Dalilla Hermans

Closer to Our Colonial Inheritance

Closer to Our Colonial Inheritance is a series of poetic interventions by writers, poets and spoken word artists to accompany the exhibition Our Colonial Inheritance. Beyond Walls, Read My World & Wereldmuseum invited various writers to draw inspiration from an object or theme of their choice. During a live event, they shared their reflections in an intimate setting, followed by a conversation with those present. Their performances were captured in a series of short films.

Watch the short film of this performance below.

The future as a crown with Dalilla Hermans

“Our hair grows to the heavens for a reason, carry our future when it finally becomes our season.’’

For her performance in the Wereldmuseum, Dalilla was inspired by the stories behind the grains of rice enslaved people braided into their hair. A video about this can be seen in the exhibition Our Colonial Legacy.

Dalilla Hermans (b. 1986) is a journalist, writer, playwright and (podcast) host. She has made it her mission to discuss and address racism and discrimination. Her work focuses on storytelling, imagination and representation in the broadest sense.

Onze koloniale erfenis ingericht door kunstenaar Farida Sedoc en met soundscape van Myrtho. FOTO Rick Mandoeng