[BOOK BRUNCH] Unlearning Routines of the Impossible
Selection of the Month: Unlearning Routines of the Impossible (2025)
by Annette Krauss with contributions from Feminist Search Tools working group, Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide, Nancy Jouwe, KUNCI Study Forum & Collective, and Ferdiansyah Thajib. Published by Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons and Minor Compositions/Autonomedia, and co-edited by Krauss and Janine Armin.
A Sunday Morning Full of Nourishment for the Body and Mind
What better way to start your Sunday than with a good book at the breakfast table?
What to Expect?
"The book begins with the question: What are the struggles, entanglements, and joys of practicing unlearning in predominantly Western contexts? It responds to this question through revisiting the artistic research projects Sites for Unlearning, (co-) initiated by the artist. The sites are experimental gatherings where the aim is to collaboratively unlearn dominant forms of thinking and doing, and the affective production of impossibilities within institutions in order to intervene in social injustices. The publication weaves together artistic projects, invited essays, collective conversations, and scenes, creating a scaffolding—a support structure—for practicing unlearning."
During this Sunday morning, we will dive deeper into this publications that has particularly inspired. In the meantime, we’ll enjoy a fresh, local brunch buffet, prepared by the chefs at The Eatery, Timelab’s new lunch café.
We want to share the joy of reading and thinking together — exchanging ideas, agreeing, and perhaps also disagreeing on the insights we gather. Everyone is welcome to join the conversation and bring their unique perspective to the table. You certainly don’t need to be an expert.
The texts we explore are written in English, and that will be the language for our discussion. However, feel free to contribute in other languages — we’ll start from a shared reference point and explore new directions together.
Practical Info
- Date: August 10, 2025
- Time: 9:30 - 12:00
- Location: Timelab, Kogelstraat 34, 9000 Ghent
- Registration: Required
- Fee: €50 (included buffet)
- Language: English (other languages are welcome)
Let us know if you have any dietary needs.
Who is it for?
This session is for anyone interested in gaining awareness of our dominant ways of thinking and doing, shaped by Western contexts. Together, we’ll reflect on these patterns and, with the help of this book, work collaboratively toward unlearning them. Whether you're a facilitator, coach, teacher, designer, or artist—we're all shaped by our surroundings, and this is a powerful call for the nevessity to unlearn!
We look forward to reading, eating, and thinking together!
Sign up
We only have a limited number of spots! Sign up in time.
Questions? Feel free to reach out to us at team@timelab.org.
Can't wait ?
You can already have a sneak into the "sister publication" Unlearning Exercises: Art Organizations as Sites for Unlearning (2018) from where Unlearning Routines of the Impossible (2025) derrived.
Timelab Academy
This event is part of our public program, shaped by the ongoing journey of Timelab Academy. Curious to see where it leads next? Come join us for more moments like this!
[LECTURE] 29th of May - Conversations for Deeper Understanding with Caitlin Walker
[EXCURSION] 19th of June - Towards Reciprocal Ways of Working - Field Trip to Aalst
[WORKSHOP] 25th of June - Shaping Relations Otherwise - by Josina Vink
[DEBATE] 26th of June - Facilitating the Unknown with Philippe Vandenbroeck, ConstructLab, City Mine(d)
[BOOK BRUNCH] 10th of August - "Unlearning Routines of the Impossible" (2025)
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