Belarus

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Belarus Festival

From 22 - 25 March 2024, the Berlin Kunsthaus ACUD was dedicated to Belarusian culture in the diaspora. Here you will find picture highlights of the festival, where over 50 artists from Belarus presented a diverse interdisciplinary programme.

A woman stretches her arms into the air in a dance-like manner. She kneels on a wooden bench surrounded by stone pillars. 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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