Artists' talk: Dasha podoltseva and oleksandr sirous
When: Wednesday 17 July, 5pm - 7.30pm
Where: Star and Shadow, Warwick St, Newcastle, NE2 1BB
D6 and artists in residence Dasha Podoltseva and Oleksandr Sirous welcomed audiences to the Star and Shadow in Newcastle to celebrate their (Re)Grounding residencies.
The event was an opportunity for the artists to share their work in progress. Dasha took us through her explorations of urban scapes and how our relationships with public spaces can shift over time. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine she has experienced this firsthand with the destruction and loss of public space, such as beaches - now dangerous and contested places. This led her to delve into archives of the North East’s beaches as places of leisure as well as industry. Reflecting on Ukraine’s emergency situation, she asks has the future been cancelled for us? And by taking this question she wonders how would one create the future? With this in mind, she has developed a future construction kit, including 111 colours of the future.
Oleksandr shared his new media practice, introducing methodologies of immersive and in-depth data presentation - for example, Gaussian splatting which captures information from many images to recreate a 3D scene. Audience members had the opportunity to experiment with a data capture camera - transporting themselves to a digital realm. Oleksandr’s recent mapping of the Dnipro River in Ukraine illustrates the depth and range of data that can be used to show the manmade impacts on nature, and in this case the impact of Russia’s invasion. He also discussed the need to find ways to use art to share information.
(Re)Grounding 2024 is an urgent call to build solidarity towards environmental justice through artistic production and community exchange. Connecting artists with heritage and environmental partners, this phase of (Re)Grounding journeys from Ukraine to Cyprus and the UK.
While focussed on the climate crisis, the programme has unfolded against Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the complex intersections between social, political and environmental issues and the vital role culture plays in navigating them.
For the next phase of the programme, we plan to share the artworks of all five artists who have taken part in (Re)Grounding residencies in an online exhibition curated by Lucy Nychai, D6's curator in residence.
(Re)Grounding 2024 is a partnership between IZOLYATSIA (Ukraine), D6:EU (Cyprus) and D6: Culture in Transit (UK). The programme is supported by: the UK/UA Creative Partnerships programme created by the British Council in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute; European Cultural Foundation; Arts Council England; Cyprus Ministry of Culture, and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Find out more here.
Images: Amelia Read Photography
Where: Star and Shadow, Warwick St, Newcastle, NE2 1BB
D6 and artists in residence Dasha Podoltseva and Oleksandr Sirous welcomed audiences to the Star and Shadow in Newcastle to celebrate their (Re)Grounding residencies.
The event was an opportunity for the artists to share their work in progress. Dasha took us through her explorations of urban scapes and how our relationships with public spaces can shift over time. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine she has experienced this firsthand with the destruction and loss of public space, such as beaches - now dangerous and contested places. This led her to delve into archives of the North East’s beaches as places of leisure as well as industry. Reflecting on Ukraine’s emergency situation, she asks has the future been cancelled for us? And by taking this question she wonders how would one create the future? With this in mind, she has developed a future construction kit, including 111 colours of the future.
Oleksandr shared his new media practice, introducing methodologies of immersive and in-depth data presentation - for example, Gaussian splatting which captures information from many images to recreate a 3D scene. Audience members had the opportunity to experiment with a data capture camera - transporting themselves to a digital realm. Oleksandr’s recent mapping of the Dnipro River in Ukraine illustrates the depth and range of data that can be used to show the manmade impacts on nature, and in this case the impact of Russia’s invasion. He also discussed the need to find ways to use art to share information.
(Re)Grounding 2024 is an urgent call to build solidarity towards environmental justice through artistic production and community exchange. Connecting artists with heritage and environmental partners, this phase of (Re)Grounding journeys from Ukraine to Cyprus and the UK.
While focussed on the climate crisis, the programme has unfolded against Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the complex intersections between social, political and environmental issues and the vital role culture plays in navigating them.
For the next phase of the programme, we plan to share the artworks of all five artists who have taken part in (Re)Grounding residencies in an online exhibition curated by Lucy Nychai, D6's curator in residence.
(Re)Grounding 2024 is a partnership between IZOLYATSIA (Ukraine), D6:EU (Cyprus) and D6: Culture in Transit (UK). The programme is supported by: the UK/UA Creative Partnerships programme created by the British Council in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute; European Cultural Foundation; Arts Council England; Cyprus Ministry of Culture, and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Find out more here.
Images: Amelia Read Photography