en/it
Werker Collective
A Moving History of the Young Worker
Workshop and Film Night
05.10 and 10–11.10.2026
A Moving History of the Young Worker
Workshop and Film Night
05.10 and 10–11.10.2026
Under the name WERKER Collective they organise study groups, cine-clubs, self-publishing and counter-archive workshops, producing media from below with cultural workers, students, self-organized unions, activist groups and grassroots organisations in affinity. These workshops are weaving an intersectional network of allies, reactivating oppressed histories, and investigate worker solidarity through collaborative artistic practice.
WERKER Archief is their home base, rooted in the Nieuwmarkt neighborhood of Amsterdam, which comprises over 3000 documents, (photo)books, posters, pamphlets, movies, textiles and paraphernalia. These documents originate from secondhand books and flea markets, are donated by friends and comrades, or are produced during our practice and collaborations. The archive's mission is to make publications produced by local and international social movements accessible in the city centre of Amsterdam.
Since its foundation, WERKER has collaborated with numerous artists, activists, researchers, and unions on various projects in schools, museums, archives and community centres. Some of these collaborations include: Activestills, Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, Casco Art Institute, CCPPO (Groupes Medvedkine), Centro de Arte 2 de Mayo, Der Arbeiter-Fotograf, Dutch Art Institute, Georgy Mamedov, International Institute of Social History, Jo Spence Memorial Archive, Manifesta Biennial, Silvia Federici, MayDay Rooms, Mokum Kraakt, Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Niet te Koop, Photography Workshop, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Sindillar: Sindicato de Trabajadoras del Hogar y los Cuidados, Susoespai: Creació i Salut Mental, Stedelijk Museum, Steve Edwards, Sonsbeek, Tate Modern, The Showroom, The Voice of Domestic Workers, and We Are Here.
WERKER operates at the intersection of labour, ecofeminism and LGBTQIA+ movements, advocating for an image critique of daily life to analyze what becomes visible and what remains hidden or silenced in different political contexts. It was founded by Marc Roig Blesa and Rogier Delfos in Amsterdam in 2009, by releasing ten issues of a publication called WERKER Magazine. Since then, WERKER has expanded their publishing practice including performance, installation, video, sound and textile.
WERKER Archief is their home base, rooted in the Nieuwmarkt neighborhood of Amsterdam, which comprises over 3000 documents, (photo)books, posters, pamphlets, movies, textiles and paraphernalia. These documents originate from secondhand books and flea markets, are donated by friends and comrades, or are produced during our practice and collaborations. The archive's mission is to make publications produced by local and international social movements accessible in the city centre of Amsterdam.
Since its foundation, WERKER has collaborated with numerous artists, activists, researchers, and unions on various projects in schools, museums, archives and community centres. Some of these collaborations include: Activestills, Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, Casco Art Institute, CCPPO (Groupes Medvedkine), Centro de Arte 2 de Mayo, Der Arbeiter-Fotograf, Dutch Art Institute, Georgy Mamedov, International Institute of Social History, Jo Spence Memorial Archive, Manifesta Biennial, Silvia Federici, MayDay Rooms, Mokum Kraakt, Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Niet te Koop, Photography Workshop, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Sindillar: Sindicato de Trabajadoras del Hogar y los Cuidados, Susoespai: Creació i Salut Mental, Stedelijk Museum, Steve Edwards, Sonsbeek, Tate Modern, The Showroom, The Voice of Domestic Workers, and We Are Here.
WERKER operates at the intersection of labour, ecofeminism and LGBTQIA+ movements, advocating for an image critique of daily life to analyze what becomes visible and what remains hidden or silenced in different political contexts. It was founded by Marc Roig Blesa and Rogier Delfos in Amsterdam in 2009, by releasing ten issues of a publication called WERKER Magazine. Since then, WERKER has expanded their publishing practice including performance, installation, video, sound and textile.