(Re)Grounding 2024 artists
Congratulations to the artists selected to take part in (Re)Grounding 2024: Alexandra Clod, Dariia Dantseva, Dasha Podoltseva and Oleksandr Sirous.
(Re)Grounding 2024 is an urgent call to build solidarity towards environmental justice through artistic production and community exchange. Working with the artists from Ukraine, the programme draws threads between environmental and cultural contexts shaped by mining histories in Ukraine, Cyprus and the UK.
Alexandra and Dariia will be taking part in residencies at D6:EU in Cyprus, while Dasha and Oleksandra will be based at D6 in Newcastle in the North East of England. The artists will reflect on their surrounding environments and industrial contexts to create new work, casting light on the climate crisis. In this way, (Re)Grounding will offer approaches to support the future green rebuilding of Ukraine and a socially-just green transition for the UK, Cyprus and beyond.
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.
Find out more about (Re)Grounding 2024 here.
(Re)Grounding 2024 is an urgent call to build solidarity towards environmental justice through artistic production and community exchange. Working with the artists from Ukraine, the programme draws threads between environmental and cultural contexts shaped by mining histories in Ukraine, Cyprus and the UK.
Alexandra and Dariia will be taking part in residencies at D6:EU in Cyprus, while Dasha and Oleksandra will be based at D6 in Newcastle in the North East of England. The artists will reflect on their surrounding environments and industrial contexts to create new work, casting light on the climate crisis. In this way, (Re)Grounding will offer approaches to support the future green rebuilding of Ukraine and a socially-just green transition for the UK, Cyprus and beyond.
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.
Find out more about (Re)Grounding 2024 here.
Artists in Residence in the UK
DASHA PODOLTSEVA Dasha is a visual artist and graphic designer. Her work focuses on public space, urban paradoxes, recycling and 'temporary inconvenience'. In June she will be one of the artists in residence at D6 in Newcastle, UK. She is interested in exploring the lost landscapes of Newcastle as a result of the city's transformation, particularly its industrial landscapes, abandoned spaces and their functionality, as well as working with memories and how they shape the spaces.
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OLEKSANDR SIROUSOleksandr is a sound and media artist who navigates the complex interplay between new media, game mechanics and socio-political themes. He is interested in the interconnections between environmental challenges and human existence. During his residency at D6 in Newcastle, UK he plans to focus on environmental issues surrounding wetlands and rivers in Ukraine and the North East of England.
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Artists in residence in Cyprus
ALEXANDRA CLODAlexandra is an interdisciplinary artist and psychologist. During the (Re)Grounding residency with D6:EU in Cyprus, she plans to investigate the environmental aspects and colonial past of copper mining through the lens of its mythology and politics. Alexandra was one of two artists who took part in (Re)Grounding 2023, when she researched and created new work in relation to the story of coal and its extraction in Ukraine and the North East of England.
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DARIIA DANTSEVADariia is a biohacker and interdisciplinary artist. She will be based at D6:EU in Cyprus. During the residency, she intends to conduct an in-depth analysis of the environmental impacts associated with copper mining in the region. Her research aims to investigate the effects of mining waste rock (tailings) and heavy metal pollution, as well their interaction with the local biosphere.
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(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; the European Cultural Foundation; Arts Council England, and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.