Shows
Kitchen ConversationsIlja Aviarjanaŭ - Taiwanese Oolong and Eastern Slavic rap music# 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 Slavic countries.
The podcast begins with a calming tea ritual led by Ilja, setting the tone for a deep and reflective dive into his passion for tea and the beginnings of his healing journey through tea drinking and supportive community. Along the way, we talk a...2025-06-3054 min
Kitchen ConversationsAlisi Telengut - Nomadic, indigenous wisdom frame by frame# 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 painterly textures, exploring nomadic and Indigenous ways of life in Mongolia and beyond.
The podcast conversation centers on her 2023 short film Baigal Nuur – Lake Baikal, a breathtaking reimagining of the formation of the world’s oldest lake in Siberia. The film features hand-painted animation, found objects, and the voic...2025-06-0243 min
Kitchen ConversationsKitchen Conversations about Stanisław Wyspiański# 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 Polish painter, designer, poet and originator of modern Polish Theater. He was also a key figure of the Młoda Polska (Young Poland) art movement that helped keep national identity alive during Poland's partitions.
This podcast episode offers a glimpse into t...2025-04-2829 min
Kitchen ConversationsAziza Kadyri - The collective memory of Uzbek women# 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 can enhance artistic research, edutainment, and socially engaged practices. At the heart of her practice is a commitment to participatory work, especially within Central Asian and Uzbek communities.
In this episode, we dive into her role in co-creating the exhibition for the Uzbe...2025-04-0755 min
Kitchen ConversationsElena Mikaberidze - Georgia and it's Blueberry Dreams# 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 father who leads his family of four in starting a blueberry farm to secure their future. Set in northern Georgia, their village lies near the troubled border with the Russian-backed region of Abkhazia, an area where tensions have been simmering for over 30 years.
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Kitchen ConversationsArtsiom Lobach - Belarusian film industry in exile# 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 search of solitude. Belarusian filmmaker Artsiom, only truly understood his protagonist’s journey after he himself, was forced to leave Belarus and settle in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Podcast created in collaborating with Belarusian Filmmakers Network (BFN)
Films by Artsiom Lobach:
Way H...2025-02-1037 min
Kitchen ConversationsLena Le - From the streets of Minsk to the roots of Vietnam# 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) that is an experiment in the portrait genre.
Podcast created in collaborating with Belarusian Filmmakers Network (BFN)
Films by Lena Le:
Four Circles Away From Center (2023), 48min https://vimeo.com/838621570
A...2025-01-1349 min
Kitchen ConversationsVladimir Kozlov - Making political, no-budget cinema# 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. Moving from Mogilev to Minsk and eventually to Moscow, Vladimir has dedicated his life to unpacking the legacy of the Soviet past.
Through his writing and cinematographic work, he delves deep into the cultural and social fabric of Rus...2024-12-1652 min
Kitchen ConversationsOpen Group - Ukraine and the sounds of war [pl]# 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 collective portrait of civilian witnesses to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Featuring two videos created in 2022 and 2024, the installation presents refugee stories through the haunting sounds of weaponry they recall. Using a unique karaoke format, the piece invites viewers to mimic...2024-11-1847 minKitchen ConversationsOpen Group - Ukraine and the sounds of war [en]#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 collective portrait of civilian witnesses to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Featuring two videos created in 2022 and 2024, the installation presents refugee stories through the haunting sounds of weaponry they recall. Using a unique karaoke format, the piece invites viewers to mimic...2024-11-1847 min
Kitchen ConversationsThe Neighbours - Silenced memories from Bulgaria’s communist past# 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 to 1989). Employing found objects, video, and sound design, the installation conveys the stories of those who endured Bulgarian Gulag camps and prisons. This multidisciplinary project, rooted in extensive scholarly research and more than 40 interviews conducted by the practitioners, reimagines the survivors‘ homes —the spaces where the interviews occurr...2024-09-2356 min
Kitchen ConversationsMarija Petrovic – The afterlife of Nazi-looted silverware# 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 silverware collection looted by the Nazis from Jewish-German communities in Hamburg. Marija also shares the first results of her doctoral research on vulnerability and the past and present of Ukraine from a decolonial perspective.
References:
Silver by Marija Petrovic and Ofri...2024-08-2638 min
Kitchen ConversationsSecondary Archive - Eastern European art through the lens of gender# 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 women artists and cultural workers from Central and Eastern Europe promote their work.
Secondary Archive tells the history of non-Western — primarily Central and Eastern European — art through the lens of gender, covering the period after WWII through the present. This archive is composed of artistic statements and unkno...2024-07-2937 min
Sonic InterventionsPodcasting Oral history in the KitchenPatrycja Rozwora
In the last episode of this season, Adriana Raczykowski is in conversation with Polish artist and curator Patrycja Rozwora, who founded the Kitchen Conversations Podcast. Patrycja talks about her practice of podcast curation and narration about Eastern European and Central Asian contemporalities in the arts. With this broader outlook on the eastern horizon, this season concludes, inviting listeners to dive deeper into topics regarding the East, for example through Patrycja’s platform.
In conversation with
Patrycja Rozwora
Patrycja Rozwora (she/her) is a Warsovian artist, author, curator and po...2024-07-1933 min
Kitchen ConversationsȘerban Savu - Romanian Pavilion: between work and leisure# 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 challenges them by rearranging their tropes. His aim is to capture and portray moments of pause and inactivity, of indistinction between work and leisure, as reflections of broader societal changes or crises.
The Romanian Pavilion at the Biennale Arte 2024 is curated by Ciprian Mureșan...2024-07-0835 min
Kitchen ConversationsKitchen Conversations about Franciszka Themerson# 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 (1907-1988) was a Polish, later British, painter, illustrator, filmmaker and set designer. Together with her husband Stefan Themerson, she was one of the most important experimental filmmakers in interwar Poland. Her film work, as well as her paintings and drawings, challenged social conformity an...2024-06-1738 min
Kitchen ConversationsFEDERA - Polish women and the fight for their reproductive rights# 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 projects and actions in light of Poland's regressive politics over the past decade. Krystyna Kacupra describes in detail the changes in Polish abortion law from communist times to 1993, 2022, and today.
Favourite home food: Polish sweets
References:
FEDERA w...2024-05-1328 min
Kitchen ConversationsAliaksei Paluyan - Reflecting on the Belarusian uprising# 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.
In the podcast, Aliaksei talks about his experiences making COURAGE and how it feels to look back on the Belarusian uprising 3 years later. Listeners will also get a glimpse of Aliaksei's current screenplay and his new film about the polarisation of Belarusian society.
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Kitchen ConversationsLibuše Jarcovjáková - Islands of freedom in communist Czechoslovakia# 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 international attention.
As a tribute to Libuše's work, Czech filmmaker Klára Tasovská has created a film based on her photographs and diary entries entitled 'I'm Not Everything I Want to Be', which has just premiered at this 74th Berlinal...2024-03-1826 min
Kitchen ConversationsAnniversary episode with host Patrycja Rozwora# 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 voice when editing the podcast, and who her dream guest would be...
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References:
www.patrycjarozwora.com
365 Days by Patrycja Rozwora
Teatr GO
Design Academy Eindhoven
Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Sandberg...2024-02-1947 min
Kitchen ConversationsAizada Arystanbek - Decolonial disruptions in Central Asia# 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 sees her work as an intersection of research and activism and is dedicated to contributing to the non-violent production of knowledge on Central Asia.
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References:
Aizada's Instagram
Decolonial Disruptions in Central Asia: Understanding Reactions to Russian Migrants in the W...2024-01-291h 02
Kitchen ConversationsKitchen Conversations about Jerzy Nowosielski# 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 geometric compositions became famous for combining Christian art and the avant-garde to create a whole new, extraordinary style of sacred art.
References:
IMO Gallery
Molski Gallery
Artemis Gallery
"Nietoperz w świątyni. Biografia Jerzego Nowosielskiego" by Dr. Krystyna Cz...2023-12-1839 min
Kitchen ConversationsMischa Badasyan - Bridging body art and food activism# 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, just to name a few.
Most recently, Mischa put himself in a metal net filled with kilos of rescued bread and stood at a square in Zurich, to inform people about the terrible humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Kitchen ConversationsLeonid Kalitenya - Belarusian Filmmakers’ Network# 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 filmmakers in the German and EU film industries.
During the podcast, Leonid talks about his work as a film producer and his involvement in various projects aimed at bringing independent Belarusian cinema to international audiences, as well as supporting the filmmakers - many of whom have been living in exile si...2023-10-3039 min
Kitchen ConversationsVictoria Sarangova - The turbulent history of Kalmyk people# 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 shares her two long term projects; 'Motherland' - where she traces the history of her Kalmyk ancestors and 'Archaeology of Progress' - where she takes a critical look at the idea of progress as something equally positive for all members of our society.
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Kitchen ConversationsNadira Khalikova - Continuing Central Asia’s rich textile legacy# 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 - empower women of Uzbekistan. During the conversation you will learn about ikat (traditional dyeing technique), suzani (embroidered and decorative tribal textile), chapan (long, historic coat) and the duppi (colourful head cover). Enjoy!
References:
My little Bukhara
F...2023-09-0454 min
Kitchen ConversationsMagdalena Hartmann - Osteuropäische Küche für Deutschland# 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 auch andere osteuropäische Speisen für in Deutschland lebende Gäste kocht und verkauft. Im zweiten Teil des Gesprächs, stellt Magda ihre Sammlung von Kochbüchern aus vielen Ecken Mittel- und Osteuropas vor.
Quellen:
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Kitchen ConversationsVladlena Sandu - Modern colonial structures of the Chechen Republic# 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 March 2022.
Her films "Holy God" and "No Nation Without Culture" speak about the complex history of the Chechen Republic dating back to the 1940s. Confrontational, personal and very political visual work that reveals modern colonial structures of the Russian Federation and helps...2023-06-2653 min
Kitchen ConversationsJoes Segal - Wende Museum: Cold War musuem in the middle of LA# 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 change.
The conversation revolves around the value of Soviet artifacts, the power of art in understanding the complexities of history, as well as contemporary ways of speaking about the broadly defined - socialist art.
References:
W...2023-05-2930 min
Kitchen ConversationsKarolina Grzywnowicz - Essential oils and Palestinian resistance# 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 conversations she speaks about her newest project 'Distillates'. Through three case studies conducted in Poland and Palestine, Karolina researches an active change of a landscape as an instrument of power used either to oppress people or to rewrite history.
References:
Artist W...2023-05-0140 min
Kitchen ConversationsHeleen Gerritsen - goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film# 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 edition in the light of current geo-political situation in Ukraine and Eastern Europe at large.
References:
goEast Film Festival
Deutsches Filminstitut
Murnau Stiftung
Andrzej Wajda (Polish film director)
'Klondike' by Maryna Er...2023-04-0344 min
Kitchen ConversationsAlisa Kovalenko - The power of dreams in Ukrainian youth# 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 an ongoing war.
References:
Berlinale Film Festival 2023
We Will Not Fade Away (trailer)
We Will Not Fade Away (Instagram)
Home Games (trailer)
Favourite home food...2023-03-0634 min
Kitchen ConversationsKitchen Conversations for Ukraine ep. 5# 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: https://dafilms.com/film/14299-the-fall-of-lenin
2. The Hamlet Syndrome 86' (2022) by Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosolowski
WATCH: https://kino-krokodil.de/film/das-hamlet-syndrom/ (Berlin)
3. Infinity according to Florian 70’ (2022) by Oleksiy Radynski
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Kitchen ConversationsKennet Lekko - Lowbrow art, painting, and echoes of Estonian history# 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 Instagram
Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn
Universität der Künste, Berlin
Lowbrow Art Movement
The Baltic Way (Baltic Chain)
Estonian's Singing Revolution
Fav...2023-02-0341 min
Kitchen ConversationsKitchen Conversations about Magdalena Abakanowicz# 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 1960s and 70s. Bringing together 26 of these radical works for the first time in the UK, the exhibition at Tate Modern presents a forest of towering sculptures, enabling visitors to explore their ambiguous forms and earthy scents.
References:
Magdalena Abak...2023-02-0342 min
Kitchen ConversationsPavlo Borshchenko - Generational gaps in post-Soviet Ukraine# 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 hometown Sumy and his childhood, at the same time contemplating the gap between the generation of his grandparents, living under the Soviet regime and those born after 1989 into a different Ukraine.
References:
Artist Instagram
Viktor Marushchenko
Favourite fo...2022-11-2133 min
Kitchen ConversationsTasha Arlova - On Belarus and the Western Gaze# 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 represented in the “West”. Her art practice as well as curatorial and activists engagements all attempt to subvert the "Western gaze" showing the East in a fresh and informed way.
References:
Dear Revolution (full movie)
Dries Blueberries in My P...2022-11-1444 min
Kitchen ConversationsNatalia Papaeva - Disappearing Buryat language# 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 nomadic ways of living in relation to nature and the environment.
References:
Artist website
@aryatsagan
Rijksakademie
Free Buryatia Foundation
Favourite food from home: Mongolian Tea with Milk
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Kitchen ConversationsYulia Krivich - 'Westsplaining' and Russia's colonial structures [pl]# 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 structures.
References:
Citizenship UKRAINE - documenta 15
Kultura Medialna (Dnipro) - documenta 15 (full panel)
SDK Słonecznik
Favourite food from home: Kvass
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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 structures.
References:
Citizenship UKRAINE - documenta 15
Kultura Medialna (Dnipro) - documenta 15 (full panel)
Favourite food from home: Kvass
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Kitchen ConversationsMariam Agladze - Domestic violence in Georgia# 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 in Seven” 2019 (full film)
"Trapped Inside" 2021 (full film)
"Maid" 2021 (trailer)
Favourite food from home: Pkhali
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Kitchen ConversationsSelma Selman - Turning scrap metal into Romani resistance# 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 women and ethnic minorities.
At the time of the conversations she was a resident of the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam and her work was on view at Dokumenta 15 in Kassel.
References:
Artist website
Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim...2022-07-0451 min
Kitchen ConversationsKitchen Conversations for Ukraine ep. 4# 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 (book)
2. "In Isolation. Dispatches from Occupied Donbas" by Stanislav Aseyev (book)
3. "Enthusiasm: The Symphony of Donbas" by Dziga Vertov (film)
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Kitchen ConversationsSophia Tabatadze - The afterlife of a Soviet building in Tbilisi# 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 is also a co-founder of Mukao – a company that makes innovative products from corrugated cardboard as well as an organizer of the Grandmothers Film Festival, taking place in Rotterdam and Berlin every second year. Her work has been exhibited worldwide, amo...2022-05-0958 min
Kitchen ConversationsKitchen Conversations for Ukraine ep. 3# 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)
Everything is Illuminated by Live Schreiber (film)
Privoz Market in Odesa
Aubergine Caviar (recipe)
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Kitchen ConversationsKitchen Conversations for Ukarine ep. 2# 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 Sergei Parajanov (film)
Alina Pash (singer and rapper)
Maria Prymachenko (artist)
Stop-Zemlia by Kateryna Gornostai (film)
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Kitchen ConversationsKitchen Conversations for Ukraine ep. 1# 25 - 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 1 was curated by contemporary painter and muralist, Tatyana Ostapenko.
References:
@postsovietart
Pavlo Borshchenko @pavloborshchenko
Anna Sarvira @anna.sarvira
Kadyrova Zhanna @jannkad
Winter On Fire by Evgeny Afineevsky
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Kitchen ConversationsMaja ∀. Ngom - Colonial structures in non-colonial countries# 24 - in conversation with multidisciplinary artist from Poland and Senegal, Maja ∀. Ngom.
Maja's body of work is shaped by her unique experience of coming from an intergenerational and multi-ethnic family and explores issues of identity in the context of belonging and displacement.
The conversation circulated around Maja's mixed media installation 'The Sweet Taste of Otherness', her unique relation to writing, colonial structures operating in non-colonial countries, as well as about European museums and ways of decolonizing them.
References:
Romuald Demidenko in conversation with Maja ∀. Ngom
Biennale Zielona Góra
Ob...2022-02-2157 min
Kitchen ConversationsKai Hermann - Queer Eastern-European perspectives from Poland to Germany# 23 - in conversation with host of the ost.GAYze podcast from Poland and Germany, Kai Hermann.
ost.GAYze focuses on queer Eastern-European perspectives from and in Germany. Patrycja spoke to Kai about the history of Silesia, where his family migrated from, about the intersection of his dual identity (being Polish and queer) and about the great work being done by Eastern European queers all over the region.
References:
ost.GAYze podcast
Die 7 osTraum Podcasts auf Deutsch
BBQ podcast
PostOstPride podcast
Silesia
Bart Staszewski
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Kitchen ConversationsKitchen Conversations about Młoda Polska# 22 - in conversation with curator of the exhibition Young Poland: An Arts and Crafts Movement (1890–1918), Julia Griffin.
From the end of the 18th-century Poland underwent successive partitions, resulting in the country disappearing from the map of Europe for 123 years. After a couple of failed military uprisings, Polish people understood that making art was the only remaining way to preserve their endangered national identity.
On the occasion of the exhibition Young Poland: An Arts and Crafts Movement (1890–1918) organised by the William Morris Gallery in London, Patrycja spoke to one of the shows curators, Julia Griffin.
Refer...2021-12-2145 min
Kitchen ConversationsBurkhard Körner - How to make good art for East Germans?# 21 - in conversation with choreographer, theatre maker, dancer, performer and singer from East Germany, Burkhard Körner.
In his work Burkhard examines questions of the individual within the collective and looks for ways to translate memories into different forms. The conversation revolved around a theatre piece he created together with Rika Weniger and Noah Voelker. "Wie macht man gute Kunst fur Ostdeutsche?" (How to make good art for East Germans?) talks about the history of East Germany and the memories and experiences of the 'nach der Wende' generation.
References:
Artist website
@une...2021-11-221h 00
Kitchen ConversationsRufina Bazlova - The history of Belarusian vyzhyvanka# 20 - in conversation with visual artist and embroiderer from Belarus, Rufina Bazlova.
Rufina is the artist behind the red and white embroidery that appeared in many exhibitions and events, illustrating the Belarusian Revolution. During the conversations Rufina shared the process of creating 'The History of Belarusian Vyzhyvanka' as well as her plans for upcoming projects focusing on the political prisoners of Belarus.
References:
About the artist
@rufinabazlova
The History of Belarusian Vyzhyvanka
Favourite home food: Shchi soup
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Kitchen ConversationsGrandma‘s Tales ep. 3# 18 - in conversation with Patrycja’s Polish grandmother (part 3)
Grandma's Tales is a three episode mini series of Kitchen Conversations, devoted to the life of Marianna Farin. On the occasion of Marianna’s 100th birthday, Patrycja sat down with her grandmother to speak about her long life and the many history-changing moments she lived through.
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Grandma's Tales is a three episode mini series of Kitchen Conversations, devoted to the life of Marianna Farin. On the occasion of Marianna’s 100th birthday, Patrycja sat down with her grandmother to speak about her long life and the many history-changing moments she lived through.
References:
Muzeum Tradycji Narodowej
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Grandma's Tales is a three episode mini series of Kitchen Conversations, devoted to the life of Marianna Farin. On the occasion of Marianna’s 100th birthday, Patrycja sat down with her grandmother to speak about her long life and the many history-changing moments she lived through.
References:
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Warsaw Uprising
Armia Krajowa (Polish underground force)
Łódź Ghetto
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Kitchen ConversationsAgnieszka Pindera - Polish avant-garde: “a.r.” group and more# 15 - in conversation with Agnieszka Pindera: former Head of Research Center at Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, today director of Zachęta National Gallery of Arts.
The Museum’s unique connection with the avant-garde dates back to the turn of the 1920s and 1930s, when a group of radical artists from the “a.r.” group began gathering works of the most important artists of that time for the Museum. Patrycja spoke with Agnieszka about a series of exhibitions prepared for the celebratory 90 years of the Museum's existence.
References:
Agnieszka Pindera
Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź ...2021-07-1951 min
Kitchen ConversationsTatyana Ostapenko - Babushka or Barbie?# 14 - in conversation with painter and muralist from Ukraine, Tatyana Ostapenko.
Her paintings record the daily lives of people who usually don’t make it into official historical records and attempts to heal trans-generational trauma and question traditions. On the podcast Tatyana reveals: What stands behind the symbol of a Babushka or a Barbie?, How does it feel to bring a meticulous studio work out onto a facade of a building? and What is the smell of wild strawberries?
References:
Artist website
@postsovietart
Planting wild strawberries
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Kitchen ConversationsX3 Kollektiv - German-Russian speaking identity and the PostOst# 13 - in conversation with two inspiring women, creators of the X3 podcast, Julia Boxler (Kazakhstan) and Ani Menua (Armenia).
During the conversations Julia and Ani spoke about their German speaking podcast, discussing different aspects of the German-Russian+ identity. What's more they also touched upon the migration history of German people to the regions of the former Soviet Union, about the famous term "Ostalgie" as well as mama's soul food!
References:
X3 Podcast
Berlinograd
"Ostalgie"
ost.GAYze (podcast)
PostOstPride (podcast)
Arzamas
Favourite home fo...2021-06-071h 07
Kitchen ConversationsOla Korbańska - Polish cleaners, feminism and different ways of protesting# 12 - in conversation with multidisciplinary designer and visual artist from Poland, Ola Korbańska.
Using various media such as design, written text and illustration, Ola inquires about the nature of objects in the context of temporality and perception. During Kitchen Conversations she spoke about cleaning, feminism and different ways of protesting, through three of her recent art projects.
References:
Artist website
Gentle Protest (performance video)
Textiles at Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków (article)
Dutch Design Week
Black protests in Poland (article)
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Kitchen ConversationsValerija Kravale - Soundscapes of post-Soviet nostalgia# 11 - in conversation with music artist and aspiring academic of Russian culture, Valerija Kravale.
Through her impressionistic vocal lines, guitar soundscapes and electronic dark wave, Valerija wants to reconnect with her past and explore the post-soviet nostalgia, calling her music Post-Soviet-Pop. During the conversation she talks about her concert set 'Constant Flux' and a recently released EP 'We are betrayed' (Мы обмануты).
References:
Constant Flux
We are betrayed (full EP)
We are betrayed (music video)
Night Watch (film)
Brat 2 (film)
Zero 2 (film)
Dede (film)
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Kitchen ConversationsStefan Pavlović - Looking for Horses# 10 - in conversation with Amsterdam-based filmmaker from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stefan Pavlović.
Stefan’s documentary film practice questions the role of intimacy in cinema and investigates the uncontrolled realms of language. During the conversations he spoke about his feature-length documentary 'Looking for Horses'. The film tells a story of a unique bond between the filmmaker Stefan and the fisherman Zdravko, who lost his hearing during the Bosnian war and retreated to a lake to live in solitude.
References:
Artist website
Looking for Horses (trailer)
Visions de Réel (festival)
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Kitchen ConversationsKrasimira Butseva - History of gulag across socialist Bulgaria# 9 - in conversation with visual artist, researcher, writer and educator from Bulgaria, Krasimira Butseva.
Since many years Krasimira's body of work deals with notions of Eastern European trauma, history and memory through photography, moving image and writing. During the conversation she speaks about her extensive research on the history of gulag across the socialist Bulgaria and the three visual works that came out of it.
References:
Artist website
EEP Berlin
Revolv Collective
Balkan mine (full work)
Favourite home food: Bulgarian Cold Cucumber Soup - Tarator
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Kitchen ConversationsȘtefan Ionescu-Ambrosie - Romanian New Wave and manele subculture# 8 - in conversation with writer and researcher from Romania, Ștefan Ionescu-Ambrosie.
The conversations was devoted to two cultural trends in contemporary Romania: The New Wave and manele subculture, both discussed in relation to mental health and intergenerational trauma. The work of Stefan was published among others in KAJET Journal, Hinterlands Magazine, [Inter]Sections Journal and Norient.
References:
Romanian Revolution (video)
Manele – Memeified Music (article)
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (film)
Aferim! (trailer)
Florin Salam - Saint Tropez (song)
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Kitchen ConversationsMarina Sulima - Care packages from Moldovan caregivers# 7 - in conversation with visual artist from Moldovan, Marina Sulima.
Patrycja visited Marina in her home studio in Groningen (The Netherlands) to speak about her short fiction film titled ‘Parcelpaedia’. The film responds to a phenomenon called Italy Syndrome - a socio-medical term used to describe a type of depression experienced by Eastern European women who work as caregivers in Italy.
References:
Parcelpaedia (trailer)
Italy Syndrom
Moldova: Pro-EU Maia Sandu wins presidency (article)
Favourite home food: Traditional Moldovan Vegetable Stew
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Kitchen ConversationsSzymon Adamczak - HIV-related culture through theatre and performance [part 2]# 6 (part 2) - in conversation with dramaturg, theatre maker and performance maker from Poland, Szymon Adamczak.
Patrycja spoke with Szymon about his artistic practice preoccupied within HIV/AIDS field and its cultural artistic and social-political legacy of the past decades. During the conversation, Szymon shared the process of working on his performance piece ‘An Ongoing song’ and on his artistic research platform: Polskie EIDS.
References:
Sugar for the pill (art work)
An Ongoing Song (performace video)
Polskie EIDS
Kreatyne Stany Chorobowe (exhibition)
HIVstorie: Żywe polityki (exhibition)
5...2020-12-1150 minKitchen ConversationsSzymon Adamczak - HIV-related culture through theatre and performance [part 1]# 6 (part 1) - in conversation with dramaturg, theatre maker and performance maker from Poland, Szymon Adamczak.
Patrycja spoke with Szymon about his artistic practice preoccupied within HIV/AIDS field and its cultural artistic and social-political legacy of the past decades. During the conversation, Szymon shared the process of working on his performance piece ‘An Ongoing song’ and on his artistic research platform: Polskie EIDS.
References:
Sugar for the pill (art work)
An Ongoing Song (performace video)
Polskie EIDS
Kreatyne Stany Chorobowe (exhibition)
HIVstorie: Żywe polityki (exhibition)
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Kitchen ConversationsKitchen Conversations about Srebrenica genocide# 5 - in a live conversation with three visual artists, Julia Elyas (Ukraine), Tasha Arlova (Belarus) and Eva Mahhov (Estonia).
The starting point of the discussion was an exhibition organised by Framer Framed in Amsterdam titled 'From what will we reassemble ourselves' - conducted in the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide (1995).
References:
From what will we reassemble ourselves (exhibition)
Contemporary LYNX (article)
Srebrenica is Dutch History (petition)
The Fog of Srebrenica by Samir Mehanovic (trailer)
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Kitchen ConversationsSecond Thoughts - A collective exploration on Eastern EuropeannessKitchen Conversations shares a recording from a panel discussion: 'Second Thoughts - A collective exploration on Eastern Europeanness', that Patrycja had the pleasure to moderate together with Julia Elyas, Tasha Arlova and Eva Mahhov. The event took place on the 6th of October 2020 and was hosted by The Rietveld/Sandberg Library and Radio Rietveld.
Discussed books:
'Archives and Disobedience, Changing Tactics of Visual Culture in Eastern Europe', Margaret Tali & Tanel Rander
'The Light That Failed', Ivan Krastev & Stephen Holmes
'Secondhand Time- The Last of the Soviets', Svetlana Alexievich
'Twilight of Democracy-The seductive power of authoritarianism', Anne...2020-10-1156 min
Kitchen ConversationsMichał Korta - The Balkan Playground# 4 - in conversation with photographer and managing director of Kowalsky Gallery from Poland, Michał Korta.
Patrycja speaks to Michal about his ongoing fascination with the post-Soviet regions. Since 2006, he undertook several long-term journeys to Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Balkans that resulted in two unique photo books: 'The Balkan Playground' and 'Beautiful Monsters'.
References:
Imagining the Balkans by Maria Todorova (book)
Wojciech Wilczyk (photographer)
Niewinne oko nie istnieje by Wojciech Wilczyk (art project)
Post-Soviet Vision (exhibition)
Favourite home food: Pierogi with sheep fat
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Kitchen ConversationsMarta Romankiv - Art as a voice for migrants in Poland [en]# 3 (ENG version) - in conversation with multidisciplinary artist from Ukraine, Marta Romankiv.
Patrycja speaks to Marta about her socially engaged project 'Immigrant, take a vote’ organised on the occasion of Polish presidential elections 2020. Thanks to the artistic intervention, immigrants living in Poland where able to ‘vote’ for the president and finally start a discussion about the rights of migrants living in the country.
References:
Mock Election in Poland Highlights Rights Denied to Migrants (article)
Inne wspólne życie jest możliwe (panel)
Favourite home food: Ukrainian pierogi and Pierogi with cher...2020-09-1339 min
Kitchen ConversationsMarta Romankiv - Art as a voice for migrants in Poland [pl]# 3 (PL version) - in conversation with multidisciplinary artist from Ukraine, Marta Romankiv.
Patrycja speaks to Marta about her socially engaged project 'Immigrant, take a vote’ organised on the occasion of Polish presidential elections 2020. Thanks to the artistic intervention, immigrants living in Poland where able to ‘vote’ for the president and finally start a discussion about the rights of migrants living in the country.
References:
Mock Election in Poland Highlights Rights Denied to Migrants (article)
Inne wspólne życie jest możliwe (panel)
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Kitchen ConversationsHristina Tasheva - Constructed image of a Bulgarian migrant [part 2]# 2 (part 2) - in conversation with artist and photographer from Bulgaria, Hristina Tasheva.
Upon meeting at her lovely home in Bodegraven (The Netherlands) host Patrycja speaks to Hristina about the concept of "soviet idealism", domestic labour and black markets in addition to her three latest photo books that deal with the mental in-between space, the constructed image of a migrant, the fear of foreigners and the Bulgarian identity.
References:
The houses of Hristina' by Suzanne Raes
Artist website
Favourite home food: Chicken with Rice - Bulgarian Style
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Buy me a c...2020-07-1735 minKitchen ConversationsHristina Tasheva - Constructed image of a Bulgarian migrant [part 1]# 2 (part 1) - in conversation with artist and photographer from Bulgaria, Hristina Tasheva.
Upon meeting at her lovely home in Bodegraven (The Netherlands) host Patrycja speaks to Hristina about the concept of "soviet idealism", domestic labour and black markets in addition to her three latest photo books that deal with the mental in-between space, the constructed image of a migrant, the fear of foreigners and the Bulgarian identity.
References:
The houses of Hristina' by Suzanne Raes
Artist website
Favourite home food: Chicken with Rice - Bulgarian Style
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Kitchen ConversationsMisho Antadze - Crypto mining in Georgia# 1 - in conversation with filmmaker and artistic researcher from Georgia, Misho Antadze.
For the very first episode, host Patrycja meets Misho at his Amsterdam apartment to speak about his documentary film ‘The Harvest’ (2018) that sets in Kakheti, eastern Georgia. Twenty years ago people of Georgia suffered daily power outages. Today their country engages in a highly technological form of Capitalism.
References:
The Harvest (trailer)
Slow Writing by Thom Anderson (book)
Salomé Jashi (film director)
Favourite home food: Chicken/Cauliflower Bazhe
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Kitchen ConversationsWelcomeWelcome to Kitchen Conversations - a podcast where in an easy going manner, without big words, and in various accents - artists, curators and activists are invited to speak about their works in relation to the diverse region of so-called ‘Eastern Europe’, with all its complexities, histories, cultures, traumas, and their inevitable contemporary consequences.
Reading: Svetlana Alexievich, Secondhand Time, The last of the Soviets (New York: Random House, 2016), 17-19.
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