Living Room Session #9
Welcome to the ninth edition of Living Room Session – a place where people come together, get inspired by performance, art, film, conversation and more. This time, we explore the act of reimagining. Take a seat in the living room as moderator and curator Shaquille Shaniqua Joy guides you through an evening with a performance by artist Cõvco, the screening of the film Electric Ringshout (2018) by writer and interdisciplinary artist Lynnée Denise, and a sonic exploration by KROES, a project by maker Lau Breukhoven. Ease into your weekend on November 14th with an evening of inspiration through performance, art, film, and conversation.
The Act of Reimagining
While imagination can be deeply personal, the act of reimagining often arises in response to the world around us. It’s shaped by lived experiences – some chosen, others imposed – and invites us to question what we’ve been taught, what we’ve inherited, and what we’ve come to believe.
To reimagine is to allow ourselves to see beyond what is immediately visible or socially accepted. It’s an act of courage and vulnerability, especially for those who have been required to imagine alternative paths simply to survive.
In many ways, reimagining is a collective act. Though it may begin in solitude, it’s never truly done alone. We stand on the shoulders of those who dared to think differently before us – artists, thinkers, revolutionaries, caretakers – and their work creates the foundation from which we leap.
To reimagine is to evolve. It requires unlearning, expanding, disrupting, and softening. It’s an open-ended process, not about arriving at fixed answers, but about making space for new ways of being, knowing, and relating.
During this program, we’ll explore reimagining across multiple dimensions -through film, sound, conversation, performance, and shared reflection -allowing ourselves to step into both uncertainty and possibility.
The Living Room as a Metaphor
Living Room Session is a recurring live program set in a metaphorical living room, where different forms of art come together in an intimate, welcoming environment. Curated and presented by Shaquille Shaniqua Joy, the session brings together mediums such as film, art, music, and conversation. Artists are invited to reflect on a central subject, offering layered perspectives through their chosen forms of expression.
Join moderator and curator Shaquille Shaniqua Joy and her guests for this Living Room Session on Friday, 14 November at Felix Meritis.
Lynnée Denise
Lynnée Denise, a global practitioner of sound, language, and Black Atlantic thought, is an Amsterdam-Johannesburg-based writer and interdisciplinary artist from Los Angeles, California. Influenced by her parents’ record collection and the 1980s, her work highlights the intimacies of music migration and Black electronic music in the African Diaspora.
In 2013, she coined the term DJ Scholarship, which examines how knowledge is gathered, interpreted, and produced through a conceptual and theoretical framework, shifting the role of the DJ from a party purveyor to an archivist and cultural worker. A doctoral student in the Department of Visual Culture at Goldsmiths University of London, Denise’s research addresses how iterations of sound system culture create a living archive for the Black queer diaspora.
Cõvco
Cõvco is a London-born polymath artist, composer, sound director, writer, and producer of experiences. Renowned for her experimental soundscapes and emotionally charged performances, she has collaborated with Burberry, Dazed, ICA, Serpentine, Liz Johnson Artur, and the international experimental club scene. As founder of Infinite FXX, a nomadic performance and live archival platform and forthcoming artist residency, she brings a distinctive vision and artistic innovation that resonates across disciplines and audiences worldwide.
KROES
KROES is a project by Amsterdam-based maker Lau Breukhoven. exploring the intersection between live performance and music technology. It draws inspiration from themes on the seemingly mundane to hidden histories, providing both exposure to the overlooked and insight on the trivialities of life. Driven by a curiosity and intrigue with nuance, KROES unites technical experimentation with poetic sensibility, inviting listeners to not only observe, but to inhabit the works themselves.
Shaquille Shaniqua Joy
Shaquille Shaniqua Joy is a moderator and cultural curator whose work centers on storytelling. Through conversations, programs, and exhibitions, she explores how lived experience and subjectivity can function as vital forms of knowledge. Her approach emphasizes dialogue over extraction—favoring conversation over interview to create environments where complexity, nuance, and vulnerability can emerge. She collaborates with institutions, museums, platforms, and brands to co-create formats.
Shaquille’s excitement for people and their fascinations is the base of her practice, which inspires her to create various formats including her ongoing series Living Room Session, inviting audiences to engage deeply as artists reflect on chosen themes through various mediums. Shaquille’s work is driven by a belief that subjectivity and embodied experience expand the ways we understand ourselves and each other. Her practice seeks not only to showcase art and ideas, but to create encounters where listening, resonance, and presence become central methods of inquiry. Website: shaquillejoy.com
