Porosity of Parables is a project by Ratu Saraswati (Saras), for which she collects and tells stories and parables from the historical relationship between the Netherlands and Indonesia. Saras' inspiration comes partly from her own written story about the wild rubber tree (pohon karet in Bahasa Indonesia) which slowly takes over the ruins of Batavia. Under the colonial regime of VOC administrator J.P. Coen, the native people of the Nusantara archipelago transported the coral stones that make up this fortified city. Thus, the old town perpetuates as a strong symbol of the atrocities that took place, as well as a mark of resilience of Indonesian traditions after the colonial past.

During this fellowship residency, Saras will work towards a publication based on visits to Hoorn throughout the year. She uses the trope of her grandfather's magnifying glass in her quest to answer a recurring question he posed before his passing: Apa kabarmu di Negeri Belanda? or How are you in the Netherlands? Her fellowship will consist of a search for the story she could never tell her grandfather, delving into personal experiences in the broader context of colonial history, heritage and migration, with the old wild rubber tree and the magnifying glass as its protagonists. This will result in a publication and performances that share and reflect cultural resilience and identity.