Tower of Babel is a collective building project, in collaboration with the Antwerp City Poet. In a time-span of three months, a gigantic bamboo and wood sculpture was erected on a brownfield land in Antwerp, The Archipel site. Everyone and anyone was invited to participate. This tower is both a meeting point for sharing multi-lingual poetry and a laboratory for superdiversity.
>> Watch the documentary about the Tower of Babel (c) Fady Al Ghorra
Tower of Babel is a co-creation of Rooftoptiger and Maud vanhauwaert in collaboration with Antwerp Book City and many others.
UPCOMING
In april 2020 the Tower went up in flames, but the Babelstory continues with BabelBühne, created for, by and with the neigbourhood and in collaboration with Archipel and many others.
CREDITS
Builders, handymen, craftsmen, artists, cooks, support group:
Bram Rombouts, Kito Sino, Lamine Diouf, Bram Van den Ende, Sara Dandois, Ousman Barrow, Hakimullah Hashemi, Telesphore Hakizimana, Max Peiron, Jesse Frans, Martijn Megens, Tim Vanhentenryk, Benett Jofre Jimenez, Sam Verdonck, Titu Benitu, Kygham Korkis, Miroslav Kochanek, Rudolf, Winter Deploigne, Meron Mesfn, Jan Spanenburg, Olaf Côme, Dirk Van Dyck, Caroline Fainke, Fady Alghorra, Maryne Kanivets, Mammadou Kallow, Scott Elder, Siege Dehing, Master students Interior Design KAKB Den Haag, Nadia Babazia, Michaël Vandebril, Carolina Maciel de França, Aline Verbeke, Ellen Van Tichelt, Margot Timmermans, Karolien Jansen, Alec De Bruyn, Sabbo Verleye, Loods Des Doods, Fabienne Snellinx, Dominique Vilain, Louai Mohamed Hashem, Inge Kerfs, Britt De Jonghe, Jos Halpern, Adel Setta, Sofie Gheysens, Jelle Jespers, Abdelaziz Jeffali, Fatima Aitabi, Danillo Sodate, Paul Melville, Dalia en Lali, Gabriel Sakilah, Pierre Van Mossevelde, Lisette Ma Neza, Dean Bowen, Ama Koranteng-Kumi, Omar Ba, Herman Van Goethem, Patrick Windmolders, A-koor, Kathelijne Theuwissen, Gedalia Mendlewicz, Els Wijninckx, Nesris El Ayadi, Kevin Absillis, Debra Watson, Winter James, Henni Innea, Mad Pirvan, Moya De Feyter, Olga Novitskaja, Timur Magomedgadzhiev, Rico Forero Bogdanovich, Jorinde Cielen, Oskar Gonzalez, Sandra Vives, Toon Verdonck, Amina Belôrf, Jaouad Alloul, Johan Petit, Fatena Al-Ghorra, Hilde De Smedt, Groot Familie, Fatima Harchi, Misja Nolet, Sascha Bornkamp, Nerkiz Sahin, Mesut Arslan, Atilla Erdem, Humeyra Cetinel, Tarek Alsayed, Lies Van Biesebroeck, Judith Vindevogel, Katrin Lohmann, Gusta Maes, Jeroen Olyslaeghers, Yousra Benfquih, Hind Eljadid, Gregory Frateur, Birsen Taspinar, Wim Danckaert, Yu-chieh Lai, Enayatullah Maryani, Anatoly Nefedov
In collaboration with Atlas, Bibliotheek Permeke, Samenlevingsopbouw Antwerpen stad, Rode Kruis Vlaanderen - oc Linkeroever, Kif Kif, Elegast vzw, Steunpunt Tewerkstelling, Kunstenaarswerkplek Archipel, Loods des Doods, Open School Antwerpen, CVO Encora, Kras Dam, Amorika, Wilde Raven and others.
With the support of Antwerpen Boekenstad, Stad Antwerpen, Stadsmakers, Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Vlaams Fonds voor de Letteren en Het Oude Badhuis.
PAST
Su 07 jul 19 14:00-16:00 | Antwerp Dam | KICK-OFF Sa 13 jul 19 to 21 sep 19 14:00-18:00 | Antwerp Dam | Co-building Atelier Su 04 aug 19 to 22 sep 19 15:00-17:00 | Antwerp Dam | Droesem, poetry and talks We 25 sep 19 14:00-18:00 | Antwerp Dam | free visit expo and TowerTour Th 26 sep19 18:00-21:00 | Antwerp Dam | free visit expo and TowerTour Tu 31 dec 19 11:00-11:00 | Antwerp Dam | Wintervuur festival, the longuest New Years' wish
