(Re)Grounding Artists Talk, London
D6 and IZOLYATSIA invite you to an artists talk with Alexandra Clod (Krolikowska) and Karolina Uskakovych who respond to the climate crisis by exploring the shared industrial past of the UK and Ukraine and its impact today.
When: Monday, 13 November, 19:30 – 21:30
Where: Hackney Depot, 5 Sheep Lane, London, E8 4QS (map)
Book your free place on Eventbrite here.
Karolina and Alexandra will share their research, which spans the social, political and environmental injustices of the climate crisis rooted in the extraction and burning of fossil fuels. From their grandparents’ mining heritage and their tending of the land as Russia’s brutal invasion rages, to the passing down of knowledge and the classical myths of the underworld - their work is both personal and universal.
In wider conversation with partners, they will discuss how de-industrialisation has shaped communities and what this means for rebuilding Ukraine in the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Alexandra and Karolina will present new photos and filmworks created during their (Re)Grounding residencies at D6 this year. These will be in an exhibition at the NewBridge Project in Newcastle later this November.
We'd love to make this an opportunity for discussion, and there will be plenty of time for questions and contributions from the audience.
Useful information
The event will be documented. If you want to opt out of being photographed, please speak to a member of the team.
(Re)Grounding exhibition in Newcastle, 18 November to 16 December
(Re)Grounding culminates in an exhibition this month at the NewBridge Project - an artist-led community that supports artists, curators and communities in the Shieldfield area of Newcastle. Find out more about the exhibition here.
Partners and thanks
(Re)Grounding is co-produced by D6: Culture in Transit and IZOLYATSIA, with D6 curator in residence Lucy Nychai. D6 produces international arts projects from its bases in Newcastle and Cyprus. IZOLYATSIA is a platform for cultural projects now based in Kyiv having been forced to move from Donestsk when the territory was seized by the Russian army in 2014.
We would like to thank the organisations that have made the artists talk possible: The Ukrainian Institute of London, Vsesvit and Hackney Depot.
(Re)Grounding has been supported by: UK/Ukraine Season of Culture devised jointly by the British Council and the Ukrainian Institute, the National Lottery through Arts Council England; Newcastle Cultural Investment Fund, and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
When: Monday, 13 November, 19:30 – 21:30
Where: Hackney Depot, 5 Sheep Lane, London, E8 4QS (map)
Book your free place on Eventbrite here.
Karolina and Alexandra will share their research, which spans the social, political and environmental injustices of the climate crisis rooted in the extraction and burning of fossil fuels. From their grandparents’ mining heritage and their tending of the land as Russia’s brutal invasion rages, to the passing down of knowledge and the classical myths of the underworld - their work is both personal and universal.
In wider conversation with partners, they will discuss how de-industrialisation has shaped communities and what this means for rebuilding Ukraine in the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Alexandra and Karolina will present new photos and filmworks created during their (Re)Grounding residencies at D6 this year. These will be in an exhibition at the NewBridge Project in Newcastle later this November.
We'd love to make this an opportunity for discussion, and there will be plenty of time for questions and contributions from the audience.
Useful information
The event will be documented. If you want to opt out of being photographed, please speak to a member of the team.
(Re)Grounding exhibition in Newcastle, 18 November to 16 December
(Re)Grounding culminates in an exhibition this month at the NewBridge Project - an artist-led community that supports artists, curators and communities in the Shieldfield area of Newcastle. Find out more about the exhibition here.
Partners and thanks
(Re)Grounding is co-produced by D6: Culture in Transit and IZOLYATSIA, with D6 curator in residence Lucy Nychai. D6 produces international arts projects from its bases in Newcastle and Cyprus. IZOLYATSIA is a platform for cultural projects now based in Kyiv having been forced to move from Donestsk when the territory was seized by the Russian army in 2014.
We would like to thank the organisations that have made the artists talk possible: The Ukrainian Institute of London, Vsesvit and Hackney Depot.
(Re)Grounding has been supported by: UK/Ukraine Season of Culture devised jointly by the British Council and the Ukrainian Institute, the National Lottery through Arts Council England; Newcastle Cultural Investment Fund, and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
More about the Artists
Alexandra Clod is an interdisciplinary artist and psychologist. She grew up in the industrial city of Donetsk, Ukraine, which provoked her deep interest in the current environmental crisis and how humans relate to nature. She has been researching the political aspect of coal mining in Ukraine’s Donbas region and the historical influence of England in shaping its industry. In order to reconnect to her childhood playing on the coal spoil heaps, she went to Chervonohrad in the western most part of Ukraine to reenact her grandfather's work as a miner.
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Karolina Uskakovych is an artist, designer and photographer whose practice examines the entanglements of nature, culture, and technology. Through the lens of the grandmother-granddaughter relationship, she has been exploring the role of gardening during times of war and the complexities of food systems. Her new film illuminates the politics of human-land relationships, particularly during the Soviet era, which was the most intense period of industrial transformation in Ukraine. Alongside this she has been researching community gardens in Newcastle.
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