Movement, Sound, Object
AMA remix:lab at Schule des Sehens, JGU Mainz, 1st – 26th June 2026
Jacob-Welder-Weg 18, 55128 Mainz
Artists in Residence: Steloolive, Chilleaux, Ambrose
Opening hours – Come by, say hi, be part of the process
Tuesdays, 1-4pm; Thursdays, 1-4pm (except the Holiday on June 4th)
Events (open to the public, free entry):
June 2nd, 12-1pm: Opening Ceremony. Meet the artists, see their works and enjoy some snacks 🙂
June 3rd, 2-4pm: African Street Dance in Lagos and Berlin. A research presentation and Discussion with Bakar Abdul-Rashid Jeduah, Tom Simmert and Hauke Dorsch
June 10th, 2-4pm: Dance Workshop for Beginners with Ambrose (outdoors if there’s no rain)
June 11th, 13-13:30pm: Denkpause – Talk with the Curators and Artists
June 17th, 2-4pm: Sound Workshop with Chilleaux and Steloolive
June 17th, 4-5pm: Film Screening – “Conversations from the Past” with Adesola Oni
June 18th 4-5pm: Listening Session – “Spa Vol.1” with Chilleaux [at AMA Lounge, GFG]
June 24th, 4pm: DJ-Workshop (Afrobeats & Amapiano) with Tom Simmert
June 25th, 2pm: Rehearsels for the Closing Performance
June 26th, 7pm: Closing Performance by Steloolive, Chilleaux and Ambrose (outdoors if there’s no rain)
[More dates tba]
For the duration of June 2026, Schule des Sehens on JGU Campus Mainz will host the AMA:remix lab, where the three resident artists Steloolive (Ghana), Chilleaux (Nigeria), and Ambrose (Nigeria) work with materials from the African Music Archives. Drawing on their individual artistic approaches – spanning music-making, dance and choreography, and fashion – they translate sounds, movements, and objects into new artistic contexts, re-interpreting the archive as a living space of resonances. Through public workshops and performances, they invite JGU students, staff and other audiences to follow and shape this process together.
The AMA:remix lab is curated by Tom Simmert, Hauke Dorsch, Bakar Abdul-Rashid Jeduah and Tanja Labs; assisted by Til Kunzer, Miriam Nasr and Franziska Sonnen.
Financial support by Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space; Ernst-Wilhelm-Müller-Stiftung; Schule des Sehens and Georg Forster Forum.
