Decay Without Mourning: Future Thinking Heritage Practices

Conference Programme

15-17 April 2026

Time Auditorium
8:00–9:00 Registration and coffee
9:00–9:30 Welcoming remarks
by Vasti Roodt (Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences),
Stephanus Muller (Director of Africa Open Institute),
Lize-Marie van der Watt (PI: Decay without mourning)
09:30–10:30 Keynote Session
Njabulo Chipangura
Christina Fredengren
10:30–11:00 Coffee break
Auditorium Room 1 Boardroom
11:00–12:30 Hanna B. Hölling
Sven Dupré
Carla Jaimes Betancourt & Lesly García
Andrea Sick & Sigrid Adorf
Ana Carolina Roman Rodrigues
Kaimé Guerrero Valencia
Simphiwe Mlambo Umhlabathi / Umhlabuthi
12:30–13:30 Lunch
13:30–14:30 Reinaldo Silva; Eric Kamikiawa; Gilceria; Irineu Babere Kerata Chacha, Kati Lindstrom Simphiwe Mlambo Umhlabathi / Umhlabuthi
14:30–15:00 Walkabout: Tsholofelo Moche Home Truths
15:00–15:30 Antarctica – the continent of the future
15:30–16:00 Coffee break
16:00–17:00 Maija Hirvanen Neith Moore
Linda Kopitz
Simphiwe Mlambo Umhlabathi / Umhlabuthi
End of day 1
Venue: Oude Leeskamer Gallery
18:00–19:00 Opening of exhibition with wine reception
19:00–20:00 Hypha, concert and album launch