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The collaboration commenced in the summer of 2021, with the idea to explore the affective and material dimension of terrorism trials. In total, we have visited more than 12 Dutch terrorism trials, where more than 250 drawings were made. The offences varied from terrorism financing, membership of a terrorist organisation, and preparatory terrorist activities. During the sittings, we would split up, Machteld making the court drawings, and Tasniem observing and writing what occurred in the trial. We had regular briefings, where we compared our notes, experiences and wrote down ideas. The cases took place in three different courts in the Netherlands: the District court of Rotterdam, the District Court of Limburg, and Justitieel Complex Schiphol. We share a selection of the drawings and data via an exhibition in the Court of Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

This project is to form the basis for a richly illustrated book, in which Aardse’s drawings and Anwar’s interpretations will be supplemented with contributions of various authors. The design of both the exhibition and the book is by Niels Schrader.

NL: Dit project zal de basis gaan vormen voor een rijk geïllustreerd publieksboek, waarin de tekeningen van Aardse en de duiding van Anwar worden aangevuld met bijdragen van verschillende auteurs. De vormgeving van zowel de tentoonstelling als het boek is verzorgd door Niels Schrader.