On the podcast Maisa is speaking about her newest book Maisa in Webland - Detouring UX* Destinies published by Set Margines #63 in 2025.

The book combines fiction, interviews, case studies, and critical theory to shed light onto the history of the web and gives examples of how we can still resist dominant digital structures and build alternative realities at a time when much of the web has been taken over by the Big Tech.

References:

Maisa in Webland - get book: https://www.setmargins.press/books/maisa_in_webland/

The Psychology of the Web Developer - get book:

https://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/the-psychology-of-the-web-developer-reality-of-a-female-freelancer/

Mini-series "What's More Important than Two Women Talking About Web Development?" by Maisa Imamović and Clara Pasteau - watch: https://youtu.be/ctEgy-DQgTE?si=6U3Yk6O5_261daEN 

Choose Maisa's documents - have a look: https://mai-maps.vercel.app/ 

Maisa's website - have a look: https://maisaimamovic.eu/ 

Maisa's favourite (home) food: Zeljanica

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Thumbnail: Portrait of Maisa by Brandon Tauszik

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Linda's work is rooted in an exploration of human emotions, ranging from vulnerability and trauma to the search for happiness. Through photography and interdisciplinary methods, she strives to capture fleeting emotional states, the intimate connections between strangers, and personal transformation. 

On the podcast she speaks about often contested topics of photographic nudes, erotica as well as censorship and ways of protecting yourself as a female photographer often times working with complete strangers.

References:

Artist website: https://lindazhengova.com/ 

YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AmmoniaVoid

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In conversation with Ukrainian artist Olena Pronkina, as part of a new series of Kitchen Conversations devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts.

For the past couple of years, Olena’s work has focused on experiences of transition, instability, and the search for one’s place within new environments and conditions.

Becoming a mother brought a pause to her usual artistic practice for almost two years. During that time, Olena turned to analog photography, which she could practice during walks while her child was sleeping.

References:

Artist Insta: https://www.instagram.com/olena_pronkina/ 

Artist YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@fotohrafynia 

Exhibition at KVOST: https://kvost.de/en/exhibition/upcoming-olena-pronkina/ 

Claus Michaletz Preis: https://kvost.de/en/claus-michaletz-preis/ 

Favourite home food: Uzbek plov and manti

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Song: Mama by Heintje

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In conversation with multidisciplinary Polish artist Marcelina Amelia, in a new series of Kitchen Conversations devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts.

Marcelina Amelia was born in Częstochowa (Poland) and is now based in Brighton (UK). Marcelina works with painting, print, textile, photography, installation, video, and performance. Her art touches on themes such as migration, motherhood, mental health, feminism, spirituality, personal rituals, dreams, and the complexities of the human experience.

On the podcast Marcelina Amelia looks back at her debut solo show: 'Sun Child Moon Child' that took place between 5.12-11.01 in Helm Gallery, Brighton. 

References:

Artist web: https://www.marcelinaamelia.com/ 

Artist Insta: https://www.instagram.com/marcelinaamelia/ 

Grupa Łono: https://www.instagram.com/grupalono/ 

Book Mamalia: https://www.marcelinaamelia.com/product-page/mamalia-book 

Sun Child Moon Child exhibition: https://helm-gallery.com/blogs/exhibitions/sun-child-moon-child?srsltid=AfmBOopbBlAM1PnODZnZJf21psDZldGq0mkTSTO5-kEXcAdlL7k7Gxqm 

Rethinking Eastern Europe collective https://www.instagram.com/re.thinking.eastern.europe/?hl=en 

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Song: Mama by Heintje

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Sebastian's long-term documentary projects explore the interplay between spaces, people, and systems of power. In 2022, he co-founded the English-language magazine Solomiya with Vsevolod Kazarin. The publication showcases contemporary Ukrainian artists and writers, with each issue (now at No. 5) examining different aspects of the ongoing war — and how people in Ukraine continue to resist, survive, and live within a new reality.

References:

Ukrainian Environmental Humanities Network: https://www.instagram.com/ukrenvhum/?hl=en 

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In conversation with multidisciplinary Polish artist Kamila Wolszczak, in a new series of Kitchen Conversations devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts.

Kamila likes thinking while walking, digging clay, collecting dust and listening to the sounds of ceramics. She is a mum to a now one year old Amber but started working with kids long before becoming a mum herself. Kamila involves the youngest audience in her practice and attempts to learn from their open minds that are not yet conditioned by the structures of our capitalist societies.

References:

Artist Web https://kamilawolszczak.com/ 

Artist Insta https://www.instagram.com/kamila_wolszczak/ 

Biennale Sztuki dla Dziecka in Poznan https://biennaledladziecka.pl/ 

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Song: Mama by Heintje

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In conversation with Birmingham-based, Prague-born artist Tereza Bušková in a new series of Kitchen Conversations devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts.

Tereza’s practice delves into ritual, tradition, and craft, reviving and reimagining Slavic and broader European customs. Whether hosting baking and craft workshops or orchestrating city-wide processions as part of her Mothers Without Hands project, her work is firmly grounded in community, fostering connections across cultural backgrounds and political divides.

References:

Artist website: https://www.terezabuskova.com/ 

Mothers Without Hands: https://motherswithouthands.wordpress.com/ 

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Song: Mama by Heintje

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Das FilmFestival Cottbus ist eines der weltweit führenden Festivals, wenn es um das aktuelle Filmschaffen in Mittel- und Osteuropa geht. 

Im Zentrum des Festivals stehen drei Wettbewerbe. Viele Filme feiern in Cottbus ihre internationale, deutsche oder sogar weltweit erste Aufführung. Nach fast jedem Film gibt es spannende Gespräche mit den anwesenden Regisseur*innen, Produzent*innen und Schauspieler*innen.

Website und Programm: https://www.filmfestivalcottbus.de/de/ 

Empfehlungen für Essen in Cottbus:

1. Stadtwächter https://maps.app.goo.gl/FRDKtjrRT2LkgFdN7 
2. Restaurant Kartoffelkiste https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZG5EyAtRZJDQsey57 
3. Bellessa  - Südamerikanisches Restaurant https://maps.app.goo.gl/XeK8iDkAkVuLN28a9 
4. Mosquito - https://maps.app.goo.gl/BtUYAUxmRReBTidj7 
5. Tratoria II Sardo https://maps.app.goo.gl/RL1Fj1hTnDdWiTxdA 
6. Esscobar https://maps.app.goo.gl/tsiR9GpDkK4NFb4Y9 

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Performance and live artist from Belarus, Larysa Bauge in a new series of Kitchen Conversations episodes devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts.

Can motherhood and art truly coexist? Can parenting be seen as cool in the art world? What are the taboos we still don’t talk about? And ultimately, how can we make the art world a better place for mothers and parents?

As Larysa describes, her performances are full of blood, tears, and sweat—as befits an artist from Eastern Europe. An honest conversation about the bodily, physical, and mental effort it takes to be a mother—labor that’s so often simplified or diminished to quote Larysa “Oh, she’s just a stay-at-home mom.”

References:

Artist website: https://www.larysabauge.com/ 

Artist instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bauge_visualart/ 

Nightbitch (movie trailer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG2ThcpFM9o 

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Song: Mama by Heintje

Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora

Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

Daniel Rycharski is a well-established figure in both the Polish and international art scene. His work bridges themes of provincial life, religiosity, Christianity, and LGBTQ+ identity, exploring the tensions and unexpected connections between them. Drawing on his peasant heritage and decades-long research into the Polish countryside, Rycharski offers an honest glimpse into rural Poland today—challenging stereotypes and opening space for dialogue.

References:

Rozbieranie ze snu (wystawa TRAFO) 

Daniel Rycharski - Strachy (MSN)

Daniel's favourite home food: Faćka - peasant chickweed soup & potato dumplings with cheese

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Daniel Rycharski is a well-established figure in both the Polish and international art scene. His work bridges themes of provincial life, religiosity, Christianity, and LGBTQ+ identity, exploring the tensions and unexpected connections between them. Drawing on his peasant heritage and decades-long research into the Polish countryside, Rycharski offers an honest glimpse into rural Poland today—challenging stereotypes and opening space for dialogue.

References:

Rozbieranie ze snu (wystawa TRAFO) 

Daniel Rycharski - Strachy (MSN)

Daniel's favourite home food: Faćka - peasant chickweed soup & potato dumplings with cheese

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A cozy living room chat with Ilja Aviarjanaŭ, the creator of XianCha Tea — a tea shop dedicated to promoting Taiwanese tea culture across Germany and Europe. This episode explores the surprising connection between Oolong and rap music in Eastern Slavic countries.

The podcast begins with a calming tea ritual led by Ilja, setting the tone for a deep and reflective dive into his passion for tea and the beginnings of his healing journey through tea drinking and supportive community. Along the way, we talk about tea clubs — perhaps the successors to Soviet kvartirniki — as spaces for tea events and rituals, and for some a safe environment to process collective trauma and find connection, especially in these precarious and uncertain times.

References:

XianCha Tea shop: https://www.xianchatea.com/

XianCha Tea spirits: https://www.xianchatea.com/tea-spirits 

Paris Tea Festival https://www.paristeafestival.com/en

Tea Festival in Cieszyn, Poland https://swietoherbaty.pl/pl/

Song ChP by Basta and Guf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRm54SJxcao (Rappers from Russia. In 2017, Basta was banned for three years from entering Ukraine as he had performed in Crimea after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions for his support of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.) 

Kvartirniki: https://www.in-formality.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kvartirniki_(Russia)

RAZAM e.V. https://razam.de/

Music played on the podcast:

Song by Den Da Funk https://open.spotify.com/track/7mA4wUjVaJYzPZdHP0NA4W?si=435becdd37b140d1 (Rapper from Ukraine)

Song by HKHKT https://open.spotify.com/track/6pldRNsy7qxvfsqfaPOfkj?si=d1f07c255c65422d (Rapper from Belarus)

Ilja's favourite home food: Syrniki and Belarusian potato babka

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In this episode, you will meet Alisi, whose frame-by-frame, hand-painted animations blur the line between visual art and ethnographic storytelling. Working primarily with pastel and mixed media under the camera, Alisi creates extraordinary movement through painterly textures, exploring nomadic and Indigenous ways of life in Mongolia and beyond.

The podcast conversation centers on her 2023 short film Baigal Nuur – Lake Baikal, a breathtaking reimagining of the formation of the world’s oldest lake in Siberia. The film features hand-painted animation, found objects, and the voice of an Indigenous Buryat woman, preserving fragments of her endangered language—a dialect of Mongolian. 

References:

Artist web https://alisitelengut.com/ 

Films by Alisi:

Becoming Air (2024) https://alisitelengut.com/Becoming-Air-2024 

Baigal Nuur - Lake Baikal (2023) https://alisitelengut.com/Baigal-Nuur-Lake-Baikal-2023 

Tengri (2012) https://alisitelengut.com/TENGRI-2012 

Exhibition in Rosalux (Berlin) https://rosalux.com/galleries/anima-alisi-telengut/ 

Interfilm Berlin https://www.interfilm.de/ 

Alisi's favourite home food: German quark, urum and khuruud (types of Mongolian cream and cheese)

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In conversations with Alison Smith - curator of the display, previously Chief Curator of the National Portrait Gallery, London and currently Director of Collections and Research at the Wallace Collection.

Stanisław Wyspiański (1869-1907) was a Polish painter, designer, poet and originator of modern Polish Theater. He was also a key figure of the Młoda Polska (Young Poland) art movement that helped keep national identity alive during Poland's partitions.

This podcast episode offers a glimpse into the unique pastel works of Wyspiański, featuring stories of his sitters—including members of the Cracovian intelligentsia—his family, and the artist himself, as well as his decade-long struggle with an illness that profoundly shaped his life and creative output.

The one-room display, showing 16 of Wyspiański's pastel portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in London is free and open to all till the 13th of July 2025. 

References:

About the Exhibition: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/display/2025/stanislaw-wyspianski-portraits

Exhibition Catalogue: https://npgshop.org.uk/collections/books/products/stanislaw-wyspianski-portraits-hardcover-catalogue

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This episode was created for Contemporary LYNX and with support of the Polish Cultural Institute London.

Podcast thumbnail: Józio Feldman by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1905. National Museum in Kraków. Photo: Bartosz Cygan/NMK Digitization Studio.

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Aziza Kadyri is passionate about exploring new ways of engaging with cultural heritage, with a particular focus on textiles and costume—art forms that have traditionally been labelled as 'feminine'. She’s also deeply interested in how XR/AR/VR and AI technologies can enhance artistic research, edutainment, and socially engaged practices. At the heart of her practice is a commitment to participatory work, especially within Central Asian and Uzbek communities.

In this episode, we dive into her role in co-creating the exhibition for the Uzbekistan National Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale. Through this conversation, Aziza shares her vibrant, globally-spanning journey toward becoming an established artist, showcasing her work around the world. Most importantly, she highlights her mission to amplify the voices of Central Asian women artisans—whose stories have often been overlooked by history.

References:

Aziza website https://www.azizakadyri.com/

Aziza Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aziza.kadyri/ 

Qizlar Collective https://www.instagram.com/qizlarqizlarqizlar/

Uzbekistan Pavilion 2024 https://www.les-nouveaux-riches.com/interview-uzbekistan-pavilion-2024/ (Les Nouveaux Riches)

Aziza about the Uzbek Pavilion part 1 https://www.instagram.com/p/DDKCtS9I53K/

Aziza about the Uzbek Pavilion part 2 https://www.instagram.com/p/DDws0tuIlKV/ 

Somerset House, London https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/ 

Aziza's favourite home food: Moshhurda or Moshkichiri (Uzbek soup/porridge with mung beans)

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In early February, Kitchen Conversations teamed up with From Julia's Desk to host a live communal event in Berlin. As part of the evening's program, we had the privilege of screening the Georgian film Blueberry Dreams. The documentary follows Soso, a good-hearted father who leads his family of four in starting a blueberry farm to secure their future. Set in northern Georgia, their village lies near the troubled border with the Russian-backed region of Abkhazia, an area where tensions have been simmering for over 30 years.

A few days after the screening, Patrycja sat down with filmmaker Elena Mikaberidze to record a podcast, diving deeper into the extraordinary documentary, the live of the family at its center, and the broader climate in Georgia today, with a special focus on mixed families navigating the challenges of living a united life in a politically divided country.

References:

Newsletter From Julia's Desk https://juliaschneider.substack.com/?utm_campaign=email-https://juliaschneider.substack.com/?utm_campaign=email-home&r=2pg744&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

About the filmmaker: https://chaikhana.media/en/authors/164/elena-mikaberidze 

Blueberry Dreams (2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUOFWl2thbE 

Support the family: https://www.share-doc.org/d/71001 

Elena's favourite home food: Ajika - spicy pepper based dip 

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Artsiom Lobach is the final guest recommended by the Belarusian Filmmakers Network. Today, we dive into his documentary film Way Home (2020), which tells the story of Pavlo – a young man who, following Crimea’s annexation by Russia in 2014, moves to the Ukrainian countryside in search of solitude. Belarusian filmmaker Artsiom, only truly understood his protagonist’s journey after he himself, was forced to leave Belarus and settle in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Podcast created in collaborating with Belarusian Filmmakers Network (BFN)

Films by Artsiom Lobach:

Way Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delw9Nu65aM

New Year's Speech by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVSjI7aEH3k 

Belarusian Folk Songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za3W_2SIwAs&t=7s

Other references:

Artist Website https://artsiomlobach.wixsite.com/make-video-with-love

Artist Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtsiomLobach 

European Humanities University in Vilnius  https://en.ehu.lt/about/ 

Wajda School in Warsaw https://wajdaschool.pl/ 

Downshifters (lifestyle) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downshifting_(lifestyle)

Favourite home food: Potato and pumpkin bake, Carrots with hummus

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Thumbnail photo by Ruslan Sereduk

Her first camera was a Siemens M65. She is the great-granddaughter of the Vietnamese writer Nguyễn Công Hoan. Lena - a pianist with a degree, she has taken a vow of musical silence. On the podcast we speak about her latest documentary, 'Four Circles Away From Center' (2023) that is an experiment in the portrait genre.

Podcast created in collaborating with Belarusian Filmmakers Network (BFN)

Films by Lena Le:

Four Circles Away From Center (2023), 48min https://vimeo.com/838621570

Artificial (2020), 9min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmxJ5YOQVNc 

Pane Cisniku (music video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su8Efxjuahc

References:

The Minsk School of Photography https://rosphoto.org/events/the-minsk-school-of-photography-1960-s-2000-s/ 

Platform Vodblisk https://en.vodblisk.northernlightsff.com/lena_le 

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Born in Mogilev, an industrial city in what is now Belarus, Vladimir Kozlov grew up amidst the unraveling of the Soviet Union. His formative years in the suburbs were marked by the chaos of the early 1990s—a time of unbridled freedom, wild capitalism, and rampant crime. Moving from Mogilev to Minsk and eventually to Moscow, Vladimir has dedicated his life to unpacking the legacy of the Soviet past.

Through his writing and cinematographic work, he delves deep into the cultural and social fabric of Russian and Belarusian society, asking pressing questions: Where did we go wrong? What did we overlook, leading us back to a totalitarian and authoritarian reality?

Podcast created in collaborating with Belarusian Filmmakers Network (BFN)

Films by Vladimir Kozlov:

Number 10 (2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WpAKih8Ak0

Whatever We Want (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REZpHrzQH0o&t=10s

Three Comrades (2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chU-CDMLSz4&t=649s

Summer of '89 (2022) https://vodblisk.northernlightsff.com/summer_of_89

Other references:

Artist YouTube https://www.youtube.com/vkozlov

Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/v_kozlov/

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In this episode, Patrycja sits down with Yuriy Biley and Anton Varga, two members of Open Group, to explore their thought-provoking audiovisual installation, Repeat after Me II.

This powerful work serves as a collective portrait of civilian witnesses to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Featuring two videos created in 2022 and 2024, the installation presents refugee stories through the haunting sounds of weaponry they recall. Using a unique karaoke format, the piece invites viewers to mimic these sounds, teaching them to identify weapons by ear—a skill that could, in a dystopian future, be the key to survival.

References:

Open Group website http://open-group.org.ua/en/about-us

Polish Pavillion in Venice https://labiennale.art.pl/en/

Repeat after Me II publication https://zacheta.art.pl/en/e-sklep/katalog/repeat-after-me-ii

Yuriy Biley https://www.instagram.com/yuriy.biley/

Anton Varga https://www.instagram.com/anton.varga/

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Podcast thumbnail: (from the left) Pavlo Kovach, Yuriy Biley, Anton Varga at the opening of the 60th La Biennale di Venezia.

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In this episode, Patrycja sits down with Yuriy Biley and Anton Varga, two members of Open Group, to explore their thought-provoking audiovisual installation, Repeat after Me II.

This powerful work serves as a collective portrait of civilian witnesses to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Featuring two videos created in 2022 and 2024, the installation presents refugee stories through the haunting sounds of weaponry they recall. Using a unique karaoke format, the piece invites viewers to mimic these sounds, teaching them to identify weapons by ear—a skill that could, in a dystopian future, be the key to survival.

References:

Open Group website http://open-group.org.ua/en/about-us

Polish Pavillion in Venice https://labiennale.art.pl/en/

Repeat after Me II publication https://zacheta.art.pl/en/e-sklep/katalog/repeat-after-me-ii

Yuriy Biley https://www.instagram.com/yuriy.biley/

Anton Varga https://www.instagram.com/anton.varga/

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Speaking to artists: Krasimira Butseva, Julian Chehirian, Lilia Topouzova and curator: Vasil Vladimirov.

The Neighbours explores the silenced memories of survivors of political violence during Bulgaria’s communist era (1945 to 1989). Employing found objects, video, and sound design, the installation conveys the stories of those who endured Bulgarian Gulag camps and prisons. This multidisciplinary project, rooted in extensive scholarly research and more than 40 interviews conducted by the practitioners, reimagines the survivors‘ homes —the spaces where the interviews occurred—inviting audiences to inhabit them and bear witness.

References:

https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/bulgaria

https://www.bulgarianpavilionvenice.art/en

https://www.instagram.com/bulgariavenicebiennale/

Favourite home food: Chicken with Rice, Gris-Halva, Katschamak, Mish-mash

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In her artistic practice, Marija is interested in situations of fragile contact and interaction, as well as in the multi-layered complexities of memory and representation.

In the podcast she talks about her publication 'Silver', which examines the silverware collection looted by the Nazis from Jewish-German communities in Hamburg. Marija also shares the first results of her doctoral research on vulnerability and the past and present of Ukraine from a decolonial perspective.

References:

Silver by Marija Petrovic and Ofri Lapid https://material-verlag.hfbk-hamburg.de/en/material/440-silver 

HFBK Hamburg https://www.hfbk-hamburg.de/en/ 

Museum fur Kunst & Gewerbe Hamburg https://www.mkg-hamburg.de/en 

Timothy Snyder https://timothysnyder.org/

Marija's favourite home food: Ukrainian potato pancakes - Deruny, and Crimean street food - Chebureki

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Speaking with foundation's president Katarzyna Kozyra and foundation's director Iga Maria Szczepańska.

Katarzyna Kozyra is one of Poland's most famous conceptual artists, working internationally since the 90s. In 2012, she founded the Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation to help women artists and cultural workers from Central and Eastern Europe promote their work.

Secondary Archive tells the history of non-Western — primarily Central and Eastern European — art through the lens of gender, covering the period after WWII through the present. This archive is composed of artistic statements and unknown pages of the biographies and practices of female artists, where one can see the names of those who have been marginalized, neglected, forgotten, or remain little known to the general public alongside artifacts from key female figures of non-Western art. 

References:

Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation http://katarzynakozyrafoundation.pl/en/

Pyramid of Animals http://katarzynakozyra.pl/en/projekty/the-pyramid-of-animals/ 

Secondary Archive

Women Artists in War, Galeria

Iga's favourite home food: Meatballs in Dill Sauce, Thai Roti with Banana, Condensed Milk and Egg

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The exhibition in the Romanian Pavilion, What Work Is, revisits the iconography of labour, drawing inspiration from historical realism and the propaganda art of the Eastern Bloc. Instead of challenging these discourses directly, Șerban challenges them by rearranging their tropes. His aim is to capture and portray moments of pause and inactivity, of indistinction between work and leisure, as reflections of broader societal changes or crises.

The Romanian Pavilion at the Biennale Arte 2024 is curated by Ciprian Mureșan. The exhibition will take place in both the Giardini della Biennale and at The New Gallery of the Romanian Institute of Culture and Humanistic Research in Venice from April 20 till November 24, 2024.

Favourite home food: Ciorba de loboda, Stinging Nettle Salad

References:

Biennale Arte 2024 | Romania

Dawid Radziszewski Gallery

Galeria Plan B

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In conversations with:

Dr Hilary Floe, Senior Curator, Modern and Contemporary British Art, Tate Britain

Saskia Flower, Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary British Art, Tate Britain

Weronika Gertig - Burgess, Themerson Estate London

Franciszka Themerson (1907-1988) was a Polish, later British, painter, illustrator, filmmaker and set designer. Together with her husband Stefan Themerson, she was one of the most important experimental filmmakers in interwar Poland. Her film work, as well as her paintings and drawings, challenged social conformity and revealed her belief in individual freedom. During and after the Second World War, Francziszka Themerson created humorous works that dealt profoundly with the complex themes of trauma and loss. 

The one-room display at Tate Britain is free and open to all till the 30th of March 2025. 

References:

The Themerson Archive Catalogue

Unposted Letters publication

The Barbican exhibition

Jasia Reichardt curator

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Copyrights Themerson Estate  

Franciszka Themerson (1907 – 1988)

Comme la vie est lente et comme l'espérance est violente

Painted in 1959 

Oil paint on canvas

101.5 x 151 cm

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The Foundation for Women and Family Planning FEDERA is a non-governmental organization fighting for reproductive health and rights, established in Poland in 1991.

On the podcast, you will learn about the history of the Foundation and its current projects and actions in light of Poland's regressive politics over the past decade. Krystyna Kacupra describes in detail the changes in Polish abortion law from communist times to 1993, 2022, and today. 

Favourite home food: Polish sweets

References:

FEDERA website

FEDERA Insta

ARTE Tracks East - Alles neu? Polen nach dem Regierungswechsel

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Aliaksei's debut documentary film COURAGE, about the mass protests in Belarus in 2020/2021, had its world premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, has been screened at major documentary film festivals and has been longlisted for the 2022 Oscars.

In the podcast, Aliaksei talks about his experiences making COURAGE and how it feels to look back on the Belarusian uprising 3 years later. Listeners will also get a glimpse of Aliaksei's current screenplay and his new film about the polarisation of Belarusian society. 

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Films:

Courage (trailer)

Lake of Happiness (trailer)

Country of Woman (trailer) 

Sofia

Other references:

Instagram: @aliaksei_paluyan

Website: www.paluyan.com

Kunsthochschule Kassel

The Double Life of Véronique (1991) by Krzysztof Kieslowski

Favourite home food: Mashed potatoes and Cold Beet Soup with Kefir

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Her distinctive work was first shown to a wide audience at Les Rencontres d'Arles in 2019, when Libuše was already in her 60s. Since then, her black and white analogue photographs depicting islands of freedom in a grey, communist Czechoslovakia have attracted much international attention.

As a tribute to Libuše's work, Czech filmmaker Klára Tasovská has created a film based on her photographs and diary entries entitled 'I'm Not Everything I Want to Be', which has just premiered at this 74th Berlinale Film Festival. 

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References:

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be by Klára Tasovská

Artist website

Les Rencontres d'Arles 2019

T-Club book

Favourite home food: Traditional Japanese Ramen

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For the anniversary episode, Patrycja invited her good friend and Georgian artist Sophia Tabatadze to interview her. Among other things, listeners will hear how Patrycja's Western art training inspired a podcast about Eastern art, how she deals with hearing her own voice when editing the podcast, and who her dream guest would be...

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References:

www.patrycjarozwora.com

365 Days by Patrycja Rozwora

Teatr GO

Design Academy Eindhoven

Gerrit Rietveld Academie

Sandberg Instituut

Małgorzata Mirga-Tas

Biennale Arte 2022 | Poland

Favourite home food: Meat - potato - salad dish (vegan version) 

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Aizada's research centers on gender, culture, nationalism and decoloniality. She received her Master of Arts degree in Gender Studies from Central European University and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Department of Sociology at Rutgers University. Aizada sees her work as an intersection of research and activism and is dedicated to contributing to the non-violent production of knowledge on Central Asia. 

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References:

Aizada's Instagram

Decolonial Disruptions in Central Asia: Understanding Reactions to Russian Migrants in the Wake of Putin’s Mobilization by Aizada Arystanbek

Rutgers University

Bloody January 2022

Favourite home food: Baursak - Kazakh bread, Uzbek Samsas

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Music: Úide, Darkhan Juzz

Jerzy Nowosielski (1923-2011) was a Polish painter, illustrator, stage designer, philosopher and Orthodox theologian. He is regarded as one of the most outstanding contemporary icon painters. In addition, his exemplary abstract geometric compositions became famous for combining Christian art and the avant-garde to create a whole new, extraordinary style of sacred art.

References:

IMO Gallery

Molski Gallery

Artemis Gallery

"Nietoperz w świątyni. Biografia Jerzego Nowosielskiego" by Dr. Krystyna Czerni (book in PL)

Exhibition in Zachęta Warsaw

Exhibition in Royal Castle Warsaw

Exhibition in MS Łódź

Church of the Holy Spirit in Tychy

"Jerzy Nowosielski" by SKIRA (book in ENG)

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Host, recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora

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Mischa began his artistic journey by posing as a nude model at an art academy in Dresden. Over the last ten years, he has done long-term performances and site-specific actions, led educational workshops and worked in a food activist collective, just to name a few. 

Most recently, Mischa put himself in a metal net filled with kilos of rescued bread and stood at a square in Zurich, to inform people about the terrible humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.

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References:

@mischabadasyan

Political Kitchen 

foodsharing.de

Armenian Animal Aid

Favourite home food: Zhingyalov hats

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From October 10 to October 13, 2023, the Belarusian Filmmakers’ Network jointly with SMartDE conducted a conference for young Belarusian directors and producers in Berlin. The event was dedicated to the socialization and professional integration of freelance Belarusian filmmakers in the German and EU film industries.

During the podcast, Leonid talks about his work as a film producer and his involvement in various projects aimed at bringing independent Belarusian cinema to international audiences, as well as supporting the filmmakers - many of whom have been living in exile since May 2020.

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References:

RAZAM de

KRAINA Media Sandbox

mova.pro (app to learn Belarusian)

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Belarusian Filmmakers' Network (BFN)

Running Turtle (Film production company)

Berlinale

'Life in a checked bag' by Andrej Palupanau

Film recommendations:

1. 'II' (Two) by Vlada Senkova
2. 'When Flowers Are Not Silent' by Andrei Kutsila
3. 'Fostering' by Andrei Kaszpierski

Favourite home food: Cottage cheese with chocolate

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Patrycja discovered the work of Victoria in a group show 'Өмә' in Kunstraum Kreuzberg Berlin. The show spoke about collective self-help practices of various ethnic groups living inside Russia today.

During the podcast conversation Victoria shares her two long term projects; 'Motherland' - where she traces the history of her Kalmyk ancestors and 'Archaeology of Progress' - where she takes a critical look at the idea of progress as something equally positive for all members of our society. 

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References:

Artist website

Artist Instagram 

Exhibition 'Өмә' in Kunstraum Kreuzberg

Memorial Society

Lenin Square. Elista (video)

Vegan Mongolian food Berlin

Favourite food from home: Beerg and Bortsg 

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'My little Bukhara' is a clothing brand that works with local Uzbek craftswomen and creates garments and accessories that continue the Central Asian textile-making legacy. 

On the podcast, Nadira speaks about the creation of the brand and its core mission - empower women of Uzbekistan. During the conversation you will learn about ikat (traditional dyeing technique), suzani (embroidered and decorative tribal textile), chapan (long, historic coat) and the duppi (colourful head cover). Enjoy!

References:

My little Bukhara

Favourite home food: Samsa

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Wie es sich für die polnische Küche gehört, haben Magda und Patrycja zu Beginn des Podcasts in der Küche ein Gericht mit gebratener Roter Bete zubereitet. 

Das Gespräch dreht sich um Magdas kulinarisches Projekt Eightfingerfood bei dem sie polnische, aber auch andere osteuropäische Speisen für in Deutschland lebende Gäste kocht und verkauft. Im zweiten Teil des Gesprächs, stellt Magda ihre Sammlung von Kochbüchern aus vielen Ecken Mittel- und Osteuropas vor.

Quellen:

eightfingerfood.de

@eightfingerfood

K67 kiosk MoMA NY

Kochbücher:

1. Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine by Olia Hercules
2. Kaukasis The Cookbook: The culinary journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan & beyond by Olia Hercules
3. Pierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings by Zuza Zak
4. Amber & Rye: A Baltic Food Journey: Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania A Baltic Food Journey: Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania by Zuza Zak
5. Salt & Time: Recipes from a Russian kitchen by Alissa Timoshkina
6. Carpathia: Food from the heart of Romania by Irina Georgescu
7. Tava: Eastern European Baking and Desserts From Romania & Beyond by Irina Georgescu

Lieblingsessen von zu Hause: polnisches Weihnachtsessen

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The conversation begins by speaking about Vladlena's complex identity; being born in Crimea, moving to Chechnya and living through the War, becoming a displaced person in Russia and eventually finding a safe home in Amsterdam, in March 2022.

Her films "Holy God" and "No Nation Without Culture" speak about the complex history of the Chechen Republic dating back to the 1940s. Confrontational, personal and very political visual work that reveals modern colonial structures of the Russian Federation and helps understand the current threats to the sovereignty of other former Soviet countries. 

References:

Vladlena Sandu (Instagram) 

Holy God, 2016

No Nation Without Culture, 2022

Favourite home food: Gluten-free pasta, Grandma's Ukrainian Borscht and Draniki

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Upon visiting California (U. S.) Patrycja speaks to historian and curator Joes Segal about the history and programming of the Wende Museum. The Wende is an art museum, cultural center, and archive of the Cold War that explores social, political, and cultural change.

The conversation revolves around the value of Soviet artifacts, the power of art in understanding the complexities of history, as well as contemporary ways of speaking about the broadly defined - socialist art. 

References:

Wende Museum

Utrecht University

UCLA 

Books by Joes Segal:

Paul Lerner and Joes Segal, eds., Alternative Realities: Utopian Thought in Times of Political Rupture, Bulletin of the German Historical Institute Supplement 14 (Washington, DC: German Historical Institute, 2019)  

Joes Segal, ed., Art and Politics: Between Purity and Propaganda, (Amsterdam: AUP 2016)

Joes Segal, ed., Socialist Culture and Modernity, special issue of the International Journal for History, Culture and Modernity vol. 2 no. 2 (2014). 

Peter Romijn, Giles Scott-Smith and Joes Segal, eds., Divided Dreamworlds? The Cultural Cold War in East and West (Amsterdam: AUP 2012).

Uta Balbier, Cristina Cuevas Wolf and Joes Segal, eds., East German Material Culture and the Power of Memory (Washington, DC: German Historical Institute, 2011). 

Favourite home food: Dutch Pea Soup 

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Karolina's artistic work deals with plants in social and political context, often of a violent nature. Her methodology involves working with specialists across various disciplines, to allow for a space of interaction and exchange of knowledge. 

During the conversations she speaks about her newest project 'Distillates'. Through three case studies conducted in Poland and Palestine, Karolina researches an active change of a landscape as an instrument of power used either to oppress people or to rewrite history.

References:

Artist Website

@karolinagrzywnowicz

Jednostka Gallery (exhibition)

W związku z naturą: „Uziemienie” Doroty Buczkowskiej i Karoliny Grzywnowicz (article PL)

Foragers by Jumana Manna (Film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Yt87_PIbc

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Prior to their 23rd edition, Patrycja speaks to Heleen about the history of an Eastern film festival in Western Germany, about the selection and curatorial processes, as well as the program of the upcoming spring edition in the light of current geo-political situation in Ukraine and Eastern Europe at large.

References:

goEast Film Festival 

Deutsches Filminstitut

Murnau Stiftung

Andrzej Wajda (Polish film director)

'Klondike' by Maryna Er Gorbach (2022)

Lana Gogoberidze (Georgian film director)

Boycotting Russian Cinema - goEast panel discussion

'Nuuccha' by Vladimir Munkuev (2021) 

Jasmila Zbanic (Bosnian film director) 

'The Hamlet Syndrome' by Elwira Niewiara and Piotr Rosołowski (2022) 

Favourite home food: Grandmother's simple vegetable soup made out of scratch ('real broth') and Frankfurt Green Sauce 

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One week before the world premiere of her newest film - 'We Will Not Fade Away' at the Berlinale, Alisa joined Patrycja for an online interview about the making of her touching documentary - that speaks about the power of dreams and youth, even in times of misery and an ongoing war.

References:

Berlinale Film Festival 2023

We Will Not Fade Away (trailer)

We Will Not Fade Away (Instagram)

Home Games (trailer)

Favourite home food: Ukrainian Borscht - Mama's Special 

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Kitchen Conversations for Ukraine was created to highlight the culture of Ukraine and spread information on how to help the country and its artists. Episode 5 was curated by Patrycja Rozwora and is devoted to film.

Films:

1. The Fall of Lenin 11' (2017) by Svitlana Shymko, Viktor Onysko (editor)

WATCH: https://dafilms.com/film/14299-the-fall-of-lenin

2. The Hamlet Syndrome 86' (2022) by Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosolowski 

WATCH: https://kino-krokodil.de/film/das-hamlet-syndrom/ (Berlin)

3. Infinity according to Florian 70’ (2022) by Oleksiy Radynski

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Other references:

Arsenal - Institute for Film and Video Art, Berlin

Citadele Berlin: Unveiled Berlin & its Monuments

Decommunisation Laws in Ukraine

Kino Krokodil, Berlin

Power Life in Ukraine - DONATE

Podcast with Oleksiy Radynski for Pawilon

'Flying Saucer' building in Kyiv

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On a gray December day Patrycja met Kennet in his Weißensee studio - North-East Berlin, to chat about the development of his painting style, art education and the "big art world" as well as the rich history of Estonia and the Baltic region.

References:

Artist Instagram

Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn

Universität der Künste, Berlin

Lowbrow Art Movement

The Baltic Way (Baltic Chain)

Estonian's Singing Revolution

Favourite home food: Memm's Oat Caramel Cake 

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Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) was an extraordinary Polish artist known among others for her large fiber sculptures called the Abakans. Her use of organic materials broke new ground for art in the 1960s and 70s. Bringing together 26 of these radical works for the first time in the UK, the exhibition at Tate Modern presents a forest of towering sculptures, enabling visitors to explore their ambiguous forms and earthy scents.

References:

Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope at Tate Modern (17 November 2022 – 21 May 2023)

Exhibition Curators: Ann Coxon, Mary Jane Jacob, Dina Akhmadeeva

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation

UAx Platform

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Podcast thumbnail credits: Abakan Orange 1968, Baroque Dress, Orange Garment, Sisal 360 x 360 x 45, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, p.69

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The conversations revolved around Pavlo’s long-term photographic series 'Sumy, Sorrow of my days', featured among others on the cover of KAJET Journal 05 - On Easternfuturism. On the podcast and through his work, Pavlo shares insides into the history of his hometown Sumy and his childhood, at the same time contemplating the gap between the generation of his grandparents, living under the Soviet regime and those born after 1989 into a different Ukraine.

References:

Artist Instagram

Viktor Marushchenko

Favourite food from home: Ukrainian Borscht and Steamed Wareniki

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In her recent work, Tasha looks back at her homeland, Belarus, exploring different ways in which the country is represented in the “West”. Her art practice as well as curatorial and activists engagements all attempt to subvert the "Western gaze" showing the East in a fresh and informed way.

References:

Dear Revolution (full movie)

Dries Blueberries in My Pocket (thesis)

Belarus // Art of Resistance (exhibition)

Belarus - Screams of the Silenced (exhibition)

Lovers' Notebooks (trailer)

Pure Art (trailer)

Favourite home food: Draniki

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Informed by her Buryat-Mongolian background Natalia creates performances, in which she combines singing, spoken word and storytelling. On the podcast she speaks about the disappearing Buryat language, Russia's imperialistic cravings and the nomadic ways of living in relation to nature and the environment.

References:

Artist website

@aryatsagan

Rijksakademie

Free Buryatia Foundation

Favourite food from home: Mongolian Tea with Milk

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Patrycja and Yulia take a critical look at documenta 15 in the context of the war in Ukraine. What's more Yulia sheds light onto her socially engaged art projects that among others tackle the problem of 'Westsplaining' and Russia's colonial and imperialist structures.

References:

Citizenship UKRAINE - documenta 15

Kultura Medialna (Dnipro) - documenta 15 (full panel)

Favourite food from home: Kvass

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Patrycja and Yulia take a critical look at documenta 15 in the context of the war in Ukraine. What's more Yulia sheds light onto her socially engaged art projects that among others tackle the problem of 'Westspaining' and Russia's colonial and imperialist structures.

References:

Citizenship UKRAINE - documenta 15

Kultura Medialna (Dnipro) - documenta 15 (full panel)

SDK Słonecznik

Favourite food from home: Kvass

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During the podcast conversations Mariam shares the making-off her three short films - all touching upon important but little discussed topics; ageing and death, domestic violence and life with a disability.

References:

“Nanuli and Gogi” 2017 (trailer)

“One in Seven” 2019 (full film)

"Trapped Inside" 2021 (full film)

"Maid" 2021 (trailer)

Favourite food from home: Pkhali

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In this episode Selma shares stories of her past and sheds light onto her artistic and activist practice that aim to protect and enable female bodies and enact a cross-scalar approach to collective self-emancipation of oppressed women and ethnic minorities.

At the time of the conversations she was a resident of the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam and her work was on view at Dokumenta 15 in Kassel.

References:

Artist website

Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch (excerpt)

Favourite food from home: Bosnian Coffee with Sweets, Čimbur and Burek 

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Kitchen Conversations for Ukraine was created to highlight the culture of Ukraine and spread information on how to help the country and its artists. Episode 4 was curated by Ukrainian artist and researcher based in The Netherlands: Yuliia Elyas

References:

1. "Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex" by Oksana Zabuzhko (book)

2. "In Isolation. Dispatches from Occupied Donbas" by Stanislav Aseyev (book)

3. "Enthusiasm: The Symphony of Donbas" by Dziga Vertov (film)

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On the podcast Sophia sheds light on the making off her experimental documentary film 'Pirimze' that had it's premiere at Visions Du Réel in Nyon and tells a story of a Soviet building in Tbilisi and its capitalist afterlife. Sophia is also a co-founder of Mukao – a company that makes innovative products from corrugated cardboard as well as an organizer of the Grandmothers Film Festival, taking place in Rotterdam and Berlin every second year. Her work has been exhibited worldwide, among others at the 52nd Venice Biennale and 10th International Istanbul Biennial.

References:

Artist website

@sophia.tabatadze

http://pirimze.blogspot.com/p/film.html (film Pirimze)

http://grandmotherfilmfestival.blogspot.com/ (Grandmothers Film Festival, 26-28/05/22 Rotterdam)

Favourite home food: Chakapuli with Mirabelle Plum

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Kitchen Conversations for Ukraine was created to highlight the culture of Ukraine and spread information on how to help the country and its artists. Episode 3 was curated by Ukrainian-Brazilian contemporary photographer based in The Netherlands: Alex Blanco

References:

Odessa Stories by Isaac Babel (book)

Everything is Illuminated by Live Schreiber (film)

Privoz Market in Odesa 

Aubergine Caviar (recipe)

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Kitchen Conversations for Ukraine was created to highlight the culture of Ukraine and spread information on how to help the country and its artists. Episode 2 was curated by contemporary Ukrainian artist and photographer based in Amsterdam: Olga Permiakova

References:

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Sergei Parajanov (film)

Alina Pash (singer and rapper)

Maria Prymachenko (artist) 

Stop-Zemlia by Kateryna Gornostai (film)

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Kitchen Conversations for Ukraine was created to highlight the culture of Ukraine and spread information on how to help the country and its artists. Episode 1 was curated by contemporary painter and muralist, Tatyana Ostapenko.

References:

@postsovietart

Pavlo Borshchenko @pavloborshchenko

Anna Sarvira @anna.sarvira

Kadyrova Zhanna @jannkad

Winter On Fire by Evgeny Afineevsky

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Maja's body of work is shaped by her unique experience of coming from an intergenerational and multi-ethnic family and explores issues of identity in the context of belonging and displacement. 

The conversation circulated around Maja's mixed media installation 'The Sweet Taste of Otherness', her unique relation to writing, colonial structures operating in non-colonial countries, as well as about European museums and ways of decolonizing them.

References:

Romuald Demidenko in conversation with Maja ∀. Ngom 

Biennale Zielona Góra 

Obieg Magazine

Mixed-race in a phenomenological context: Naomi Zack, Linda Martin Alcoff and Tina Fernandes Bott 

Grada Kilomba: Plantation Stories 

Irruptive Chora (curatorial platform) 

Tragic mulatto 

@Black is Polish (insta profile) 

'Don't Call Me Murzyn' (Time article) 

#Don'tCallMeMurzyn (YouTube) 

Favourite home food: Polish Barszcz and Senegalese Thieboudienne

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ost.GAYze focuses on queer Eastern-European perspectives from and in Germany. Patrycja spoke to Kai about the history of Silesia, where his family migrated from, about the intersection of his dual identity (being Polish and queer) and about the great work being done by Eastern European queers all over the region. 

References:

ost.GAYze podcast 

Die 7 osTraum Podcasts auf Deutsch 

BBQ podcast 

PostOstPride podcast 

Silesia

Bart Staszewski

Magazyn Replika 

Sex Education 

Grupa Stonewall  

XPOSED Queer Film Festival 

LTKino 

QINO 

goEast Film Festival

Favourite Christmas food: Siemieniotka

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From the end of the 18th-century Poland underwent successive partitions, resulting in the country disappearing from the map of Europe for 123 years. After a couple of failed military uprisings, Polish people understood that making art was the only remaining way to preserve their endangered national identity. 

On the occasion of the exhibition Young Poland: An Arts and Crafts Movement (1890–1918) organised by the William Morris Gallery in London, Patrycja spoke to one of the shows curators, Julia Griffin. 

References:

William Morris Gallery

Reportage about Portrait of Doom 

Polish design - exhibition

Favourite Christmas food: 'Russian' pierogi, pierogi with sauerkraut, cumin & mushrooms, Borsch (beetroot soup) 

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In his work Burkhard examines questions of the individual within the collective and looks for ways to translate memories into different forms. The conversation revolved around a theatre piece he created together with Rika Weniger and Noah Voelker. "Wie macht man gute Kunst fur Ostdeutsche?" (How to make good art for East Germans?) talks about the history of East Germany and the memories and experiences of the 'nach der Wende' generation.

References: 

Artist website 

@unerhoert30 

Theater website 

Chemnitz 2018

Favourite home food: Kaffee und Kuchen 

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Rufina is the artist behind the red and white embroidery that appeared in many exhibitions and events, illustrating the Belarusian Revolution. During the conversations Rufina shared the process of creating 'The History of Belarusian Vyzhyvanka' as well as her plans for upcoming projects focusing on the political prisoners of Belarus.

References:

About the artist 

@rufinabazlova 

The History of Belarusian Vyzhyvanka 

Favourite home food: Shchi soup 

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Grandma's Tales is a three episode mini series of Kitchen Conversations, devoted to the life of Marianna Farin. On the occasion of Marianna’s 100th birthday, Patrycja sat down with her grandmother to speak about her long life and the many history-changing moments she lived through. 

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Grandma's Tales is a three episode mini series of Kitchen Conversations, devoted to the life of Marianna Farin. On the occasion of Marianna’s 100th birthday, Patrycja sat down with her grandmother to speak about her long life and the many history-changing moments she lived through. 

References:

Muzeum Tradycji Narodowej

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References:

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact 

Warsaw Uprising 

Armia Krajowa (Polish underground force) 

Łódź Ghetto

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The Museum’s unique connection with the avant-garde dates back to the turn of the 1920s and 1930s, when a group of radical artists from the “a.r.” group began gathering works of the most important artists of that time for the Museum. Patrycja spoke with Agnieszka about a series of exhibitions prepared for the celebratory 90 years of the Museum's existence. 

References:

Agnieszka Pindera 

Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź 

MS Zasoby 

a.r. Group 

The Avant-Garde Museum (publication) 

Jasmina Cibic  

POLIN Museum 

The Polish Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale

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Her paintings record the daily lives of people who usually don’t make it into official historical records and attempts to heal trans-generational trauma and question traditions. On the podcast Tatyana reveals: What stands behind the symbol of a Babushka or a Barbie?, How does it feel to bring a meticulous studio work out onto a facade of a building? and What is the smell of wild strawberries?

References:

Artist website 

@postsovietart 

Planting wild strawberries 

Favourite home food: Wild strawberries

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During the conversations Julia and Ani spoke about their German speaking podcast, discussing different aspects of the German-Russian+ identity. What's more they also touched upon the migration history of German people to the regions of the former Soviet Union, about the famous term "Ostalgie" as well as mama's soul food!

References: 

X3 Podcast 

Berlinograd 

"Ostalgie" 

ost.GAYze (podcast) 

PostOstPride (podcast)

Arzamas 

Favourite home food: Shashlik, Okroshka & Golubtsi  

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Using various media such as design, written text and illustration, Ola inquires about the nature of objects in the context of temporality and perception. During Kitchen Conversations she spoke about cleaning, feminism and different ways of protesting, through three of her recent art projects.

References: 

Artist website

Gentle Protest (performance video) 

Textiles at Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków (article)

Dutch Design Week

Black protests in Poland (article) 

'The Finger' in KAJET Digital (article) 

Malta Festival Poznań

Recipes: Roasted Meat and Cheesecake (without raisins)

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Through her impressionistic vocal lines, guitar soundscapes and electronic dark wave, Valerija wants to reconnect with her past and explore the post-soviet nostalgia, calling her music Post-Soviet-Pop. During the conversation she talks about her concert set 'Constant Flux' and a recently released EP 'We are betrayed' (Мы обмануты).

References:

Constant Flux 

We are betrayed (full EP)

We are betrayed (music video)

Night Watch (film) 

Brat 2 (film) 

Zero 2 (film)

Dede (film)

Georgian wine shop Berlin

Recipes: Abkhazian Eggplant, Georgian Khinkali & Russian Pancakes 

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Stefan’s documentary film practice questions the role of intimacy in cinema and investigates the uncontrolled realms of language. During the conversations he spoke about his feature-length documentary 'Looking for Horses'. The film tells a story of a unique bond between the filmmaker Stefan and the fisherman Zdravko, who lost his hearing during the Bosnian war and retreated to a lake to live in solitude.

References:

Artist website

Looking for Horses (trailer) 

Visions de Réel (festival)

Favourite home food: Balkan Goulash 

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Since many years Krasimira's body of work deals with notions of Eastern European trauma, history and memory through photography, moving image and writing. During the conversation she speaks about her extensive research on the history of gulag across the socialist Bulgaria and the three visual works that came out of it.

References:

Artist website

EEP Berlin 

Revolv Collective 

Balkan mine (full work)

Favourite home food: Bulgarian Cold Cucumber Soup - Tarator 

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The conversations was devoted to two cultural trends in contemporary Romania: The New Wave and manele subculture, both discussed in relation to mental health and intergenerational trauma. The work of Stefan was published among others in KAJET Journal, Hinterlands Magazine, [Inter]Sections Journal and Norient. 

References: 

Romanian Revolution (video) 

Manele – Memeified Music (article)

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (film) 

Aferim! (trailer) 

Florin Salam - Saint Tropez (song) 

How manele are being used by more progressive millennial voices in Romania (dance)

Favourite home food: Romanian Bean Soup

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Patrycja visited Marina in her home studio in Groningen (The Netherlands) to speak about her short fiction film titled ‘Parcelpaedia’. The film responds to a phenomenon called Italy Syndrome - a socio-medical term used to describe a type of depression experienced by Eastern European women who work as caregivers in Italy. 

References:

Parcelpaedia (trailer)

Italy Syndrom

Moldova: Pro-EU Maia Sandu wins presidency (article)

Favourite home food: Traditional Moldovan Vegetable Stew

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Patrycja spoke with Szymon about his artistic practice preoccupied within HIV/AIDS field and its cultural artistic and social-political legacy of the past decades. During the conversation, Szymon shared the process of working on his performance piece ‘An Ongoing song’ and on his artistic research platform: Polskie EIDS. 

References:

Sugar for the pill (art work)

An Ongoing Song (performace video)

Polskie EIDS 

Kreatyne Stany Chorobowe (exhibition)

HIVstorie: Żywe polityki (exhibition)

50/50 by Krzysztof Nowinski

Karol Radziszewski (artist)

Favourite home food: Rosół jak u babci, Pyry z gzikiem 

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Patrycja spoke with Szymon about his artistic practice preoccupied within HIV/AIDS field and its cultural artistic and social-political legacy of the past decades. During the conversation, Szymon shared the process of working on his performance piece ‘An Ongoing song’ and on his artistic research platform: Polskie EIDS. 

References:

Sugar for the pill (art work)

An Ongoing Song (performace video)

Polskie EIDS 

Kreatyne Stany Chorobowe (exhibition)

HIVstorie: Żywe polityki (exhibition)

50/50 by Krzysztof Nowinski

Karol Radziszewski (artist)

Favourite home food: Rosół jak u babci, Pyry z gzikiem 

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The starting point of the discussion was an exhibition organised by Framer Framed in Amsterdam titled 'From what will we reassemble ourselves' - conducted in the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide (1995).

References:

From what will we reassemble ourselves (exhibition)

Contemporary LYNX (article)

Srebrenica is Dutch History (petition)

The Fog of Srebrenica by Samir Mehanovic (trailer)

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Discussed books:

1. 'Archives and Disobedience, Changing Tactics of Visual Culture in Eastern Europe', Margaret Tali & Tanel Rander
2. 'The Light That Failed', Ivan Krastev & Stephen Holmes
3. 'Secondhand Time- The Last of the Soviets', Svetlana Alexievich
4. 'Twilight of Democracy-The seductive power of authoritarianism', Anne Applebaum
5. 'Postcolonialism & Postsocialism in fiction and art', Madina Tlostanova
6. 'What does it mean to be post-soviet',  Madina Tlostanova
7. 'Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentith-Century Communism' Kristen Ghodsee
8. 'Comradeship: Curating, Art, and Politics in Post-socialist Europe', Zdenka Badovinac
9. 'KAJET. A Journal of Eastern European Encounters'

Patrycja speaks to Michal about his ongoing fascination with the post-Soviet regions. Since 2006, he undertook several long-term journeys to Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Balkans that resulted in two unique photo books: 'The Balkan Playground' and 'Beautiful Monsters'. 

References:

Imagining the Balkans by Maria Todorova (book)

Wojciech Wilczyk (photographer) 

Niewinne oko nie istnieje by Wojciech Wilczyk (art project)

Post-Soviet Vision (exhibition)

Favourite home food: Pierogi with sheep fat

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Patrycja speaks to Marta about her socially engaged project 'Immigrant, take a vote’ organised on the occasion of Polish presidential elections 2020. Thanks to the artistic intervention, immigrants living in Poland where able to ‘vote’ for the president and finally start a discussion about the rights of migrants living in the country.

References:

Mock Election in Poland Highlights Rights Denied to Migrants (article)

Inne wspólne życie jest możliwe (panel)

Favourite home food: Ukrainian pierogi and Pierogi with cherries

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Patrycja speaks to Marta about her socially engaged project 'Immigrant, take a vote’ organised on the occasion of Polish presidential elections 2020. Thanks to the artistic intervention, immigrants living in Poland where able to ‘vote’ for the president and finally start a discussion about the rights of migrants living in the country.  

References:

Mock Election in Poland Highlights Rights Denied to Migrants (article)

Inne wspólne życie jest możliwe (panel)

Favourite home food: Ukrainian pierogi and Pierogi with cherries

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Upon meeting at her lovely home in Bodegraven (The Netherlands) host Patrycja speaks to Hristina about the concept of "soviet idealism", domestic labour and black markets in addition to her three latest photo books that deal with the mental in-between space, the constructed image of a migrant, the fear of foreigners and the Bulgarian identity. 

References: The houses of Hristina' by Suzanne Raes  Artist website Favourite home food: Chicken with Rice - Bulgarian Style 

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Upon meeting at her lovely home in Bodegraven (The Netherlands) host Patrycja speaks to Hristina about the concept of "soviet idealism", domestic labour and black markets in addition to her three latest photo books that deal with the mental in-between space, the constructed image of a migrant, the fear of foreigners and the Bulgarian identity. 

References: The houses of Hristina' by Suzanne Raes  Artist website Favourite home food: Chicken with Rice - Bulgarian Style 

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For the very first episode, host Patrycja meets Misho at his Amsterdam apartment to speak about his documentary film ‘The Harvest’ (2018) that sets in Kakheti, eastern Georgia. Twenty years ago people of Georgia suffered daily power outages. Today their country engages in a highly technological form of Capitalism. 

References:  The Harvest (trailer) Slow Writing by Thom Anderson (book) Salomé Jashi (film director)

Favourite home food: Chicken/Cauliflower Bazhe 

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Reading: Svetlana Alexievich, Secondhand Time, The last of the Soviets (New York: Random House, 2016), 17-19.

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