Best Patrycja Rozwora Podcasts (2025)

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#2 Between Mothers with Tereza Bušková 37:26

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In conversation with Birmingham-based, Prague-born artist Tereza Bušková in a new series of Kitchen Conversations episodes 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 orchestratin…

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Bernd Buder – Cottbus und das osteuropäische Kino (de) 33:19

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#70 (auf Deutsch)– im Gespräch mit dem Programmdirektor des FilmFestivals Cottbus, Bernd Buder. 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 so…

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#1 Between Mothers with Larysa Bauge 36:13

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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 …

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Daniel Rycharski - Queering the Polish Countryside [pl] 56:42

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# 68 [original] – in conversation with Polish interdisciplinary artist, Daniel Rycharski. 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…

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Daniel Rycharski - Queering the Polish Countryside [en] 52:16

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# 68 [overdubbed]– in conversation with Polish interdisciplinary artist, Daniel Rycharski. 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 o…

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Ilja Aviarjanaŭ - Taiwanese Oolong and Eastern Slavic rap music 54:00

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# 67 – in conversation with Belarusian cultural entrepreneur and XianCha Tea founder, Ilja Aviarjanaŭ. 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 S…

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Alisi Telengut - Nomadic, indigenous wisdom frame by frame 43:11

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# 66 - in conversation with Canadian animation artist of Mongolian roots, Alisi Telengut. 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 pai…

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Kitchen Conversations about Stanisław Wyspiański 29:20

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# 65 - about the exhibition Stanisław Wyspiański: Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in London 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 Pol…

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Aziza Kadyri - The collective memory of Uzbek women 55:21

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# 64 - in conversation with London-based, Uzbek multidisciplinary artist, Aziza Kadyri 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…

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Elena Mikaberidze - Georgia and it's Blueberry Dreams 39:08

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# 63 - in conversation with Georgian director and filmmaker - Elena Mikaberidze. 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 fathe…

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Artsiom Lobach - Belarusian film industry in exile 37:15

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# 62 - in conversation with Belarusian filmmaker - Artsiom Lobach. 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 sear…

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Lena Le - From the streets of Minsk to the roots of Vietnam 49:49

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# 61 - in conversation with Belarusian filmmaker and photographer - Lena Le. 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…

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Vladimir Kozlov - Making political, no-budget cinema 52:02

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# 60 - in conversation with Belarusian filmmaker and writer, Vladimir Kozlov. 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. M…

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Open Group - Ukraine and the sounds of war [pl] 47:10

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# 59 [original] - in conversation with Open Group - a Ukrainian art collective representing Poland at the 60th La Biennale di Venezia. 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 collec…

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Open Group - Ukraine and the sounds of war [en] 47:10

1y ago47:10

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#59 [overdubbed] - in conversation with Open Group - a Ukrainian art collective representing Poland at the 60th La Biennale di Venezia. 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 colle…

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The Neighbours - Silenced memories from Bulgaria’s communist past 56:26

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# 58 - in conversation with The Neighbours - an artist collective representing Bulgarian at the 60th La Biennale di Venezia. 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 t…

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Marija Petrovic – The afterlife of Nazi-looted silverware 38:50

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# 57 - in conversation with artist and researcher from Ukraine and Germany, Marija Petrovic. 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 silverwar…

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Secondary Archive - Eastern European art through the lens of gender 37:27

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# 56 - in conversation about Secondary Archive (Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation). 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 w…

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Șerban Savu - Romanian Pavilion: between work and leisure 35:41

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# 55 - in conversation with visual artist representing Romania at the 60th La Biennale di Venezia, Șerban Savu. 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 ch…

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Kitchen Conversations about Franciszka Themerson 38:11

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# 54 - about an exhibition, Franciszka Themerson: Walking Backwards in Tate Britain. 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 (190…

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FEDERA - Polish women and the fight for their reproductive rights 28:24

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# 53 - in conversation with Krystyna Kacpura - President of the Polish women's rights foundation FEDERA. 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…

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Aliaksei Paluyan - Reflecting on the Belarusian uprising 43:24

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# 52 - in conversations with Belarusian film director and screenwriter, Aliaksei Paluyan. 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…

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Libuše Jarcovjáková - Islands of freedom in communist Czechoslovakia 26:09

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# 51 - in conversations with Czech photographer and educator, Libuše Jarcovjáková. 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 in…

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Anniversary episode with host Patrycja Rozwora 47:00

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# 50 - in conversations with the host of Kitchen Conversations, Patrycja Rozwora. 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 vo…

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Aizada Arystanbek - Decolonial disruptions in Central Asia 1:02:30

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# 49 - in conversation with researcher and writer from Kazakhstan, Aizada Arystanbek 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 s…

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Kitchen Conversations about Jerzy Nowosielski 39:38

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# 48 - in conversation with curator and art critic Agnieszka Tes about the work of polish painter, Jerzy Nowosielski. 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 geom…

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Mischa Badasyan - Bridging body art and food activism 49:23

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# 47 - in conversation with life artist, food activist and social worker from Armenia, Mischa Badasyan. 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, j…

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Leonid Kalitenya - Belarusian Filmmakers’ Network 39:07

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# 46 - in conversations with film producer from Belarus, Leonid Kalitenya. 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 filmm…

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Victoria Sarangova - The turbulent history of Kalmyk people 48:43

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# 45 - in conversations with multidisciplinary artists from the Republic of Kalmykia, Victoria Sarangova. 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 shar…

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Nadira Khalikova - Continuing Central Asia’s rich textile legacy 54:12

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# 44 - in conversations with creator of an Uzbek-German fashion label, Nadira Khalikova. '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 - empo…

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Magdalena Hartmann - Osteuropäische Küche für Deutschland 54:50

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# 43 - im Gespräch mit Unternehmerin und Gründerin von Eightfingerfood, Magdalena Hartmann. 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 auc…

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Vladlena Sandu - Modern colonial structures of the Chechen Republic 53:37

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# 42 - in conversation with director and screenwriter bringing up the history of the Chechen Republic, Vladlena Sandu. 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 M…

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Joes Segal - Wende Museum: Cold War musuem in the middle of LA 30:50

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# 41 - in conversation with chief curator of Wende Museum in Los Angeles, Joes Segal. 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 chang…

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Karolina Grzywnowicz - Essential oils and Palestinian resistance 40:54

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# 40 - in conversation with visual artist and activist from Poland, Karolina Grzywnowicz. 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 conve…

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Heleen Gerritsen - goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film 44:04

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# 39 - in conversation with manager and artistic director of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, Heleen Gerritsen. 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 ed…

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Alisa Kovalenko - The power of dreams in Ukrainian youth 34:18

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# 38 - in conversation with filmmaker and director from Ukraine, Alisa Kovalenko. 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 …

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Kitchen Conversations for Ukraine ep. 5 26:46

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# 37 - about art and culture from Ukraine. 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: htt…

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Kennet Lekko - Lowbrow art, painting, and echoes of Estonian history 41:40

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# 36 - in conversation with painter and visual artist from Estonia, Kennet Lekko. 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 Instagra…

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Kitchen Conversations about Magdalena Abakanowicz 42:57

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# 35 - in conversation with curator of ‘Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope’ exhibition at Tate Modern in London, Mary Jane Jacob. 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 …

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Pavlo Borshchenko - Generational gaps in post-Soviet Ukraine 33:51

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# 34 - in conversation with artist and photographer from Ukraine, Pavlo Borshchenko. 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 hometow…

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Tasha Arlova - On Belarus and the Western Gaze 44:10

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# 19 - in conversation with visual artist, filmmaker, public speaker and activist from Belarus, Tasha Arlova. (This conversation was recorded in October 2021, and due to political reasons taken down from the platform for a while.) In her recent work, Tasha looks back at her homeland, Belarus, exploring different ways in which the country is represe…

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Natalia Papaeva - Disappearing Buryat language 1:09:12

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# 33 - in conversation with visual and performance artist from Buryatia (Eastern Siberia), Natalia Papaeva. 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 n…

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Yulia Krivich - 'Westsplaining' and Russia's colonial structures [pl] 1:09:58

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# 32 (PL version) - in conversation with artist and activist from Ukraine, Yulia Krivich. 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 stru…

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Yulia Krivich - 'Westsplaining' and Russia's colonial structures [en] 1:10:31

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# 32 (ENG version) - in conversation with artist and activist from Ukraine, Yulia Krivich. 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 st…

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Mariam Agladze - Domestic violence in Georgia 49:53

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# 31 - in conversation with documentary filmmaker and director from Georgia, Mariam Agladze. 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 …

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Selma Selman - Turning scrap metal into Romani resistance 51:06

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# 30 - in conversation with multidisciplinary artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina and of Romani origin, Selma Selman. 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 wome…

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Kitchen Conversations for Ukraine ep. 4 25:32

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# 29 - about art and culture from Ukraine. 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…

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Sophia Tabatadze - The afterlife of a Soviet building in Tbilisi 58:24

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# 28 - in conversation with visual artist working with film, drawing and installation from Georgia, Sophia Tabatadze. 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…

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Kitchen Conversations for Ukraine ep. 3 28:14

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# 27 - about art and culture from Ukraine. 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) …

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Kitchen Conversations for Ukarine ep. 2 25:03

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# 26 - about art and culture from Ukraine. 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 Serg…