BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION: May 4th\, 2 pm - 4 pm  Trauma: meeting with artist  Lia D ostlieva  (hybrid) We’re meeting in person in room 105\, and Lia Dostlie va will join online.  Lia Dostlieva  (born in Donetsk\, Ukraine) is a Uk rainian artist\, cultural anthropologist\, and essayist whose work explores themes of memory\, trauma\, and social vulnerability. She works across mul tiple media—including photography\, installations\, video\, and textile scu lpture—and focuses on issues such as  collective trauma\, postmemory\, deco lonial narratives\, and the visibility of marginalised groups .  Lia Dostl ieva has exhibited internationally at major institutions and participated i n the Ukrainian Pavilion at the  60th Venice Biennale . Her practice often combines artistic production with research and writing\, reflecting her aca demic background in cultural anthropology.  May 11th\, 2 pm - 4 pm   Chornobyl: meeting with  Dr Jonathon Turnbull  (hybrid) We’r e meeting in person in room 105\, and Jonathon Turnbull will join online.  Jonathon Turnbull  is a more-than-human geographer from Newcastle upon T yne with a broad interest in the geographies of nature. His research examin es how environmental knowledges are produced and contested across diverse g eographical contexts from the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine to the ru men of livestock cattle in Europe and India. We will focus on Jonathon’s up coming book\, in which he explores the ‘return of nature’ to the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine\, the site of the world's worst nuclear catastrop he of 1986. This work is currently being prepared for publication as a mono graph\, provisionally titled  Radioactive Resurgence \, which explores how the Zone has come to be understood simultaneously as a post-apocalyptic was teland and a thriving nuclear nature reserve\, and how more-than-human life endures after nuclear catastrophe. June 1st\, 2 pm - 4 pm  Post-in dustrial urban ecologies: meeting with artist Karolina Uskakovych and s creening of her latest movie\, White Cliffs of Vinnytsia (2026).   W e’re meeting in person in room 105\, and Karolina Uskakovych will join onli ne.  The territory of the Vinnytsya Chemical Plant stretches along the ra ilroad tracks\, not far from the central city railway station. Founded in 1 920\, Khimprom was one of Ukraine's largest chemical enterprises and went b ankrupt in the late nineties\, leaving behind a toxic legacy – a phosphogyp sum stack known locally as the "white mountains." In her project\, Karolin a Uskakovych returns to her hometown to explore the landfill ecosystem thr ough archival work\, visual research\, collaboration with experts\, and the conceptualisation of post-industrial urban ecologies. What is the ecosyste m that forms on the phosphogypsum stack? What is its cultural and ecologica l significance? Do the "white cliffs" pose a threat of environmental pollut ion\, or have they become a haven for wildlife within the industrial zone? Can these roles coexist? We will discuss the decolonial rethinking of the u rban landscape and the creation of artistic visions for post-industrial eco systems. June 8th\, 2 pm - 4 pm  The Post-Soviet: meeting w ith artist Lada Nakonechna . In person\, room 105. Lada Nakonechna is a Ukrainian contemporary artist whose practice spans drawing\, installat ion\, performance\, and video. Her work critically examines systems of powe r\, visibility\, and representation\, often focusing on how political and s ocial structures shape everyday life. A significant strand of her practice addresses migration\, displacement\, and the experience of refugees \, par ticularly in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Nakonechna explor es the instability of identity and belonging under forced movement\, as wel l as the emotional and bureaucratic realities faced by displaced people. He r works frequently reflect on absence\, erasure\, and the fragility of pers onal and collective memory. She is a member of the groups R.E.P. and Hudrad a. June 15th\, 2 pm - 4 pm  Home: meeting with Yuriy Biley from Open Group . In person\, room 105. Open Group is a Ukrainian contemp orary art collective founded in 2012 in Lviv by six artists: Yuriy Biley\, Pavlo Kovach\, Anton Varga\, Stanislav Turina\, Roman Khimei\, and Andriy R achynskyi (As of August 2023\, Open Group consists of three people: Yuriy B iley\, Anton Varga\, and Pavlo Kovach Jr.). The group works collaboratively across installation\, performance\, video\, and participatory practices. T heir work often explores collective authorship\, communication\, and the c onstruction of social space \, frequently involving audiences directly in t he creation or activation of artworks. Open Group is particularly known for its interest in everyday interactions\, institutional critique\, and the boundaries between artist and viewer . In recent years\, their practice has increasingly addressed the impact of war\, displacement\, and shifting id entities in Ukraine \, reflecting on how communities are formed and reshape d under conditions of crisis. Their projects often engage with testimony\, shared experience\, and the role of language and storytelling. Open Group h as represented Ukraine at major international platforms\, including the Ven ice Biennale\, where their work has drawn attention for its subtle yet powe rful engagement with contemporary social and political realities. June 22nd\, 2 pm - 4 pm  Memory: meeting with Mykola Ridnyi.   In perso n\, room 105. Mykola Rydnyi (born in Kharkiv\, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian artist\, filmmaker\, and curator whose work explores the intersections of memory\, history\, and political reality . Working across video\, installat ion\, sculpture\, and photography\, he examines how personal and collective memories are shaped by ideology\, media\, and urban space. A central focus of Rydnyi’s practice is the construction and erosion of memory in post-So viet contexts \, particularly in eastern Ukraine. He often engages with arc hives\, testimonies\, and fragmented narratives to reveal how histories are mediated\, forgotten\, or manipulated. His works address themes such as t rauma\, propaganda\, and the legacy of Soviet and post-Soviet transformatio ns \, as well as the ongoing impact of war on collective consciousness. Ryd nyi is a co-founder of the SOSka group and has been closely involved with independent art initiatives in Kharkiv\, contributing to critical cultural discourse in Ukraine. His films and installations have been shown internat ionally\, including at major exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale\, wher e his work has been recognised for its nuanced engagement with memory\, ima ge-making\, and political subjectivity.   The meetings are part of the  seminar series  Displaced Perspectives: Ukrainian Art and Cultural Resilien ce in Times of War . 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