Discussion: The Book Club XL
Discussion event and literature circle where you don’t have to read the book. The event will discuss creative field and the development of the industry together with local speakers.
Photo: Joyce Van Doorn.
Description
The Book Club is a round table for philosophers and curious minds to join in conversation about a topic or book at hand. The Book Club conversations spark very insightful thoughts, and it is encouraged to voice your thoughts and ask questions. Hosted at creative hub and multipurpose venue Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki, Finland on the 5th of June, this unprecedented Book Club session welcomes participants, whether you’ve read the book or not!
We will be gathered in a room spectating a conversation between 6 creatives from Finland’s landscape, discussing generational challenges and perspectives. The panelists invited by Kriticos are film director and choreographer Ima Iduozee, director Mitro Boahene, fashion designer Sasha, CEO Melina Shangali and artist Ritni Ráste Pieski. Our spotlight will be on a round table of these carefully chosen unique thinkers, and the conversation will unfold with an engaged audience with room to reflect and contribute to the conversation.
The books discussed at the event are Caleb Azumah Nelson’s love story Open Water (2021) and Questlove’s Creative Quest (2019) about creativity and the music world.
Kriticos’ Book Club is supported by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux.
About Kriticos
Kriticos Mwansa is a multidisciplinary creative, based in Brussels, Belgium. Kriticos wears multiple hats, as a musician, Kriticos released his EP Bemba Chagga honouring his roots in Zambia & Tanzania.
As an activist, Kriticos co organised the first ever Black Lives Matter protest in Belgium, he worked with Amnesty international as the lead speaker for their campaign against racial profiling. He also organised a breathing session for people of colour and allies during the 2020 BLM protests.
Since 2021, Kriticos created “The Book Club”, a book club for people that didn’t read the book. Kriticos seeks to create safe spaces for intimate honest conversations, while educating people on art, literature and culture. His hope is to make knowledge accessible to all.
Kriticos held the first-ever Book Club in Finland in 2022. Focusing on masculinity, The Book Club took place in collaboration with the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux and the Jäbät ja Tunteet community. The session was based on the book The Will to Change: Masculinity, Men & Love by writer and activist bell hooks.