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Off the Map at De Richel, Amsterdam

With music from Ukrainian born Alex Tugushin about borders that turn into battlefields and documentary photographer Rachel Corner on trees that foreshadow and facilitate colonization. Further: graphic designer Floor Koomen on Nutopia, journalist Jorie Horsthuis on Hormuz and a quiz by researcher Suzanne Hendriks.

Suzanne Hendriks | 10 May 2026

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Off the Map #2 at AINSI

With writer Philip Dröge about Moresnet, a musical experiment by Daan Soenens and his band, some nutopian imagining by graphic designer Floor Koomen and journalist Jorie Horsthuis about her visit to the Strait of Hormuz. And as always, a nerdy quiz by researcher Suzanne Hendriks.

Suzanne Hendriks | 15 Apr 2026

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Off the Map at LUX Nijmegen

On March 24th, we were at LUX Nijmegen. With a mini-lecture by border professor Henk van Houtum and music by harpist Jareach Gilula. Journalist Jorie Horsthuis talked about Nagorno-Karabakh and graphic designer Floor Koomen had a presentation about how geopolitics sometimes play out on the square centimeter. And of course, there was a nerdy quiz by researcher Suzanne Hendriks with some legit flag waving.

Suzanne Hendriks | 30 Mar 2026

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On the Move

Walking through art museum Fenix (Rotterdam, the Netherlands), you get the feeling that moving around is the prime human condition. Five favourites by De Facto’s Suzanne Hendriks.

Suzanne Hendriks | 29 Dec 2025

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Vlieland filmfestival

Who is going on a trip with us? Off the Map is teaming up with Podium Vlieland, the cutest filmtheater on the island Vlieland, in the north of the Netherlands to organize a film-weekend on February 20-22, 2026. Through films, we will travel to unrecognized countries, micronations, disputed border areas, and other geographical oddities. And beyond the news and geopolitics, we explore wondrous places and captivating human stories.

De Facto | 3 Dec 2025

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Off the Map at AINSI, Maastricht

De Facto was never closer to the Dutch border as at theater AINSI, Maastricht. With a mini-lecture by border professor Henk van Houtum, dance by Limburg performers Zoë Greten and Bo Jacobs. And: journalist Jorie Horsthuis about Nagorno-Karabakh, graphic designer Floor Koomen about fake islands in the South-China Sea and researcher Suzanne Hendriks with an exhilarating quiz.

Suzanne Hendriks | 24 Nov 2025

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Borders As Living Forces

Through the Prism of Borders invites the reader to reflect on the complexity of borderlands and how they might be reimagined. The artwork is showcased in a traveling exhibition which opened this weekend in Bolzano, Italy.

Jorie Horsthuis | 19 Nov 2025

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Across the Border

What a ride! Our series of film nights about borders in Deventer (NL) has come to an end. Thanks to our guests Abed Al-Qadr Al-Attar, Karel Smouter, Lidija Zelovic, Romy van Baarsen and Reber Dosky.

De Facto | 9 Sep 2025

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Celebration of Kurdish Cinema

The Amsterdam Kurdish Film Festival (AKFF) showcases films that capture the diversity of Kurdish voices, stories and dreams, and provides a platform for Kurdish filmmakers. From 9-11 May in the Ketelhuis, Amsterdam.

De Facto | 24 Apr 2025

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Phantom Islands

In Isle of Seven Cities, visual artist and filmmaker Stéphanie Roland explores geographical fictions: islands which have been mentioned on maps, but never existed in reality.

Jorie Horsthuis | 17 Dec 2024

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Score!

Ten years ago, Conifa started organising the world championship football for unrecognized countries. Since then, it has sparked the imagination of a number of artists and journalists, and rightly so.

Suzanne Hendriks | 12 Jun 2024

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De Facto Live #7

‘Nature Calling’. With journalist Milo van Bokkum about nature & borders, artist Esther Kokmeijer about Antarctica and activist Raki Ap about West Papua. Introduction by graphic designer Floor Koomen, quiz by Suzanne Hendriks. Moderation: Jorie Horsthuis

De Facto | 20 Sep 2023

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De Facto Live #6

‘This Land is My Land’. With filmmaker Reber Dosky about Kurdistan, designer Inna Kochkina about the cyrillic script, graphic designer Floor Koomen and musician Dusty Stray about the Black Hills and a quiz by Suzanne Hendriks. Moderation: Jorie Horsthuis.

De Facto | 28 Jun 2023

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