The series is informed by and runs alongside the theatre-based research project Staging Extreme Weather which Agat is leading at the Academy of Theatre & Dance (ATD) from October-January 2026 in which several UvA students are also involved. The seminars are an ongoing initiative of Laura’s special chair which aims to strengthen connections and exchange between AHK and UvA particularly on the topic of arts and climate justice. Participants in the seminars are also invited to join a public sharing of the practical research in January (see details below).

Climate Imaginaries seminar III: Monday 12th January, 4-6pm 

Room tbc.

With Timoteus Anggawan Kusno on imagination, territory and colonialism

(no need to register)

Timoteus Anggawan Kusno (UvA) is a multi-disciplinary artist, researcher, and filmmaker whose practice encompasses installations, drawings, moving images, and institutional projects. His work critically examines the intersections of fiction and history, imagination and memory, as well as the enduring legacies of colonialism and authoritarian power. By employing a meta-fictional approach, Kusno interrogates the mechanisms of historical narrative construction, reflecting on the role of media, the significance of editing, and the underlying structures of production. Through this lens, he investigates how historical narratives are shaped by power, ideology, and systems of ignorance. Beyond his artistic and cinematic practice, Kusno has been developing the Centre for Tanah Runcuk Studies since 2013—an experimental art project structured as a fictional institution that examines the imaginary reconstruction of a lost territory in the Dutch East Indies. This project exemplifies his broader intellectual engagement with historiographical critique and the intersections of art, fiction, and power. He currently lives and works between Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia).