Wobby’s Work-shop - Illustrada 2026

On 5 and 6 September, Wobby Club set up a temporary Work-Shop in the city centre of Tilburg as part of Illustrada 2026. Over the weekend, young people from across the city came together to share their experiences, ideas and visions of Tilburg and to work collectively on a Risograph-printed zine.

Across three free workshops, participants explored different aspects of their relationship with the city. The first workshop, led by Saber Aidarus, a young Tilburg-based Somali-Dutch animator and content maker, invited participants to reflect on the places in Tilburg that are meaningful to them. Which places make you feel connected to the city? Where do you feel at home, and which places hold special memories?

In the second workshop, Jasmine Boor, a young Tilburg-based interaction designer, focused on the routes we take through the city every day. Participants explored how they move through Tilburg, what they encounter along the way and how the city can feel different depending on the paths we take.

The final workshop, led by Wobby’s artistic director Marjolein Schalk, looked towards the future. Participants imagined what they would like Tilburg to become: what could change, what could be better, and which new places, stories and possibilities might unfold?

Pictures: Koektrommel Studio

Throughout the weekend, making was also a way of meeting. Participants shared stories and ideas, discussed their experiences of the city and discovered perspectives different from their own. Working together on the publication created opportunities to get to know new people and to see Tilburg through someone else’s eyes.

The ideas and images created during the workshops were printed directly onto Risograph paper. Drawings, texts, stories, places, people, memories and ideas gradually came together in one collective publication. Participants made, drew, cut, pasted and printed together, with each contribution becoming part of the larger whole.

The result is Mijn Tilburg: a Risograph-printed zine bringing together different ways of looking at the city. Rather than presenting one single image of Tilburg, the publication reflects the different ways young people experience, remember and imagine their city. The weekend ended with the launch of the zine, with participants receiving a copy of the publication they helped create.