Almaty/KZ, Graz/AT, Kharkiv/UA, Tbilisi/GE, Warsaw/PL
Cultural Landscapes in Flux: The Artistic Responses to War and Colonialism, online discussion
Warsaw/PL
Centrum Społeczności Romskiej
The Subtle Influence of Culture: Mechanisms of Border Control. Presentation and discussion
Centrum Społeczności Romskiej, Puławska 39/85, Warsaw
Poznan/PL
Pradmova festival
"Archive of contemporary art as a tool for cultural activism" public discussion in frames of Pradmova festival
Al. Niepodległości 4, 61-874 Poznań hall В
Berlin/DE
ABA
From War to War: Illustration and Militarization of Visual Space in Belarus public lecture by Uladzimir Hramovich / BY
UQBAR project space, Schwedenstraße 16, 13357 Wedding, Berlin
Karlsruhe/DE
ZKM
SENSE OF SAFETY @ ZKM. A Bridge of Solidarity with the YermilovCentre in Kharkiv
ZKM, Lorenzstraße 19, 76135 Karlsruhe, Museum balcony
Amsterdam/NL, Kharkiv/UA
European Cultural Foundation / The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) / YermilovCentre
DocTalk 'Dear Beautiful Beloved' by Juri Rechinsky
De Balie, Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, 1017 RR Amsterdam, YermilovCentre, Svobody Square, 4, Kharkiv
Białystok/PL
Gallery Arsenal
Are you here with us? #3
Gallery Arsenal, ul. Adama Mickiewicza 2, Białystok
Poznan / Kharkiv/PL/UA
Domie / YermilovCentre
Echoes of Shelters | Hybrid Performative Walk with Kharkiv
Poznań: CK Zamek, Święty Marcin 80-82 / Kharkiv: YermilovCentre, Svobody Square, 4
Berlin, Potsdam/DE
Schlosslichtspiele
Radio bridge "Sense of safety"
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Białystok/PL
Gallery Arsenal
Are you here with us? #2
Gallery Arsenal, ul. Adama Mickiewicza 2, Białystok
Warsaw/PL
Fundacja W Stronę Dialogu
Romani AFU soldiers rescue Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russians: Exhibition opening and public program
Fundacja W Stronę Dialogu and Centrum Społeczności Romskiej, ul. Skrzetuskiego 36a, 02-665 Warszawa
Karlsruhe/DE
ZKM
SENSE OF SAFETY @ ZKM. Opening & Concert featuring FO SHO
ZKM, Lorenzstraße 19, 76135 Karlsruhe, Museum balcony, Media theatre
Tbilisi/GE
Bouillon Group
Let me show you something beautiful: Ethics and esthetics in "war photography" in Ukraine and Georgia
Tbilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum M. Kostava 14., Hotel "Stamba", D block, Second floor.
Berlin/DE
Sergey Bratkov / Eleonora Frolova
How to survive: Metacosmia / YermilovCentre
Charkiw-Park, Rothenburgstraße 33, 12165 Berlin, Germany
Leipzig/DE
Revolutionale festival / Leipzig Festival of Lights
Safety as Collective Practice, screening program in frames of Revolutionale Festival
Ringcafé Roßplatz 8, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Białystok/PL
Gallery Arsenal
Are you here with us? / Czy jesteśce tu z nami?
Gallery Arsenal, ul. Adama Mickiewicza 2, Białystok
Tbilisi/GE
Bouillon Group
"Let me show you something beautiful": Pop-up exhibition of Ukrainian photographers
on the opposite street of the Georgian parliament
Amsterdam/NL
THE VOID
Hybrid event and streaming from the THE VOID studio in frames of Bridges of Solidarity
Stuttgart/DE
Musik der Jahrhunderte
Audiovisual performance "Rehearsal of the Victory Day Gig # 9"
Musik der Jahrhunderte, Siemensstraße 13, 70469 Stuttgart
Düsseldorf/DE
Atelier Helmut Schweizer
Screening of the film "Civilians. Invasion" by Daniil Revkovskyi and Andrii Rachynskyi
Atelier Helmut Schweizer, Lierenfelder Straße 39, Düsseldorf
Graz, Austria/AT
ZIEGEL. Atelier Gemeinschaft ukrainischer Künstler:innen
CURATOR'S TALK
ZIEGEL. Atelier Gemeinschaft ukrainischer Künstler:innen, Strauchergasse 6, Graz, Austria 8020
Berlin/DE
nGbk
From soil to solidarity
nGbk, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 11/13, 1st floor (access via escalator), 10178 Berlin
Kharkiv/UA
YermilovCenter
Performance "Digestion"
YermilovCenter, Svobody Square, 4, Kharkiv
Ivano-Frankivsk/UA
Asortymentna kimnata
Playing with Safety: No duality, only duality
Asortymentna kimnata, Sichovyh Striltsiv 15, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Krakow/PL
UKRAINATV
Hybrid event and streaming from the UKRAINATV studio in frames of Bridges of Solidarity
Karlsruhe/DE
Schlosslichtspiele
Sense of Safety on the Antiwar Day
Schloßplatz, Karlsruhe
Kharkiv/UA
YermilovCenter
Core exhibition "Sense of safety": Curatorial excursion
YermilovCenter, Svobody Square, 4, Kharkiv
Kharkiv/UA
YermilovCenter
"How can the Analog Exhibition Space be combined with the Digital World?" A lecture by Thomas Hirschhorn
YermilovCenter, Svobody Square, 4, Kharkiv
nGbkBerlin/DE
nGbk, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 11/13, 1st floor (access via escalator), 10178 Berlin
From soil to solidarity
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From Soil to Solidarity is a discursive and performative program exploring themes of interconnectivity and colonial influence through the lens of plant cultivation and food practices, focusing on the context of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Drawing on Paul Virilio's idea of an accident in which the system of infrastructures and colonial dependencies is illuminated and made more tangible through catastrophe,
The workshop „The Cartography of
Program
From Soil to Solidarity is a discursive and performative program exploring themes of interconnectivity and colonial influence through the lens of plant cultivation and food practices, focusing on the context of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Drawing on Paul Virilio's idea of an accident in which the system of infrastructures and colonial dependencies is illuminated and made more tangible through catastrophe, the project proposes to shift its gaze to Kharkiv --- the place where fierce bombings are now taking place and its inhabitants are being annihilated.
Bridging, as a gesture of solidarity, Kharkiv and Berlin, the event forms a unique network highlighting our interdependencies and colonial subjection through daily practices related to soil and plants. Enhancing the thematic depth and geographical reach of the event, a live broadcast of the exhibition „Sense of Safety" from Kharkiv, Ukraine will run throughout the programme. It acts as a powerful gesture of solidarity with those on the frontline of the full-scale invasion today, pulling Berlin into Kharkiv and Kharkiv into Berlin, symbolizing an unbroken chain of support and shared experiences.
The workshop „The Cartography of Home Plants as the Cultural Capital of Childhood Memories" offers engaged research practice on the influence of colonialism on plant cultivation and how it reflects broader societal differences.
Natasha Chychasova's talk „Millions of Roses for Nobody" discusses the transformative impact of industrialization on natural landscapes and how war has further altered these terrains, turning potential growth into desolation.
Following this, tony lashden's speech „Grandma's Gurki: Home Seedlings and Food Security in Belarus" examines the role of cucumbers, exploring how food security can act as both a colonial instrument and a decolonial response.
Program
17:00-19:00 The Cartography of Home Plants as the Cultural Capital of Childhood Memories Workshop by Taras Gembik & Marie Manushka
This event will explore the intricate history of home plants, delving into how they shaped childhood memories across different social classes and building our contemporary identities. Discover the middle-class affinity for violets, the upper-class preference for orchids, and the popular home plants during the USSR era. We will also discuss the influence of colonialism on plant cultivation and how it reflects broader societal differences.
19:30-20:00 Natasha Chychasova: Millions of Roses for Nobody
This is a story about landscape changes. It is about how industrial giants rose up in the Wild fields, taking deep roots in the soil and determining the future history of this place. It is about how, as a consequence of the war, something that was supposed to bloom becomes a ghost.
20:00-20:30 tony lashden: Grandma's Gurki: Home Seedlings and Food Security in Belarus
This input will be focused on cucumbers and specially on two instances of growing and utilising cucumbers in Belarus as a home seedling and an industrial vegetable which they are currently investigating for the upcoming novel. Using an example of Ashmyany village and its industrialised way of cultivating cucumbers, in the lecture we will discuss how food/food security became an area of colonial expansion and how home-based relations of care grow to bridge the security gap.
20:30-21:00 Discussion between Natasha Chychasova and tony lashden moderated by Antonina Stebur
17:00--21:00 Live broadcast of the exhibition "Sense of Safety" from Kharkiv, Ukraine
The exhibition "Sense of Safety" in the YermilovCentre (Kharkiv, Ukraine) is featuring works from 32 individual artists and collectives representing over 10 countries, including a significant percentage of new commissions. The exhibition is built around the ambivalence of the concept of safety, which has been profoundly redefined by the war.
From Soil to Solidarity is a cooperation between antiwarcoalition.art, neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK) and YermilovCentre.Supported by Goethe-Institute Ukraine and Nürnberger Haus, Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania. Partner of Berlin Art Week.
This event is implemented in cooperation between nGbk and antiwarcoalition.art in frames of Berlin Art Week and Bridges of Solidarity program. The Bridges of Solidarity involves more than 20 both well established and grassroot partner institutions (ZKM, Karlsruhe, nGbK, Berlin, Arsenal Gallery in Białystok, Roma Community Center in Warsaw, Bouillon Group in Tbilisi, Georgia, Cobra Museum, Amstelveen, the Netherlands etc.). Designed to act as bridges, the series of events facilitates two-way interaction and connection between the international community and Kharkiv. These events aim to foster solidarity and mutual support.
Working language: English, no translation will be provided in German or in Ukrainian. Registration under this link: https://inshaosvita.typeform.com/to/Cee0CT6p