This year, the Dutch Open Air Museum is showcasing the exhibition “Anton de Kom – writer, fighter, pioneer”. Anton de Kom (1898 – 1945), born in Suriname, was an anti-colonial thinker, writer, poet, human rights activist, and resistance fighter.

Since 2020, there has been a window dedicated to Anton de Kom in the Canon of the Netherlands. In this co-creation with Surinamese artist Ken Doorson, we present Anton de Kom and his ideology to a wide audience. The exhibition covers various themes, and the specially created artwork ‘Papa de Kom’ is part of it. With this, we demonstrate that De Kom’s struggle remains relevant today.

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KlevR casted, recorded and produced the audio stories accompanying this exhibition in Dutch, English and Sranan Tongo + designed soundscapes for various installations.