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All over the world, citizenship – the right to belong somewhere – is tied to specific nation states. But given diminishing public confidence in existing political institutions across many parts of the world, how could a more liquid form of citizenship be imagined in an age of technological accelerated dislocation? This pressing question underlies Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ exhibition ROME at A Tale of a Tub. Central to the exhibition is the artist’s latest film, which unfolds a long-term exploration into the future of citizenship. Rather than attempting self-governance by force, could technology now enable a more liquid form of citizenship beyond borders? Made in collaboration with Annika Kuhlmann, Thomas’ film envisions the future of citizenship in an age of technologically accelerated dislocation. In a time where the call for sovereignty and self-governance is becoming ever louder, we take Thomas’ visionary project as an outlook from which to consider how technological innovation might allow for alternative forms of societal organization to develop. A Tale of a Tub, Rotterdam 18 November 2017 - 28 Januari 2018