On the 11 & 12 June we will organise two study days around the question ’what could blow your cover?’ in the context of Constant’s 2026 research trajectory on Unbordering.

Unbordering is a call to critically and radically rethink the technological apparatus of visual control erected near and far from European borders. It is a dive into repressive and authoritarian technologies as an internalisation of the violent politics of Fortress Europe. Unbordering examines border technologies in order to unravel the ways in which the border becomes a means of making violent cuts, literally and figuratively, across bodies, lives, livelihoods, cultures, nations and ecosystems.

What is (allowed to be) in full exposure? What has to remain in the shadows? In this two-day programme, we will touch upon several layers that could ’blow your cover’ or - reversely - ’cover you up’ – from the large scale perspective of nation borders to the up close internal or inherited knowledges.

Amongst other things, we will gather with herbalist Edith Stefanato for a workshop to create a protective balm using comfrey, a local healing plant from ancient medicine. A session with Sarah Chander (Equinox) will blow the cover of the ways national borders are being fortified. Artist, astrologer and tutorSamah Hijawi* will host a collective cooking session, while she discusses how the concept of unbordering is read in astrology and the characters of the planets.

Join us in uncovering and covering through collective moments of making, reading, drawing, listening and cooking.

Programme
Thursday 11 June:
- 10.00-10.30 Introduction
- 10.30-12.30 presentation by Sarah Chander (Equinox)
- 13.00 lunch
- 14.00-17.00 gathering and collective balm making with Edith Stefanato

Friday 12 June
- 10.00-10.30 Introduction
- 10.30-12.30 Unbordering with the planets and astrology, a discussion that continues into a collective cooking session with Samah Hijawi
- 13.00 lunch
- 14.00-17.00 reading/drawing session

*Bio’s
Sarah Chander (Equinox)
Activist, lobbyist, legal advisor
https://equinox.shiftx.space/

Edith Stefanato
Herbalist, skin care artisan and ceramist in Brussels, who makes things under the name Maison ALALA.

Samah Hijawi
Artist, Astrologer, Writer, Cook and Tutor at DAS Theater, Amsterdam
https://www.samahhijawi.com/

Participation + Reservation

• Participation is free.
• Registration is open until the 9th June
• Reservation is required as places are limited; first come, first served. Please, reserve by sending an email to: info@constantvzw.org
• The two days will start at 10:00 till 17:00, with several breaks throughout the day.
• It is possible to take part in one of the two study days.
• A vegetarian lunch is provided on Thursdays by Apus & les Cocottes Volantes and on Fridays by the collective cooking session led by Samah Hijawi. Please let us know when you make your reservation whether you have food allergies.

Accessibility

• The two days will take place in the studio of Constant. Address: Jetsesesteenweg 388 Chaussée de Jette, 1081 Koekelberg (Brussels).
• Wheelchair accessible entrance + toilet + meeting space.
• Parking in the street is usually available, we can block a parking spot if asked in advance.
• More info: https://constantvzw.org/site/Accessibility.html

Language
The main language of communication is English. Whisper translations to French and Dutch can be organised on the spot.

Image flyer: Enora Déas