As part of Basma al-Sharif's solo exhibition The Place Where I was Condemned to Live at de Appel, the artist will present research from her new work Morning Circle in a symposium and workshop that critically examines the ways in which Western cultural hegemony fails to see immigrants as integral to their populations by exploring one of the most vulnerable spaces, the kindergarten, as a space of potential reform.

During the symposium, Basma al-Sharif will present her previous work as well as her research around the new work Morning Circle and how she intends to develop it as a film and long-term project. Nadine Blankvoort will present her research on integration policies in The Netherlands and how the everyday practices of migrant families are represented, problematised and controlled within knowledge production practices in this country. They will then engage in a discussion with each other and the audience.