Ministerie van Berge en Shi(MBS) is a Sino-Dutch agency that activates an exchange P2P network. Through visual and research projects MBS bridges the geo-cultural distance. Hereby the focus lays on the creation of a connection between individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds. MBS is now operating a interdisciplinary research-based project entitled 50/50 inspired by the Sino-Dutch 50th Anniversaries of 2022. Here in MBS focuses on the current trade of goods and ideas between the two nations.

We are Huilin Shi (CN) and Laila van Berge (NL), and we are initiating a creative interdisciplinary research-based project as a duo specifically celebrating and reflecting on the Sino-Dutch-50 Anniversaries in 2022. We met during our studies at KABK in the Hague, where we were sharing the same workspace and have been exhibiting together in multiple group shows. Despite our different backgrounds and working methods, we share a similar interest in cultural identity and have a playful and experimental approach to the treated materials. Motivated by the rooted history of the Sino-Dutch partnership, in this intercultural exploration, we are both committed to collaboration.