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This Cultural Mobility Webinar was organized by On the Move.
The conversation is in English with live transcription.
As part of its pluriannual program co-funded by the European Union, On the Move proposes Cultural Mobility Webinars to investigate international artistic and cultural mobility collectively. Together with partners, the network conceives these online sessions as knowledge-building and peer-to-peer exchange, strengthening training activities and inviting guest experts to share their lived experience and views in order to help us embrace different perspectives on key transversal topics such as democratic cultural participation, inclusive and accessible opportunities, fundamental rights, and more.
This Cultural Mobility Webinar focuses on the international circulation of Indigenous artists and the collective consideration of several key areas to provide a comprehensive understanding of the essential aspects of Indigenous arts professionals’ circumstances.
It appears necessary to enhance knowledge regarding the contemporary practices of Indigenous artists and to analyze the routes and destinations of their international mobility. This includes identifying the factors influencing destination choices, such as bilateral and multilateral cultural exchange programs and opportunities for international exploration, creation, learning, and connection.
The webinar delves into the nature of cultural exchanges and collaborations between Indigenous artists and their international counterparts. Panelists are invited to share their lived experiences and assess the impact of these exchanges on artistic practices and cultural preservation.
Additionally, the webinar sheds light on funding, grants, and market opportunities, as well as existing policies and strategies that either facilitate or hinder the international mobility of indigenous artists.
Panelists are also invited to explore how Indigenous artists maintain and express their cultural identity in international contexts and to evaluate the representation of Indigenous cultures in global art scenes, including the potential for misrepresentation or appropriation.
Schedule
Welcome Words
11:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2)
Panel discussion and exchange with participants
11:10-12:25 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2)
Moderator: Yohann Floch, director of operations (On the Move)
Panellists: Anchi Lin, visual artist (Atayal tribal name: Ciwas Tahos) currently based
between Taipei, Taiwan and Naarm/Melbourne, Australia
Martha Hincapié Charry, Colombian BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, people of color] artist, choreographer,
performer, and independent curator, based in Berlin
Lazarina Matuta, Visual Artist from Zambia
Conclusions and perspectives
12:25 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2)
Closure of the Mobility Webinar
12:30 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2)
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
About the Panelists
Martha Hincapié Charry
Martha Hincapié Charry is a Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) Colombian artist, decolonial curator, choreographer, performer, researcher. She has a MA in Art in Context at the University of the Arts, UdK Berlin, and a BA dance theatre and solo dance studies at the Folkwang University Essen under the direction of Pina Bausch. Hincapié Charry has been awarded the prestigious Pina Bausch Fellowship. She is also an ISPA global fellow and IETM Global Connector. Her work has been invited to festivals and venues in Europe, Asia, and the so-called Americas. She is artistic director of Plataforma/SurReal Berlin Festival. Her curatorial praxis reflects on (de)coloniality processes and forms of survival of artists migrating to Europe or engaging in geopolitical approaches of native peoples of the Abyayala. In 2021 and 2022 she was associate curator at Radialsystem Berlin. Hincapié Charry has unfolded several unlearning spaces focused on underrepresented BIPOC expressions. She facilitates a dialogue between continents with an ancestral wisdom perspective, embodying earth- and water- based native ontologies, while addressing topics such as climate chaos, ecocide, the human/more-than-human kinship, and the interplay between the visible and the invisible worlds, with an ecofeminist position.
Anchi Lin
Ciwas Tahos (Anchi Lin) is a visual artist from Taiwan working in performance, moving images, cyberspace, ceramics, and kinetic installation. She holds an MFA in New Media Art from Taipei National University of the Arts (Taiwan) and a BFA in Visual Art from Simon Fraser University (Canada). Recent exhibitions include Sharjah Biennial 16: to carry, Hawai‘i Triennial 2025: ALOHA NŌ, and 2024 BLEED at Arts House in Australia. Ciwas was awarded the Biannual Prize of the Pulima Art Award (Taiwan's Indigenous Contemporary Art Award) in 2023. Her project Pswagi Temahahoi was presented at Documenta 15 in collaboration with Wagiwagi Art Labs.
Lazarina Matuta
Lazarina Matuta is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist exploring indigenous identity through storytelling, symbolism, and layered materials. Born and raised in Zambia, she draws deeply from her heritage to investigate themes of identity, belonging, and ancestral knowledge. Her practice emerged with The Artist’s Collective (2017) and now spans exhibitions, murals, and international platforms. Motivated by a personal gap in ancestral knowledge, she researches oral traditions, myths, and folklore dating back centuries. Her work serves as a vessel for reimagining heritage, preserving narratives and fostering cross-cultural dialogue through contemporary visual language. Her work has been recognized with the Cynthia Zukas Young Artist Award (2020), FNB Visual Arts Award (2024), and ABSA L’atelier (2024).
On the Move
On the Move is the international information network dedicated to artistic and cultural mobility, gathering 85 members registered in 31 countries. Since 2002, On the Move provides regular, updated and free information on mobility opportunities, conditions and related funding and advocates for the value of cultural mobility. Co-funded by the European Union, On the Move implements an ambitious multi-annual programme to build the capacities of local, regional, national, European and international stakeholders for the sustainable development of our cultural ecosystems. Visit the On the Move website here.
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