse Gallery, Fonds BKVB residency, Cairo, EG
2007
Sim House, Reykjavik, IS
2005
De subjectiviteit van Goedheid, Kunsthuis Syb, Beesterzwaag, NL
Basis, Artis, 's Hertogenbosh, NL
2004
Kortsluiting, Arteffect, arnhem, NL
Commisions and sketch
assignments
2010
Case study 'Bouwstrijd', het instituut, Zwolle
Skech assignment 'Het goede doel bij de put', Skorl, Leeuwarden
2006
Sum of Countless Dialogues, Provence of Brabant, NL
Signlanguage, AFK, Amsterdam, NL
Workshops and
presentations
2011
Presentation about 'Die politischen kinderkrippe' at symposium 'What Project Will Art And Politics Share?', W139, NL
Presentation about our work at at Academy of popculture, Leeuwarden, NL
Presentation about our work at Pist///, Istanbul, TR
Presentation about our work at TOPOS, architectuurcentrum Maastricht, NL
Presentation about our work at Artez artacademy, Zwolle, NL
2010
Presentation at seminar, 'Redevelopment Visions of Downtown Cairo’, Cairo university, EG
Presentation at Symposium, 'Cairo: Resilience - City as Personal Practice', Cairo, EG
Presentation and panel discussion, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Berlin, DE
Presentation about Your home is in our hands at Kom je ook 6 – Oops, Mediamatic, Amsterdam, NL
Presentation about Paraíso Ocupado for 29th Bienal de Sao-Paulo, Capacete, Sao Paulo, BR
Presentation at Terrra Escola, Mezanino da Funarte, Rio de Janeiro, BR
Presentation about our work for 29th Bienal de Sao-Paulo, Capacete, Sao Paulo, BR
Presentation at at Sergio Porto / Capacete, Rio de Janeiro, BR
Presentation at Academy of Architecture and Design, Tilburg, NL
Presentation/debate at Schunck Glaspaleis, Heerlen, NL
Presentation/debate at Frisian museum, Leeuwarden, NL
Presentation at Casa da Denise, Capacete, Rio de Janeiro, BR
2009
Presentation at Lake Grace artists group, Lake Grace, AUS
Presentation at FondsBKVB, Amsterdam, NL
Presentation at IAFF, Reimagining the city, De Balie, Amsterdam, NL
Presentation at Utrecht Manifest, Biennial for Social Design, Central Museum, Utrecht, NL
Presentation at the Farmlab Public Salon Series, Los Angeles, US
Exhibition tours, 'Cairo Residency Symposium', the Townhouse Gallery and Fonds BKVB, Cairo, EG
2008
Presentation, 'research based art' Radius Conference, Salzau, DE
Presentation at Resartis, ‘Artists in Dialogue,’ Amsterdam, NL
The Townhouse Gallery, artist talk, Cairo, EG
2007
Wolkom yn it Heitelân, moderating think-tank, Buro Leeuwarden, NL
Hitchhiking to Transylvania, Morisena, Taru Mures, RO
Shatana Workshop, Shatana, JO
Shatana Workshop, animation workshop, Shatana, JO
2006
Hello world, symposium CBK ’s Hertogenbosch, NL
Signlanguage, screening Hogeschool van Amsterdam, NL
Kunst en Complex, artist talk, Rotterdam, NL
Interfacing space, educationprogram, Eindhoven NL
2005
Resonance, educationprogram, Montevideo, Amsterdam, NL
Reviews
2011
Article, ‘Sanatçıların Perspektifinden Kamusal Alan’, magazine ''Ekopolitk Gündem'', TR
Radio item, Talking about Helping Hands project, Açık Radyo, Istanbul, TR
Article, ‘Dutch artists leave hand sculptures’, Hurriyet Daily News, TR
Article, ‘Hollandalı Turistler El Figürlerini Anlattı’, Kars Manset, TR
Television item,’ Türkiye’nin elleri Kars’ta’, Serhat Haber TV, TR
Article, ‘2 Hollandalı'dan, 'İnsanlık Anıtı'nın yıkımına ilginç protesto’, Radikal, TR
Article, ‘Hollandalıların 'El' eylemi İstanbul'da sürdü’, Radikal, TR
Article, ‘Ucube heykeline turist tepkisi’, Haber Anya, TR
Article, ‘Turistlerin Ucubenin önünde Çirkin Protestosu’, Birikim, TR
Article, ‘Turistlerin çirkin protestosu’, Gazete Kars, TR
Article, ‘Turistler el figürlerini anlattı’, Gazete Kars, TR
Article, ‘Ucube'nin Yerine Figüratif Heykel’, Haberler, TR
Article, ‘Hollandalılar, İstanbul'da da El Arabasında El Heykeli Gezdirmiş’, Son Dakika,TR
Article, ‘Hollandalıları 'Ucube'deki El Heykeli Etkilemiş’, Son Dakika, TR
Article, ‘’İnsanlık Anıtı’ için ilginç protesto’, Focus Haber, TR
Article, ‘Hollandalı’lar İnsanlık Anıtı’nın yıkımını protesto ediyorlar’, Ermeni Haber Ajansi, TR
Article, 'Yıkılan Anıtın Yerine - Yardımcı eller’, Agos, TR
Article, 'İnsanlık Anıtı'na el verdiler’, Cumhuriyet, TR
Web-Article, “Denkmal der Menschlichkeit” wird zu neuem Leben erweckt’, Deutsch-tuerkische-nachrichten, TR
Article, Two artists create alternative ‘Monument to Humanity’, Hurriyet daily news, TR
Web-Article, 'Artists in residence Rio de Janeiro', Metropolism, NL
Web-article, 'De flirt met het vreemde', Tubelight, NL
Web-article, 'Dus dan ga je maar kamperen in W139?', Metropolis M, NL
Article, 'Allegories of Good and Bad Government: Toekomst@W139', Kunstbeeld, NL
Web-Article, 'Artists in residence Rio de Janeiro', Metropolism, NL
2010
Web-Article, 'Barra's forgotten skyscraper', the Rio Times, BR
Article, ‘My country is the world!’, RC de ruimte, IJmuiden, NL
Article, 'O esqueleto sai do armário', Destak Barra da Tijuca, BR
Article, 'Torre de Memórias', Folha de São Paulo, BR
Web-Article, forum permanente, BR
2009
Web-Article, D/visible magazine, Los Angeles, NL
Article, 'Kunstenaars geschokt door racisme Vrijheidswijk', Leeuwarden Courant, NL
Article, 'Een Egyptisch poppenhuis van armoede', NRC handelsblad, NL
Article, 'MAK Center artists create mobile McMansion in Victorville', LAtimes, Los Angeles, US
Article, 'Mcmansion is coming', Daily press, Victorville, US
Article, 'Negotiations with the place', Al-Shorouk, Cairo, EG
Article, 'Cittadini Modello', Incontro magazine, IT
Article, 'Antikhana residents see its past and plan its future through “Model Citizens”', Al-Badil, Cairo, EG
Article, 'Le vieux quartier Antikhana en miniature', Le Progres Egyptien, Cairo, EG
Article, 'Model Citizens', Magaz, Cairo, EG
Article, 'An alternative Cairo reality crafted by its people', Daily News Egypt, Cairo, EG
Article, 'It's a small world', Egypt today, Cairo, EG
2008
Article, ‘Peinzen bij presentatie in De Overslag’, ED, Eindhoven, NL
Article, ‘Model citizens’ in Metropolis, US
Web-Article,’When artists talk’, NOWToronto Magazine, CA
Web-Article, ‘Gallery Guide':I_wanna_see_you’, Spacing Toronto, CA
Article, ‘Speaking through walls’, De Kantlijn, NL
2007
Article, ‘Buro Leeuwarden Denktank voor Migratiepolitiek’, Leeuwarder Courant, NL
Radio, Interview Omrop Fryslân, NL
Radio, Interview Mercurius, Leeuwarden, NL
Article, ‘Naar zee’, Twist, Creatieve Index van Groningen, NL
Web-Article, ‘Shatana workshop’, Universes in Universe, Jordan
Radio, Interview radio Gelderland, NL
Radio, Interview radio Gelderland, NL
Television, Item about Signlanguage, AT5, Amsterdam, NL
2006
Article,’Ruimtelijke niveaus van witheid’, De Kantlijn,NL
Article, ‘Het Groningse alternatief’, Tubelight, NL
Article ‘Interfacing space’, Eindhovens Dagblad, NL
2005
Article, 'De subjectiviteit van goedheid', Leeuwarder Courant, NL
Article, 'De subjectiviteit van goedheid', Friesch Dagblad, NL
Article 'Finissage Basis', Brabants Dagblad, NL
2004
Television, item about Hello Hero, AT5, Amsterdam, NL
Article, 'Maandags gesloten', de Volkskrant, NL
Television, 'Polshoogte', TV-Noord Holland, NL
Publications
2011
Global Villaging, 'Stories of Cosmopolite Anthropologists', Onomatopee, Eindhoven, NL
2010
Grid#02, 'Bouwstrijd', het instituut, Amsterdam, NL
Afropolis, City, media, art, Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, Cologne, DE
hOUTSKOOL, Atelier#2, artzine, Utrecht, NL
MIM Report 2010, Model Citizens, Maastricht, NL
Model Citizens - Continuum, Schunck, Heerlen, NL
2009
Zicht op Zalmhaven, Reading the city, Esmé Valk, Rotterdam, NL
Artist Residences Around the World, Someone's Garden, Tokyo, JP
On Residencies, publication of Cairo Residency Symposium, Townhouse Gallery, EG
2008
I_wanna_see_you, publication of exchange project, Overslag, NL, YYZ, CA
Shatana Workshop 2007, publication of 100 % Natural, Shatana, JO
De Overslag 2006-2007, publication of Interfacing Space, Eindhoven, NL
2007
Hello world, Report Conference, CBK ‘s Hertogenbosch, NL
2006
Met stip, Catalogue Fonds BKVB
2004
Uitgelicht, Catalogue Fonds BKVB
She shows, catalogue Mama Cash Artprizes
2000
Cum Laude 2, Nieuwspoort, Den Haag, NL
Grants / Prizes
2010
Travelgrant 'Future Cairo tours', Netherlands Embassy of Egypt
2008
Projectgrant 'Model Citizens', Netherlands Embassy of Egypt
Projectgrant 'Model Citizens', Fonds BKVB
Projectgrant 'Model Citizens', Hivos
2007
Grant Fonds BKVB (basisbeurs)
2006
Projectgrant 'Signlanguage', AFK, Amsterdam
Projectgrant 'Sign to Eutopia', VSB-fonds
Projectgrant 'Sign to Eutopia', Kunstraad Groningen
Projectgrant 'Sign to Eutopia', Ambassy of Austria
2003
Mama Cash Artprize for young female artists
Grant Fonds BKVB (startstipendium)
1999
SRTCA-prize (Shell), Amsterdam,NL
Other
2011
Coaching workshop, Publieke stad, HKU, Utrecht, NL
Experts at No-academy, year 2011, Amsterdam, NL
2010
Coaching workshop, het Buro, HKU, Utrecht, NL
Committee work for municipality of Leeuwarden, NL