Wayward Lines. Consent not to be a single being

Ivna Esajas. Wayward Lines. Consent not to be a single being features work by Ivna Esajas, whose practice moves between drawing and painting to create fluid, interdependent figures shaped by myth, personal stories, Black feminist traditions, science fiction, literature, and everyday life. For this exhibition, Esajas expands that language into an installation built through collaboration and exchange, with performance and publication also forming part of the project. Presented as part of the ABN AMRO Art Award, the exhibition is structured as a call-and-response and includes contributions from invited collaborators. The project extends beyond a single-author format, emphasizing plurality, relation, and collective meaning-making. A related publication, compiled by Amal Alhaag in collaboration with Esajas and designed by Irma Boom Office, further develops the exhibition’s themes through reflections on unfinishedness, Black positionality, authorship, and gender.Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Museumplein 10, 1071 DJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Runs March 7, 2026 - June 7, 2026.