Joshua Serafin

Name: Joshua Serafin — Relics: An Eye Once Blind
Start: 2026-09-25T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-25T20:00:00+02:00
Location: De Vooruit

Relics: An Eye Once Blind

VIERNULVIER

Wed 23.09

20:00 - 21:00

De Vooruit, Gent

THEATERZAAL

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Thu 24.09

18:30 - 19:30

De Vooruit, Gent

THEATERZAAL

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Fri 25.09

19:00 - 20:00

De Vooruit, Gent

THEATERZAAL

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In search of what has been lost, what remains, and what can be reclaimed.

‘Relics: An Eye Once Blind’ is the striking first chapter of artist-in-residence Joshua Serafin’s ‘Lost Ancestors' series, where personal and colonial histories intertwine. Starting from their Japanese great-great-grandfather’s migration to the Philippines in 1903, Serafin traces forgotten family stories and the ruptures caused by migration and trauma.

Serafin is a resident artist at VIERNULVIER and is internationally renowned. Their work has been showcased at leading venues and festivals, including the Venice Biennale.

Triggerwarnings

Strobe lighting
Large sections of the show take place in darkness
Sudden and loud noises or sound sensitivity triggers (e.g. alarms, repetitive sounds,..)
Smoke effects are used

Part of

2026 - 27 | PODIUM

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Credits

Concept and performance: Joshua Serafin - Musicians: Gorkem Sen, fake moss/Pierre Bayet - AV design and operation: Henry Lai-Pyne - Soundtrack: klsr - Costume: innerraum - Commissioned by: the Rockbund Art Museum for Wan Hai Hotel