Belarus

From 22 - 25 March 2024, the Berlin Kunsthaus ACUD was dedicated to Belarusian culture in the diaspora. It became a stage and a lively discussion and thinking space for Belarusian artists and cultural workers who had to leave their homeland due to the dramatic events of the last three years in the country and are now living in exile in Berlin, Warsaw, Krakow, Vilnius or Tbilisi.

Here you will find picture highlights of the Belarus Festival, at which over 50 theatre makers, filmmakers, authors, poets, musicians, philosophers, visual artists and activists from Belarus presented a diverse interdisciplinary programme.

Festival highlights in pictures

  • Purple-green roll-up with the lettering Goethe-Institut in Exile Belarus with audience in the background Foto: Dzmitry Brushko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • Shot of an inner courtyard from above with people in conversation Foto: Dzmitry Brushko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • The curator of the progamme, Vera Dziadok, at the opening on stage with microphone Foto: Dzmitry Brushko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • Author Sasha Filipenko in conversation with curator Lena Prents on a stage Foto: Kesnia Yanko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • The band KOOB with guitarist and singer on stage Foto: Dzmitry Brushko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • DJ operates a DJ booth Foto: Ksenia Yanko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • Cordelia Dvorak and Felix Ackermann on stage at the presentation of the book “Wenn du durch die Hölle gehst, dann geh weiter” Foto: Dzmitry Brushko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • Dmitri Strozew leans over a table and shows the audience how a book is bound Foto: Ksenia Yanko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • Hands shape paper and wire into flowers Foto: Ksenia Yanko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • Eva Viežnaviec and Olga Bubich in conversation on stage Foto: Ksenia Yanko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • Man in the theater in front of a projection with a tiger Foto: Dzmitry Brushko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • The figure of a dragon hangs in the dark room Foto: Ksenia Yanko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • A dancer in a silver dress bends backwards Foto: Ksenia Yanko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • People dancing at a party Foto: Ksenia Yanko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • The three singers of the folk ensemble Kriwi sing on stage Foto: Dzmitry Brushko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • Three people sit on the stage and present the “33 Bücher für ein anderes Belarus” campaign Foto: Ksenia Yanko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • Two people with a beamer projection on their face Foto: Dzmitry Brushko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

  • Author Alhierd Bacharevič and author Julia Cimafiejeva in conversation with Vera Dziadok on stage Foto: Ksenia Yanko © Goethe-Institut im Exil

Exhibition "sometimes i hold onto the air - Belarusian Artists in Exile"

In the exhibition sometimes i hold onto the air, curated by Katharina von Hagenow, Uladzimir Hramovich and Paulina Olszewska, which can be seen from 2 February - 29 May 2024 at Galerie im Körnerpark, young Belarusian artists in exile reflect on the protests in their home country that radically transformed their lives.

Further information on the exhibition and the participating artists can be found here.

  • © Marjorie Brunet Plaza © Marjorie Brunet Plaza

  • Exhibition view at the opening of "sometimes i hold onto the air" © Nihad Nino Pušija

  • Exhibition view at the opening of "sometimes i hold onto the air" © Nihad Nino Pušija

  • Exhibition view: Nadya Sayapina in collaboration with Eugene Buldyk, from the series ‘X Letters’: ‘Where are you from?’, 2023, and ‘My suitcase stands in the corner’, 2022. © Marjorie Brunet Plaza

  • Exhibition view: Lesia Pcholka in collaboration with Uladzimir Hramovich, ‘Scratches’, 2020 © Nihad Nino Pušija

  • Detailed view: Lesia Pcholka, ‘The Bases’, 2022 Mixed media installation (3-part). © Marjorie Brunet Plaza

  • Close-up: Rozalina Busel, ‘ŻAŁOBNY PORANEK’, 2023 © Marjorie Brunet Plaza

  • Exhibition view: Alexander Adamov, ‘WELCOME’, 2022 © Nihad Nino Pušija

  • Exhibition view: Antanina Slabodchykava, ‘Heroes, are merely heroes’, 2023 © Nihad Nino Pušija

  • Exhibition view: Anastazja Palczukiewicz, ‘Displaced’, 2023 Mixed media installation (3-part) © Marjorie Brunet Plaza

  • Detailed view: Varvara Sudnik, ‘SERVISAS’, 2023, Animation: alisch berlec hanov © Nihad Nino Pušija

  • Exhibition view: Vasilisa Palianina, ‘The Face’, 2023. sculpture: ceramic, glaze, glass beads © Marjorie Brunet Plaza

  • Exhibition view at the opening of "sometimes i hold on to the air" © Nihad Nino Pušija

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