Kitchen Conversations

#79 – in conversation with director of filmPOLSKA, Bartek Tesarz.

Bartek - a cinephile, film scholar and film curator shares his daily routine as the main organiser of the largest festival of Polish cinema outside Poland.

You will receive insider recommendations for the 21st edition of the festival, featuring a unique selection of competition films, as well as a rich retrospective programme devoted to the 2026 cultural patron, Andrzej Wajda.

filmPOLSKA is a festival organised yearly by the Polish Institute in Berlin. The 21st edition takes place from 9th till 16th of September in various cinemas in Berlin and Potsdam. 

Festival program here: https://instytutpolski.pl/berlin/festivalprogramm-2/ 

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#78 – in conversation with academic researcher and cultural historian Natasha Konradova.

Natasha began her career as a passionate journalist, travelling across remote regions of Russia and speaking with people. In 2014, following the annexation of Crimea, she and her family decided to leave Moscow and settled in Berlin.

Since 2022, she has been active in a human rights organisation, running various educational programs for youngsters, who want to learn about the unprocessed Soviet past through oral history and personal stories. 

References:

Ural Mari. There Is No Death:

http://uralmary.smerty.net/ural-mari-en/ 

Hacking the Iron Curtain by Natasha Konradova: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/H/Hacking-the-Iron-Curtain 

Natasha's favourite (home) food: Wild Strawberries and Cloudberries 

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#77 – in conversation with writer, web developer, media artist and educator Maisa Imamović.

On the podcast Maisa is speaking about her newest book Maisa in Webland - Detouring UX* Destinies published by Set Margines #63 in 2025.

The book combines fiction, interviews, case studies, and critical theory to shed light onto the history of the web and gives examples of how we can still resist dominant digital structures and build alternative realities at a time when much of the web has been taken over by the Big Tech.

References:

Maisa in Webland - get book: https://www.setmargins.press/books/maisa_in_webland/

The Psychology of the Web Developer - get book:

https://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/the-psychology-of-the-web-developer-reality-of-a-female-freelancer/

Mini-series "What's More Important than Two Women Talking About Web Development?" by Maisa Imamović and Clara Pasteau - watch: https://youtu.be/ctEgy-DQgTE?si=6U3Yk6O5_261daEN 

Choose Maisa's documents - have a look: https://mai-maps.vercel.app/ 

Maisa's website - have a look: https://maisaimamovic.eu/ 

Maisa's favourite (home) food: Zeljanica

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#76 – in conversation with Czech-Chinese photographer, writer, and curator Linda Zhengová.

Linda's work is rooted in an exploration of human emotions, ranging from vulnerability and trauma to the search for happiness. Through photography and interdisciplinary methods, she strives to capture fleeting emotional states, the intimate connections between strangers, and personal transformation. 

On the podcast she speaks about often contested topics of photographic nudes, erotica as well as censorship and ways of protecting yourself as a female photographer oftentimes working with complete strangers.

References:

Artist website: https://lindazhengova.com/ 

YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AmmoniaVoid

Linda's favourite (home) food: North-Chinese dumplings (dad's speciality) and Lamb with plums (mum's speciality)

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#5 Between Mothers

In conversation with Ukrainian artist Olena Pronkina, as part of a new series of Kitchen Conversations devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts.

For the past couple of years, Olena’s work has focused on experiences of transition, instability, and the search for one’s place within new environments and conditions.

Becoming a mother brought a pause to her usual artistic practice for almost two years. During that time, Olena turned to analog photography, which she could practice during walks while her child was sleeping.

References:

Artist Insta: https://www.instagram.com/olena_pronkina/ 

Artist YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@fotohrafynia 

Exhibition at KVOST: https://kvost.de/en/exhibition/upcoming-olena-pronkina/ 

Claus Michaletz Preis: https://kvost.de/en/claus-michaletz-preis/ 

Favourite home food: Uzbek plov and manti

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Song: Mama by Heintje

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#4 Between Mothers

In conversation with multidisciplinary Polish artist Marcelina Amelia, in a new series of Kitchen Conversations devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts.

Marcelina Amelia was born in Częstochowa (Poland) and is now based in Brighton (UK). Marcelina works with painting, print, textile, photography, installation, video, and performance. Her art touches on themes such as migration, motherhood, mental health, feminism, spirituality, personal rituals, dreams, and the complexities of the human experience.

On the podcast Marcelina Amelia looks back at her debut solo show: 'Sun Child Moon Child' that took place between 5.12-11.01 in Helm Gallery, Brighton. 

References:

Artist web: https://www.marcelinaamelia.com/ 

Artist Insta: https://www.instagram.com/marcelinaamelia/ 

Grupa Łono: https://www.instagram.com/grupalono/ 

Book Mamalia: https://www.marcelinaamelia.com/product-page/mamalia-book 

Sun Child Moon Child exhibition: https://helm-gallery.com/blogs/exhibitions/sun-child-moon-child?srsltid=AfmBOopbBlAM1PnODZnZJf21psDZldGq0mkTSTO5-kEXcAdlL7k7Gxqm 

Rethinking Eastern Europe collective https://www.instagram.com/re.thinking.eastern.europe/?hl=en 

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Song: Mama by Heintje

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#73 – in conversation with documentary photographer Sebastian Wells

Sebastian's long-term documentary projects explore the interplay between spaces, people, and systems of power. In 2022, he co-founded the English-language magazine Solomiya with Vsevolod Kazarin. The publication showcases contemporary Ukrainian artists and writers, with each issue (now at No. 5) examining different aspects of the ongoing war — and how people in Ukraine continue to resist, survive, and live within a new reality.

References:

Artists website: https://sebastianwells.de/ 

Solomiya Mag: https://solomiyamag.com/ 

Ostkreuz Agentur der Fotografen: https://www.ostkreuz.de/

Shift Books (publishing house): https://www.instagram.com/shift.books/?hl=en 

Ukrainian Environmental Humanities Network: https://www.instagram.com/ukrenvhum/?hl=en 

Get the Solomiya magazine,

in Berlin - Do you read me?! https://doyoureadme.de/en 

in Warsaw - Ujazdowski Castle for Contemporary Art https://u-jazdowski.pl/en/programme/publications/bookshop 

in Kyiv - readellion https://readellion.com/ or zbirka https://zbirka.shop/eng/ 

Sebastian's favourite (home) food: Königsberger Klopse 

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#3 Between Mothers

In conversation with multidisciplinary Polish artist Kamila Wolszczak, in a new series of Kitchen Conversations devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts.

Kamila likes thinking while walking, digging clay, collecting dust and listening to the sounds of ceramics. She is a mum to a now one year old Amber but started working with kids long before becoming a mum herself. Kamila involves the youngest audience in her practice and attempts to learn from their open minds that are not yet conditioned by the structures of our capitalist societies.

References:

Artist Web https://kamilawolszczak.com/ 

Artist Insta https://www.instagram.com/kamila_wolszczak/ 

Biennale Sztuki dla Dziecka in Poznan https://biennaledladziecka.pl/ 

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Song: Mama by Heintje

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#2 Between Mothers

In conversation with Birmingham-based, Prague-born artist Tereza Bušková in a new series of Kitchen Conversations devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts.

Tereza’s practice delves into ritual, tradition, and craft, reviving and reimagining Slavic and broader European customs. Whether hosting baking and craft workshops or orchestrating city-wide processions as part of her Mothers Without Hands project, her work is firmly grounded in community, fostering connections across cultural backgrounds and political divides.

References:

Artist website: https://www.terezabuskova.com/ 

Mothers Without Hands: https://motherswithouthands.wordpress.com/ 

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Song: Mama by Heintje

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#70 – im Gespräch mit dem Programmdirektor des FilmFestivals Cottbus, Bernd Buder.

Das FilmFestival Cottbus ist eines der weltweit führenden Festivals, wenn es um das aktuelle Filmschaffen in Mittel- und Osteuropa geht. 

Im Zentrum des Festivals stehen drei Wettbewerbe. Viele Filme feiern in Cottbus ihre internationale, deutsche oder sogar weltweit erste Aufführung. Nach fast jedem Film gibt es spannende Gespräche mit den anwesenden Regisseur*innen, Produzent*innen und Schauspieler*innen.

Website und Programm: https://www.filmfestivalcottbus.de/de/ 

Empfehlungen für Essen in Cottbus:

1. Stadtwächter https://maps.app.goo.gl/FRDKtjrRT2LkgFdN7 
2. Restaurant Kartoffelkiste https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZG5EyAtRZJDQsey57 
3. Bellessa  - Südamerikanisches Restaurant https://maps.app.goo.gl/XeK8iDkAkVuLN28a9 
4. Mosquito - https://maps.app.goo.gl/BtUYAUxmRReBTidj7 
5. Tratoria II Sardo https://maps.app.goo.gl/RL1Fj1hTnDdWiTxdA 
6. Esscobar https://maps.app.goo.gl/tsiR9GpDkK4NFb4Y9 

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