In this episode of the Framer Framed podcast, we go behind the scenes of the Amsterdam iteration of the exhibition Past Disquiet with its curators, Rasha Salti and Kristine Khouri. Together, they reflect on their decade-long research into politically engaged artists and the transnational solidarity movements of the 1960s to 1980s — from Chile to Palestine, from Nicaragua to South Africa — and their resonances in the Netherlands.
Rasha and Kristine speak about their curatorial methodology, the archival process, and the spatial design of the exhibition at Framer Framed. They discuss “museums in exile,” the role of murals, and the challenges of exhibiting stories that are often absent from official narratives. What emerges is a portrait of solidarity as both protest and collective world-making — anethos that carries powerful lessons for contemporary activism.
Kristine Khouri is a researcher with a background in Arabcultural history and art history. Her work focuses on the history of art circulation, exhibition, and archival practice in the Middle East and North Africa. She is a board member of the Arab Image Foundation in Beirut and has recently focused on the politics and ethics of digital archives.
Rasha Salti is a researcher, writer, and curator of art and film. She has curated internationally at MoMA, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, and the Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende, among others. She is currently the commissioning editor for La Lucarne at ArteFrance, a program dedicated to auteur documentaries.
