Studio Dimitri Madimin
Artistic practice, exhibitions, moving image, sound and curatorial work.
Dimitri C. Madimin is a Dutch-Surinamese visual artist, filmmaker, artistic researcher and curator based in Amsterdam. His practice spans more than twenty-five years and connects artistic production, postcolonial research and institutional collaboration. Educated at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, with additional training in audio and film in the United Kingdom, he works across moving image, photography, installation, sound and performance.
Rooted in documentary practice and poetic speculation, Madimin’s work draws on fragmented archives, oral storytelling, embodied memory and lived experience. His projects connect personal narratives to the historical, political and economic structures through which migration, labour and cultural identity are shaped.
Archival research, fieldwork and collaborative production are integral to this approach. Working with historians, performers, musicians and local knowledge keepers, Madimin examines how colonial trade systems, plantation economies and displacement continue to shape contemporary social relations. Listening, exchange and the reconstruction of overlooked histories form an essential part of the artistic process.
His research is grounded in relationships between Suriname and the Netherlands and develops through international collaborations. The Sugar Free projects and the Geneva residency, the Oaxaca programme Compelled to be Here, and commissions and presentations in Dutch museums and archives provide distinct settings for this sustained inquiry. Each project is developed in relation to its historical sources, local context and participating communities.
Alongside his artistic work, Madimin contributes to curatorial programmes, cultural advisory processes and institutional development. Studio Dimitri Madimin provides the platform for this practice and its collaborations.
Madimin’s research examines colonial infrastructures and their continuing presence in cultural, social and economic life. His methods combine archival study, fieldwork, oral history and artistic production across museums, archives and community settings.
De Laatste Verhaaldragers / The Last Chronicles is a sustained strand of this research. Through photography, interviews, sound and moving image, it addresses intergenerational knowledge and histories that are insufficiently represented in institutional archives. Related documentary work remains in development.
Practice chronology
Most recent first. Projects spanning several years appear under their starting year. Release dates and later presentations are identified separately. Dates and roles are drawn from the artist’s CV and portfolio, supplemented by the linked records. Updated 29 September 2026.
Research
Artistic research connecting Amsterdam, Java and Suriname through the history of Javanese indentured labour and the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij. The installation is in development for the Amsterdam City Archives exhibition announced for March 2027.
Exhibitions
A renewed presentation at De Kring of posters made with Maarten Bertheux for the CHANGE programme of 2012–2017.
Research
Lecture with historian Mark Ponte at the National Archives of Suriname, addressing the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij and the colonial world of 1926.
Curatorial
Guest curator and artistic researcher. Research into colonial archives and migration histories. Ongoing role recorded in the artist’s 2026 CV.
Exhibitions
Video installation listed in the artist’s CV for Nederland, word beter!, organised by Amsterdam Museum at Beautiful Distress. The exhibition ran from November 2025 into February 2026. The institutional programme also records Madimin’s participation in the artist talk on 13 December 2025.
Sound
Listening and conversation programme developed with Philip Powel in the context of Kunstinstituut Melly and Hiphophuis. The series examines musical records as sources of personal and shared cultural history.
Exhibitions
Vinyl installation within Tools for Conviviality: Common Ground at Kunstinstituut Melly. Madimin designed furniture for a collection of 5,000 records and was one of the programme’s curators. The related Vinyl Confessions series followed in 2025.
Exhibitions
Video installation at Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, recorded in the artist’s 2026 CV. The work addresses relationships between Surinamese landscapes and diasporic identities.
Research
Family-history and audio contribution to the exhibition developed by Amsterdam City Archives and the National Archives of Suriname. The exhibition documentation credits Madimin’s contribution and loans from the Madimin family.
Exhibitions
Commissioned photography, moving portraits and video of residents of Alkmaar, Suriname, for Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar. The work brought contemporary lived experience into an exhibition examining the history of the former plantation.
Exhibitions
Research and public programme at La Clínica, Oaxaca, developed with designer and curator Ramon Jimenez Cardenas. Exhibition, music and discussion situated research into colonial commodity routes within the specific context of southern Mexico.
Sound
Ruyzdael project connecting music, visual art and publishing. A contemporary interview describes the collaboration with the Museum of Graffiti during Miami Art Week and Madimin’s involvement as a Ruyzdael partner.
Exhibitions
Installation at TENT Rotterdam. Tracksuits printed with scenes from Renaissance painting place European representations of violence in dialogue with the treatment of hip-hop culture. Initiated by Dimitri Madimin and Philip Powel.
Sound
Live soundscape collaboration with Maya Rochat for the Foam × ADE presentation at Westerpark, Amsterdam. The performance brought sound into dialogue with Rochat’s projected imagery and live painting.
Film
Film and music work with Sharrif Simmons, documented in the artist’s portfolio and in reporting on the TENT presentation. The music was released separately in March 2020.
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Film
Sabrina Starke music video. Direction: Dimitri C. Madimin. The artist’s CV dates the project to 2020; the official video was published in 2021.
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Film
Bordello Roses video, directed by P. van Wetten and D. C. Madimin. Music by D. Madimin; vocals by P. van Wetten. The artist’s CV records the project in 2020.
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Sound
Bordello Roses album by Dimitri C. Madimin and Pablo van Wetten, released through Ruyzdael Music. The release record provides the individual songwriting credits.
Curatorial
Artistic advisory work recorded in the artist’s CV. DAS Theatre documentation also identifies Madimin as an advisor to artist Claudio Ritfeld.
Curatorial
Jury member for the CBK Zuidoost exhibition, alongside Esther Meijer and Marie-Claire Fakkel.
Sound
Spoken-word recording with Shariff Simmons; music credited to Dr. Madimin. Released through Ruyzdael Music.
Sound
Co-founder; creative director during the period recorded in the artist’s CV. Work across music production, visual culture and publishing.
Research
Artist residency in Geneva, in collaboration with the Mondriaan Fund. Development of the Sugar Free research with Zen Marie and an international network of artists and performers.
Exhibitions
Collaborative programme and performances addressing colonial histories through visual, sonic and performative research. Presentations included the BIG Biennale in Geneva.
Exhibitions
Performance and archival image work at De Bazel, Amsterdam. Stamps brings portraits of Javanese indentured workers into a contemporary artistic examination of colonial labour and commodity histories. Piezography on paper, 40 × 50 cm.
Exhibitions
Soft sculptures made from recycled jute sacks, presented at Circuit, Lausanne, and Amsterdam City Archives. The work relates the circulation of material to the representational language of flags and banners.
Exhibitions
Performance with Robert Machiri in Basel, invited by PointPerf and Pro Helvetia. The work examines public rituals and political gestures. Title follows the illustrated portfolio.
Exhibitions
Performance with Albert Khoza at the Embassy of Foreign Artists, Geneva. An exchange of ritual actions addresses diaspora, cultural inheritance and the interpretation of identity.
Curatorial
Consultancy, as recorded in the artist’s CV.
Curatorial
Project development, as recorded in the artist’s CV.
Curatorial
Curatorial and consultancy work. The artist’s CV lists the role of head curator and consultant for this year.
Exhibitions
Performance and action with Zen Marie at Place des Nations, Geneva. A critical examination of the political language and ritual of international conventions.
Curatorial
Consultancy and membership of the mayor’s creative team, as recorded in the artist’s CV.
Sound
Music and visual programme at De Kring, Amsterdam, organised with Maarten Bertheux. The collaboration included a distinct poster for each edition.
Curatorial
Creative direction and strategy, as recorded in the artist’s CV.
Curatorial
Director of an interdisciplinary platform connecting art, performance and community programming.
Curatorial
Consultancy and programme development, as recorded in the artist’s CV.
Curatorial
Curatorial work at Vlaams Cultuurhuis De Brakke Grond, as recorded in the artist’s CV.
Curatorial
Founder, artistic director and director. An interdisciplinary platform for visual art, performance, film, music and public discussion.
Curatorial
Board member, as recorded in the artist’s CV.
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Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam; further training in audio and film in the United Kingdom.
The artist’s CV records support across his practice from Nederlands Filmfonds, Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunsten, Stimuleringsfonds, Mediafonds, Auteursbond, Mondriaan Fonds, VSB Fonds, Cultuurfonds, DutchCulture and Pro Helvetia.
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