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![Black morning glory: A time for decolonial listening]( "Black morning glory: A time for decolonial listening")
infoBlack morning glory is published as a result of the research residency at Huis van het boek and is supported by Stroom Den Haag. This publication asks readers: what could a decolonial herbarius, visually and discursively, be like today?
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![Catalogue of Stolen Objects, Courtesy of]( "Catalogue of Stolen Objects, Courtesy of")
infoCatalogue of Stolen Objects, Courtesy of, Mirelle van Tulder. 64 p.; 129 b/w illustrations, text: English. Roots to Fruits, 2025. (cover)
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![Emptying the Shelves]( "Emptying the Shelves")
infoEmptying the Shelves. 528 p.; 250 bw, 7 fc illustrations, text: English. Roots to Fruits, 2025. (cover)
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![Shapeshifters]( "Shapeshifters")
infoExhibition Shapeshifters: On Wounds, Wonders and Transformation, on view from 15 October 2025 to 11 January 2026. The works in the group exhibition examine how colonialism has shaped the ways museums, archives and other institutions of knowledge are perceived and understood, revealing the (im)material scars imposed by systemic violence.
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During the colonial period, the Netherlands was involved in the settlement, occupation, and control of territories worldwide, exerting dominance over people and resources. This colonial inheritance is reflected in the 470.734 ancestral objects now held by the Wereldmuseum, with only 3% on public display. The remaining 97% are stored in a 4.000 m² depot at a secluded location in 's-Gravenzande. This depot is one of many similar storage facilities for ethnographic collections throughout Europe. The objects in the museum's depot are more than mere material. They represent an invaluable legacy transcending property and ownership, holding ancestral histories and embodying knowledge that precedes our contemporary realities. Fragmented by displacement, these objects continue to whisper their stories, moving beyond their condition as catalogued items, building new forms of relationality and plurality to which they once belonged.
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![Manifestation #50 KETI KOTI X ROOTS TO FRUITS]( "Manifestation #50 KETI KOTI X ROOTS TO FRUITS")
infowindow collage, Buro Stedelijk
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![Manifestation #50 KETI KOTI X ROOTS TO FRUITS]( "Manifestation #50 KETI KOTI X ROOTS TO FRUITS")
infowindow collage, Buro Stedelijk
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![Dutch Premiere at Page Not Found]( "Dutch Premiere at Page Not Found")
infoDutch Premiere at Page Not Found: Being Part European. What remains unseen? The Netherlands holds 470.734 ancestral objects in the Wereldmuseum depot—97% hidden from public view. These objects carry histories, knowledge, and displaced narratives that challenge ideas of ownership and belonging.
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![Roots to Fruits Nº3 Congada]( "Roots to Fruits Nº3 Congada")
infoRoots to Fruits magazine dedicates itself to exploring the role that a single form of music or sonic practice plays in migration, culture and resistance.
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A PLEA FOR THE RESTITUTION OF AN IRREPLACEABL CULTURAL HERITAGE TO THOSE WHO CREATED IT
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![Being Part European (series 1/20)]( "Being Part European (series 1/20)")
infoIn the compositions of Being Part European, I've replaced the categorizing captions of photos and objects with sentences from the poem 'Being Part European'. By giving a voice to the objects and people depicted in the photographs, I question the traditional use of captions. What stories do these objects whisper to each other, across the gutters of the compositions and through the walls of the shelves?
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![Roots to Fruits Nº2 Champeta]( "Roots to Fruits Nº2 Champeta")
infoRoots to Fruits magazine dedicates itself to exploring the role that a single form of music or sonic practice plays in migration, culture and resistance.
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![Le Soleil]( "Le Soleil")
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![Roots to Fruits Nº1 Ghanaian Highlife]( "Roots to Fruits Nº1 Ghanaian Highlife")
infoRoots to Fruits magazine dedicates itself to exploring the role that a single form of music or sonic practice plays in migration, culture and resistance.
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![Fig. 3, Bedu masqueraders and masks, Nafana, Degawiile village]( "Fig. 3, Bedu masqueraders and masks, Nafana, Degawiile village")
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Websites
Fine art & publishing
rootstofruits.info/Social media
Platform
Roots to Fruits
Member of a professional association/artists’ association
De Kunstenbond
Curriculum vitae
Education
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2022 - 2022Summer School, The Stories We Tell Ourselves Kunstverein München
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2021 - 2023Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design, Typography, Werkplaats Typografie Arnhem, ARTEZ, Academie Beeldende Kunst en Vormgeving diploma
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2015 - 2019Bachelor of Design, Graphic Design. With Honours HKU diploma
exhibitions
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2026Best Dutch Book Design Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Catalogue of Stolen Objects, Courtesy of (2025) debestverzorgdeboeken.nl/nl/nieuws/33-best-verzorgde-boeken-2025-zijn-bekend/ Group
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2026Unfinished pasts: return, keep, or…? Wereldmuseum Amsterdam Being Part European (2024) amsterdam.wereldmuseum.nl/nl/zien-en-doen/tentoonstellingen/onvoltooid-verleden Group
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2025Shapeshifters Framer Framed Amsterdam, Netherlands framerframed.nl/exposities/expositie-shapeshifters/ Group
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2025
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2024Roots to Fruits Nº3 Congada Murmur Amsterdam, Netherlands www.instagram.com/p/DBs8TOyoyjn/?img_index=1 Solo
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2024Best Dutch Book Design Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands Le Soleil (2023) www.stedelijk.nl/nl/tentoonstellingen/de-best-verzorgde-boeken-2023 Group
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2023Being Part European - Poetic intervention Foam Editions Amsterdam, Netherlands www.foam.org/nl/events/mirelle-van-tulder-being-part-european Solo
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2023Roots to Fruits Athenaeum Nieuwscentum Amsterdam, Netherlands Solo
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2023
Projects
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2026
Huis van het boek, research residency Den Haag, Netherlands www.huisvanhetboek.nl/ Research residency. My project at the Huis van het boek explores how I can reuse the herbarium collection. I am interested in the colonial histories behind the rich illustrations of these plants (and botanical gardens) and want to investigate their role in migration, culture, and resistance. What has been preserved and what has not, and from what historical context? Why are certain histories overrepresented, while others are invisible?
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2025
Atelier KITL/Framer Framed residency Framer Framed/ KITLV Amsterdam/Leiden, Netherlands framerframed.nl/dossier/aankondiging-atelier-kitlv-framer-framed-artist-in-residence/ During the Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist in Residence program, Mirelle wants to investigate how graphic design has contributed to the classification of cultures and objects.
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2024
Being Part European Arnhem/Amsterdam/Utrecht/'s-Gravenzande, Netherlands rootstofruits.info/beingparteuropean During the colonial period, the Netherlands was involved in the settlement, occupation, and control of territories worldwide, exerting dominance over people and resources. This colonial inheritance is reflected in the 470.734 ancestral objects now held by the Wereldmuseum, with only 3% on public display. The remaining 97% are stored in a 4.000 m² depot at a secluded location in 's-Gravenzande. This depot is one of many similar storage facilities for ethnographic collections throughout Europe. The objects in the museum's depot are more than mere material. They represent an invaluable legacy transcending property and ownership, holding ancestral histories and embodying knowledge that precedes our contemporary realities. Fragmented by displacement, these objects continue to whisper their stories, moving beyond their condition as catalogued items, building new forms of relationality and plurality to which they once belonged.
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2021
Research Associate Research Center for Material Culture (RCMC), Netherlands www.materialculture.nl/en
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2019
Roots to Fruits, self-publishing project Roots to Fruits Amsterdam/ Den Haag, Netherlands rootstofruits.info/ Roots to Fruits is an independent publisher of artists’ books and artists’ writings. Since 2019, it facilitates intergenerational and decolonial dialogue by publishing overlooked archival material, making unknown works available to new and expanded audiences.
International exchanges/Residencies
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2018Disarming Design From Palestine Birzeit, Occupied Palestinian Territory disarmingdesign.com/projects/design-program-collective-thinking/
Commissions
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2026WORD Book Market Het Wild Weten Rotterdam, Netherlands finished
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2026Fieldwork Book Fair Radius CCA Delft, Netherlands finished
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2026Notes to Other Futures Book Fair Framer Framed Amsterdam, Netherlands finished
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2026Huis van het boek Book Fair Huis van het boek Den Haag, Netherlands finished
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2025Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair Printed Matter Los Angeles, United States finished
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2024Offprint Paris Art Book Fair Pavillon de l’Arsenal Paris, France finished
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2024Breaking Even Art Book Fair Rijksakademie Amsterdam, Netherlands finished
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2023Offprint London Art Book Fair Tate Modern London, United Kingdom finished
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2023Keti Koti, Museumplein Amsterdam, Netherlands finished
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2023Miss Read Berlin Art Book Fair Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berllin, Germany finished
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2023People’s Forum Art Market Weekender W139 Amsterdam finished
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2022Ghent Art Book Fair kunsthal gent Ghent, Belgium finished
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2022Printed Matter’s New York Art Book Fair Printed Matter New York, United States finished
Sales/Works in collections
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2024Roots to Fruits Nº3 Congada Stedelijk Museum Library Amsterdam, Nederland
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2023Roots to Fruits Nº2 Champeta MACBA Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona, Spanje
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2023Roots to Fruits Nº3 Congada (2024), Roots to Fruits Nº1 Ghanaian Highlife (2022), Le Soleil (2023) Instituto Moreira Salles São Paulo, Brazilië
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2023Le Soleil (2023) George Eastman Museum New York, Verenigde Staten
Publications
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2026Black morning glory: A time for decolonial listening Book Roots to Fruits M.A. van Tulder & E.A.E. Evans The Hague, Netherlands
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2026Emergence Magazine Vol. 7 Seeds & Structures Book Visual Research California, United States
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2025Catalogue of Stolen Objects, Courtesy of Book Roots to Fruits Mirelle van Tulder Amsterdam/ The Hague, Netherlands
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2025Emptying The Shelves Book Roots to Fruits Mirelle van Tulder, Tamarah Kerr de Haan, Mirjam Shatanawi, Clémentine Deliss Amsterdam/ The Hague, Netherlands
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2025NEUTRAL COLORS Magazine issue 6 Book Interview & Visual Research Kanagawa, Japan
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2025Chutney Magazine issue 4 Book London, United Kingdom Visual Research
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2024Roots to Fruits Nº3 Congada Book Roots to Fruits Caio Rosa, Spirito Santo, Mirelle van Tulder Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2024Emergence Magazine Vol. 5 Time, Book Visual Research California, United States
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2024Republishing: Umoja Zwarte Vrouwenkrant Book Archival Textures Tamara Hartman, Ans Sarianamual, Mirelle van Tulder, Tabea Nixdorff Arnhem, Netherlands Book Design and co-editing
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2023Le Soleil Book Roots to Fruits Ilse Cardoen, Mirelle van Tulder Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2023Roots to Fruits Nº2 Champeta Book Roots to Fruits Edna Martinez, Mirelle van Tulder Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2023MacGuffin Magazine Nº12 The Log Book MacGuffin Amsterdam, Netherlands Visual Research
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2023Migration-The journey of Objects Book MacGuffin/ Röhsska museum Amsterdam, Netherlands Visual Research
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2022Roots to Fruits Nº1 Ghanaian Highlife Book Roots to Fruits Dele Adeyemo, Mirelle van Tulder Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2022Dutch Pavilion Book Roots to Fruits Mirelle van Tulder Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2022halfway equality Book Roots to Fruits Mirelle van Tulder Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2022MacGuffin Magazine Nº11 The Chain Book MacGuffin Amsterdam, Netherlands Visual Research
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2022Foam Magazine #62: M/OTHERLANDS Book Foam Magazine Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2021Independência de Angola Book Roots to Fruits Mirelle van Tulder Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2021ISSUES #7 LANGUAGE Book Roots to Fruits Mirelle van Tulder Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2021MacGuffin Magazine Nº10 The Bottle Book MacGuffin Amsterdam, Netherlands Visual Research
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2021Sika Kokoo Book Kwabena Sekyi Appiah-Nti Amsterdam, Netherlands Book Design & Research
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2020MacGuffin Magazine Nº9 The Rug Book MacGuffin Amsterdam, Netherlands Visual Research
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2020MacGuffin Magazine Nº8 The Desk Book MacGuffin Amsterdam, Netherlands Visual Research
Awards and grants
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2026Creative Industries Fund – riso & ritme, Regeling Talentontwikkeling, 2026-2027 Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie Den Haag, Netherlands
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2025Stokroos Seed Grant Stichting Stokroos Den Haag, Netherlands
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2025Cultuurfonds/voordekunst/Tijl Fonds – Roots to Fruits Cultuurfonds Den Haag, Netherlands
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2025Catalogue of Stolen Objects, Courtesy of (2025) Best Verzorgde Boeken Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2025Printed Matter Volume Grant – Roots to Fruits, LA Art Book Fair Printed Matter Los Angeles, United States
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2023Creative Industries Fund – Professionalisering en Praktijkverdieping, Roots to Fruits Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2023Le Soleil (2023) Best Verzorgde Boeken Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2023Being Part European mondriaan fonds Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2023Catalogue of Stolen Objects, Courtesy of Stimuleringsfonds Creative Industrie Amsterdam, Netherlands
Secondary art-related activities
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2025 - 2025Rietveld Academy, Graduation review Graphic Design, external jury member, July 2025
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2025 - 2025HKU, Graduation review Graphic Design, external jury member, June 2025
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2025 - 2025Jury member, The Best Dutch Book Designs (2024)
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2024 - 2026Guest tutor, KABK Graphic Design
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2024 - 2024Kingston School of Art, level 5 Graphic Design