Southnord and MDT are collaborating on presenting two iterations of the DEEP DIVE workshop, a community and empowerment workshop by the multidisciplinary artists and siblings Adam and Amina Seid Tahir that delves into the inspiration for their piece SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT BRAIDING MY WAY HOME.

Together with the participants they reflect on (Black) Hair, shapeshifting and dorsal practices and examine their potential as Black technologies of transformation and belonging. Both, the workshop and the piece were inspired by American writer, poet, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs' book "Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals", which poetically weaves together the transformative adaptive practices and survival strategies of marine mammals with meditations and Black feminist practices. Together you will read, write and meditate on grounding practices and the sensorial abilities of our hair.

This workshop is only open (read: separatistic) for people of the global majority/BIPOC. This refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous, and or have been racialized as “ethnic minorities”. So please only book this workshop if you identify with these terms.

Entry is free with registration

To register for this workshop, email mmabatho@mdtsthlm.se. In your registration email please specify your allergies and dietary specifications.

Workshop 1: 28 October 2023, 18:00

Workshop 2: 11 January 2024, time TBA

Hosts: Adam Seid Tahir and Amina Seid Tahir

Location: MDT, Studio 1. Slupskjulsvägen 30, 111 49 Stockholm