Today focuses on slowing down, connecting, and imagining. You will discover artisanal techniques and cultural traditions from different worlds: from ancient fermentation recipes that prepare us for future food challenges, to Korean ink painting, making your own paper planner, and unplugging from screens.
Programme
15:00 – 17:30 Fermentation Workshop
15:30 – 17:30 Korean Ink Painting
16:00 – 19:00 Bookbinding Workshop
19:00 – 21:00 Slow Dopamine Café
All day games, pétanque, foosball, clothing swap, snacks and music
15:00 – 17:30 Fermentation Workshop with Axe&Porridge and Julia van der Krieke
Together with artist-chef Axe&Porridge (Veniamin Kazachenko) and postdoctoral researcher Julia van der Krieke, you’ll dive into the world of flavor and migration during this fermentation workshop. Under Veniamin’s guidance, you’ll cook with locally available ingredients and taste homemade pickled vegetables and sauces. At the same time, Julia will talk about the origins of fermentation in the context of Jewish migration history: how Jews from Eastern and Central Europe brought this preservation technique to the Netherlands and how their culinary traditions became part of Amsterdam’s city life.
15:30 PM – 17:30 PM Sumukhwa (Korean Ink Painting) with Kelly Jang
Discover the elegance and calm of traditional Korean painting. Guided by artist and teacher Kelly Jang, you will learn expressive brush techniques, natural materials, and the philosophy behind Sumukhwa (Korean ink painting). This workshop offers more than technique—you’ll be invited to slow down, observe nature, and experience the meditative rhythm of brush and ink. Using traditional materials like rice paper, ink, and oriental brushes, you will learn to capture the essence of bamboo—a symbol of strength and integrity. No experience is needed; whether you’re a beginner or just curious, this session offers a special introduction to Korean visual culture.
16:00 – 19:00 Make Your Own Paper Calendar with Michał Jurys
In this bookbinding workshop, you will create a paper planner. Artist Michał Jurys will show you how to make a hardcover for a book. You’ll explore different types of paper and learn how to bind them into a truly handmade planner. Together, we will make a personal planner perfect for all your writings, drawings, and scribbles—a beautiful alternative to writing on your phone, letting you experience the time and calm of paper again.
19:00 – 21:00 Slow Dopamine Café with Jonne Lucia
The Slow Dopamine Café is all about consciously slowing down and finding calm in a busy world. We start with the film Slow Dopamine by photographer Jonne Lucia, showing how small, valuable moments help us pause. Afterwards, we discuss what slow dopamine means and how to find a balance between quick stimuli and more relaxed moments. Then you get creative with painting, writing, or crafting using watercolor while calm piano music creates a soothing and inspiring atmosphere. The café offers a cozy place to relax, discover your creativity, and connect with others without phone distractions.
Contributors
Veniamin Kazachenko is an artist-chef. He grew up in the Netherlands and was born in the Soviet Union. He cooks creatively and playfully with local ingredients and minimal waste. His rich Eastern European background is reflected in his food, like his homemade sauces and pickled vegetables.
Julia van der Krieke is a postdoctoral researcher in Jewish Studies at the University of Amsterdam and project leader of The Jewish City, a collaboration between the UvA, the Jewish Cultural Quarter, and the City of Amsterdam. Through this public project—which includes a podcast series, art projects, lectures, and publications—she makes the vanished Jewish neighborhoods of Amsterdam visible to all residents.
Kelly is a Korean artist living in Amsterdam. She combines traditional Asian painting techniques with a contemporary approach. She earned her PhD in fine arts at Hongik University in Seoul, researching the symbolism of paradise in traditional East Asian art and how it can be reinterpreted today. In Amsterdam, she founded Studio K-art, where she teaches workshops on Korean art, often combined with meditation and storytelling.
Born in 1978 (PL/NL), Michał is an artist and designer trained at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. He works with paper and print techniques and investigates the relationship between humans and their environment. In Amsterdam, he founded Studio M13, a place for multidisciplinary exhibitions, performances, and workshops. He also teaches creative classes to children at the Polish school in Delft. In 2014, he co-founded Pear Paper, a project that revives writing and making marks on paper. Through Pear Paper, he combines his love for paper with traditional printing techniques like screen printing and letterpress to create unique notebooks, cards, and paper light objects.
Jonne is an analog photographer focusing on documentary stories and the theme ‘Slow Dopamine’—observational photography that makes you pause and see familiar environments with new eyes. She works from her studio in LYCKA and is active as an artist in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. Through her photography and creative workshops, she inspires other creators to realize their own creative goals and focus on passion.
