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Europe

How do memory preservation practices and mourning rituals act as forms of care in post-colonial and post-conflict societies?

In what ways do traditional mourning practices preserve cultural identity and promote collective resilience?

How can creative methods revitalize marginalized histories for future generations?

Body as an archive? How to work with the archive of trauma?

05.07.2025 - Workshop Documentation

Oleksandra Tsapko

Oleksandra is a multimedia artist of Ukrainian origins working with the topics of feminism, queerness and politics from the perspective of a displaced individual. Currently based in Zürich, Switzerland.

Alisa Probylova

Alisa is a visual artist, working on the the intersection of art design and research.

Kateryna Vavrynchuk

Logbook

11.04.2025 - Beginning of research. 11.05.2025 - Second meeting: Developing the idea. Defining methodology. Reading related literature. 16.06.2025 - Preparations for the workshop. 31.06.2025 - Individual meeting: Kateryna & Oleksandra. 02.07.2025 - Final workshop preparations. 05.07.2025 - Workshop debut. 15.07.2025 - Workshop analysis and planning of next steps.

28.09.2025 - The continuation of the research will lead to a second phase of the workshop, which will be presented as part of the Ukrainian Solidarity Festival "Dach."