A conversation with Zineb Seghrouchni

In this episode of 'Design of the Times' I have a conversation with Zineb Seghrouchni. Zineb is the founder of DAR cultural agency, a Rotterdam-based cultural agency and platform aiming at creating space for artists who question the status quo through multiple perspectives. DAR creates cultural programs and represents some of the finest (emerging) contemporary talents in art, design, and architecture. As a writer, curator, designer, agent and researcher, Zineb brings a unique sensitivity to space, community, art and culture, through regeneration and unconventionality. Before venturing out to start DAR, she was the woman behind the international succes of the Creative Industries Fund NL. She is local to Morocco and The Netherlands. In the conversation we talk about who gets to define what is considered art and design, diasporic perspectives and the importance of creating ecosystems. As usual in 'Design of the Times' the guest and I think together through different subjects to create exchanges that can inspire and spark new insights for us and the listener.

 

You can still check out two exhibits that Zineb has curated with DAR:

 

5 vitrines 5 artists at Groothandelsgebouw (GHG) until February 2025

MODA - Moroccan Fashion Statements at Centraal Museum Utrecht until the 2nd of March 2025

 

Follow DAR on Instagram: @dar_culturalagency and Zineb on @zuzuzenouba

 

Photo:  Mounir Raji