On this podcast, Polish artist Patrycja Rozwora, speaks to fellow artists, curators and activists about their visual or socially engaged work related to the diverse region of so-called ‘Eastern Europe’. Easy going conversations, conducted in various accents about art, politics and food. Episodes are published every four weeks, on Monday.
Episodes
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
EP. 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:
Favourite home food: Samsa
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Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora
Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
EP. 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:
Kochbücher:
- Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine by Olia Hercules
- Kaukasis The Cookbook: The culinary journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan & beyond by Olia Hercules
- Pierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings by Zuza Zak
- Amber & Rye: A Baltic Food Journey: Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania A Baltic Food Journey: Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania by Zuza Zak
- Salt & Time: Recipes from a Russian kitchen by Alissa Timoshkina
- Carpathia: Food from the heart of Romania by Irina Georgescu
- Tava: Eastern European Baking and Desserts From Romania & Beyond by Irina Georgescu
Lieblingsessen von zu Hause: polnisches Weihnachtsessen
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Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora
Mix & master: Jonas Kröper
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
EP. 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 understand the current threats to the sovereignty of other former Soviet countries.
References:
No Nation Without Culture, 2022
Favourite home food: Gluten-free pasta, Grandma's Ukrainian Borscht and Draniki
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Episode thumbnail: Vladlena Sandu, still from Holy God
Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora
Mix & master: Jonas Kröper
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
EP. 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:
Books by Joes Segal:
Paul Lerner and Joes Segal, eds., Alternative Realities: Utopian Thought in Times of Political Rupture, Bulletin of the German Historical Institute Supplement 14 (Washington, DC: German Historical Institute, 2019)
Joes Segal, ed., Art and Politics: Between Purity and Propaganda, (Amsterdam: AUP 2016)
Joes Segal, ed., Socialist Culture and Modernity, special issue of the International Journal for History, Culture and Modernity vol. 2 no. 2 (2014).
Peter Romijn, Giles Scott-Smith and Joes Segal, eds., Divided Dreamworlds? The Cultural Cold War in East and West (Amsterdam: AUP 2012).
Uta Balbier, Cristina Cuevas Wolf and Joes Segal, eds., East German Material Culture and the Power of Memory (Washington, DC: German Historical Institute, 2011).
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Favourite home food: Dutch Pea Soup
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Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora
Mix & master: Jonas Kröper
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
EP. 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:
Jednostka Gallery (exhibition)
W związku z naturą: „Uziemienie” Doroty Buczkowskiej i Karoliny Grzywnowicz (article PL)
Favourite home food: Pierogi with Blueberries & Żurek
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Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora
Mix & master: Jonas Kröper
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
EP. 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.
Next edition of the festival: 26.04-02.05 in Wiesbaden, Germany.
References:
Andrzej Wajda (Polish film director)
'Klondike' by Maryna Er Gorbach (2022)
Lana Gogoberidze (Georgian film director)
Boycotting Russian Cinema - goEast panel discussion
'Nuuccha' by Vladimir Munkuev (2021)
Jasmila Zbanic (Bosnian film director)
'The Hamlet Syndrome' by Elwira Niewiara and Piotr Rosołowski (2022)
Favourite home food: Grandmother's simple vegetable soup made out of scratch ('real broth')
Frankfurt Green Sauce
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Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora
Mix & master: Jonas Kröper
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
EP. 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:
We Will Not Fade Away (trailer)
We Will Not Fade Away (Instagram)
Favourite home food: Ukrainian Borscht - Mama's Special
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This interview was made possible with the help of Kai Hermann/ NOISE Film&TV
Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora
Mix & master: Jonas Kröper
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
EP. 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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Other references:
Arsenal - Institute for Film and Video Art, Berlin
Citadele Berlin: Unveiled Berlin & its Monuments
Decommunisation Laws in Ukraine
Power Life in Ukraine - DONATE
Podcast with Oleksiy Radynski for Pawilon
'Flying Saucer' building in Kyiv
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Podcast thumbnail credits: Patrycja Rozwora
Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora
Mix & master: Jonas Kröper
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
EP. 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:
Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn
Universität der Künste, Berlin
Favourite home food: Memm's Oat Caramel Cake
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Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora
Mix & master: Jonas Kröper
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
EP. 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:
Exhibition Curators: Ann Coxon, Mary Jane Jacob, Dina Akhmadeeva
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation
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This episode was created for Contemporary LYNX and with support of Polish Cultural Institute London
Podcast thumbnail credits: Abakan Orange 1968, Baroque Dress, Orange Garment, Sisal 360 x 360 x 45, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, p.69
Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora
Mix & master: Jonas Kröper