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Pangea Dialogues

Pangea Dialogues


SEADS, the acronym for Space Ecologies Art and Design, is a transdisciplinary and cross-cultural collective of artists, scientists, engineers and activists. Refu Interim helps people who are new to Belgium find voluntary work within the larger social and cultural sector. For (Re)volver!, we invited both organizations with members from all over the world to join forces. Three artists from one organization entered into a dialogue about new creations with three artists from the other. Pangea Dialogues brings together three duos, each consisting of someone introduced by Refu Interim and a member of SEADS: Alessandra Ramirez (El Salvador) and Mei-Lin Man (the Netherlands and Hong Kong), Mohammed Radwan (Syria) and Ann Peeters (Belgium), and Eman Dawoud Radwan (Palestine) and Angelo Vermeulen (Belgium). The title of this project refers to an ancient supercontinent, when all the landmasses of the earth were still connected to each other. Pangea can be seen as a metaphor, a fairly literal image, for this project. It stands for an open collaboration between very different artists from here and there. The participants use their artistic practice as a source for intercultural dialogue. The artists of Refu Interim had carte blanche to freely do their own thing. During the creation process, they entered into regular dialogue with the members of SEADS. The works on display here – mixed media, collages and paintings – are silent witnesses of that shared learning process, of telling stories and listening, and of finding connections in each other’s differences.

Eman Dawoud Radwan, Andrea Alessandra Ramírez Chávez, Mohammed Radwan, Ann Peeters, Mei-Lin Ma, Angelo Vermeulen









Participating SEADS members

Ann Peeters

Ann has a background in performance arts and has earned her spurs in the Brussels social sector, focusing on playful and engaging language learning techniques, as well as digital inclusion and social innovation.

Until 2018, she coordinated Fablab and Medialab Brussels. Her enthusiasm inspires (young) innovators to explore new technologies and take on (social) challenges, preferably through a co-creation approach.

She currently works at a local Brussels ngo TADA to enlarge impact for a more inclusive society.

She has been involved in several SEADS projects and enjoys the overlap of tinkering and social interaction, as well as the new horizons a transdisciplinary approach offers.

You could also bump into her on a swing dancing event or at a game table. Ann loves Brussels for its diversity and unexpected encounters. Her hidden agenda is somewhat anarcho-feminist.


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Mei-Lin Man

As Community & Outreach Coordinator for SEADS, Mei-Lin is the contact person for talks, workshops and collaborations. She also mediates corporate partnerships to explore concepts of co-creation and alternative leadership in business settings. As a Community Coordinator Mei-Lin actively grows and supports the SEADS community. She makes sure people stay updated, connect with each other, and she facilitates collaboration. Mei-Lin graduated in 2019 with a BSc in Arts & Economics, Visual Art & Design Management, and has been working with several visual artists as storyteller and project coordinator. Her mission is to find innovative ways for artists to engage with new audiences and markets whilst understanding, protecting and translating the body of thought of an artist towards new opportunities.


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Angelo Vermeulen

Angelo is a space systems researcher, biologist, and community artist. With his multidisciplinary background, he collaborates closely with practicing scientists, while also creating multimedia art installations, and building communities through design and co-creation. In 2013 he was crew commander of the NASA-funded HI-SEAS Mars simulation in Hawaii. Currently he is doing research on interstellar travel at Delft University of Technology. He has lived in many corners of the world, is a TED Senior Fellow, and loves computer games.


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