Kitchen Conversations

#75 – 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 ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Thumbnail: Portrait of Maisa by Brandon Tauszik Recording, editing & translation: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#74 – 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) ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording, editing & translation: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper  

#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 ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Song: Mama by Heintje Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#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  ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Song: Mama by Heintje Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#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  ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording, editing & translation: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#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/  ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Song: Mama by Heintje Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#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/  ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Song: Mama by Heintje Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#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: Stadtwächter https://maps.app.goo.gl/FRDKtjrRT2LkgFdN7  Restaurant Kartoffelkiste https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZG5EyAtRZJDQsey57  Bellessa  - Südamerikanisches Restaurant https://maps.app.goo.gl/XeK8iDkAkVuLN28a9  Mosquito - https://maps.app.goo.gl/BtUYAUxmRReBTidj7  Tratoria II Sardo https://maps.app.goo.gl/RL1Fj1hTnDdWiTxdA  Esscobar https://maps.app.goo.gl/tsiR9GpDkK4NFb4Y9  ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Thumbnail: photo by Stefan Göbel Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#1 Between Mothers Performance and live artist from Belarus, Larysa Bauge in a new series of Kitchen Conversations episodes devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts. Can motherhood and art truly coexist? Can parenting be seen as cool in the art world? What are the taboos we still don’t talk about? And ultimately, how can we make the art world a better place for mothers and parents? As Larysa describes, her performances are full of blood, tears, and sweat—as befits an artist from Eastern Europe. An honest conversation about the bodily, physical, and mental effort it takes to be a mother—labor that’s so often simplified or diminished to quote Larysa “Oh, she’s just a stay-at-home mom.” References: Artist website: https://www.larysabauge.com/  Artist instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bauge_visualart/  Nightbitch (movie trailer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG2ThcpFM9o  ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Song: Mama by Heintje Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#68 [overdubbed]– in conversation with Polish interdisciplinary artist, Daniel Rycharski. Daniel Rycharski is a well-established figure in both the Polish and international art scene. His work bridges themes of provincial life, religiosity, Christianity, and LGBTQ+ identity, exploring the tensions and unexpected connections between them. Drawing on his peasant heritage and decades-long research into the Polish countryside, Rycharski offers an honest glimpse into rural Poland today—challenging stereotypes and opening space for dialogue. References: Rozbieranie ze snu (wystawa TRAFO)  Daniel Rycharski - Strachy (MSN) Daniel's favourite home food: Faćka - peasant chickweed soup & potato dumplings with cheese ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording, editing & translation: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#68 [original] – in conversation with Polish interdisciplinary artist, Daniel Rycharski. Daniel Rycharski is a well-established figure in both the Polish and international art scene. His work bridges themes of provincial life, religiosity, Christianity, and LGBTQ+ identity, exploring the tensions and unexpected connections between them. Drawing on his peasant heritage and decades-long research into the Polish countryside, Rycharski offers an honest glimpse into rural Poland today—challenging stereotypes and opening space for dialogue. References: Rozbieranie ze snu (wystawa TRAFO)  Daniel Rycharski - Strachy (MSN) Daniel's favourite home food: Faćka - peasant chickweed soup & potato dumplings with cheese ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#67 – in conversation with Belarusian cultural entrepreneur and XianCha Tea founder, Ilja Aviarjanaŭ. A cozy living room chat with Ilja Aviarjanaŭ, the creator of XianCha Tea — a tea shop dedicated to promoting Taiwanese tea culture across Germany and Europe. This episode explores the surprising connection between Oolong and rap music in Eastern Slavic countries. The podcast begins with a calming tea ritual led by Ilja, setting the tone for a deep and reflective dive into his passion for tea and the beginnings of his healing journey through tea drinking and supportive community. Along the way, we talk about tea clubs — perhaps the successors to Soviet kvartirniki — as spaces for tea events and rituals, and for some a safe environment to process collective trauma and find connection, especially in these precarious and uncertain times. References: XianCha Tea shop: https://www.xianchatea.com/ XianCha Tea spirits: https://www.xianchatea.com/tea-spirits  Paris Tea Festival https://www.paristeafestival.com/en Tea Festival in Cieszyn, Poland https://swietoherbaty.pl/pl/ Song ChP by Basta and Guf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRm54SJxcao (Rappers from Russia. In 2017, Basta was banned for three years from entering Ukraine as he had performed in Crimea after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions for his support of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.)  Kvartirniki: https://www.in-formality.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kvartirniki_(Russia) RAZAM e.V. https://razam.de/ Music played on the podcast: Song by Den Da Funk https://open.spotify.com/track/7mA4wUjVaJYzPZdHP0NA4W?si=435becdd37b140d1 (Rapper from Ukraine) Song by HKHKT https://open.spotify.com/track/6pldRNsy7qxvfsqfaPOfkj?si=d1f07c255c65422d (Rapper from Belarus) Ilja's favourite home food: Syrniki and Belarusian potato babka ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#66 - in conversation with Canadian animation artist of Mongolian roots, Alisi Telengut. In this episode, you will meet Alisi, whose frame-by-frame, hand-painted animations blur the line between visual art and ethnographic storytelling. Working primarily with pastel and mixed media under the camera, Alisi creates extraordinary movement through painterly textures, exploring nomadic and Indigenous ways of life in Mongolia and beyond. The podcast conversation centers on her 2023 short film Baigal Nuur – Lake Baikal, a breathtaking reimagining of the formation of the world’s oldest lake in Siberia. The film features hand-painted animation, found objects, and the voice of an Indigenous Buryat woman, preserving fragments of her endangered language—a dialect of Mongolian.  References: Artist web https://alisitelengut.com/  Films by Alisi: Becoming Air (2024) https://alisitelengut.com/Becoming-Air-2024  Baigal Nuur - Lake Baikal (2023) https://alisitelengut.com/Baigal-Nuur-Lake-Baikal-2023  Tengri (2012) https://alisitelengut.com/TENGRI-2012    Exhibition in Rosalux (Berlin) https://rosalux.com/galleries/anima-alisi-telengut/  Interfilm Berlin https://www.interfilm.de/  Alisi's favourite home food: German quark, urum and khuruud (types of Mongolian cream and cheese) ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#65  - about the exhibition Stanisław Wyspiański: Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in London In conversations with Alison Smith - curator of the display, previously Chief Curator of the National Portrait Gallery, London and currently Director of Collections and Research at the Wallace Collection. Stanisław Wyspiański (1869-1907) was a Polish painter, designer, poet and originator of modern Polish Theater. He was also a key figure of the Młoda Polska (Young Poland) art movement that helped keep national identity alive during Poland's partitions. This podcast episode offers a glimpse into the unique pastel works of Wyspiański, featuring stories of his sitters—including members of the Cracovian intelligentsia—his family, and the artist himself, as well as his decade-long struggle with an illness that profoundly shaped his life and creative output. The one-room display, showing 16 of Wyspiański's pastel portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in London is free and open to all till the 13th of July 2025.  References: About the Exhibition: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/display/2025/stanislaw-wyspianski-portraits Exhibition Catalogue: https://npgshop.org.uk/collections/books/products/stanislaw-wyspianski-portraits-hardcover-catalogue ___ This episode was created for Contemporary LYNX and with support of the Polish Cultural Institute London. Podcast thumbnail: Józio Feldman by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1905. National Museum in Kraków. Photo: Bartosz Cygan/NMK Digitization Studio. ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper Support or get in touch: https://linktr.ee/kitchenconversations

#64 - in conversation with London-based, Uzbek multidisciplinary artist, Aziza Kadyri Aziza Kadyri is passionate about exploring new ways of engaging with cultural heritage, with a particular focus on textiles and costume—art forms that have traditionally been labelled as 'feminine'. She’s also deeply interested in how XR/AR/VR and AI technologies can enhance artistic research, edutainment, and socially engaged practices. At the heart of her practice is a commitment to participatory work, especially within Central Asian and Uzbek communities. In this episode, we dive into her role in co-creating the exhibition for the Uzbekistan National Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale. Through this conversation, Aziza shares her vibrant, globally-spanning journey toward becoming an established artist, showcasing her work around the world. Most importantly, she highlights her mission to amplify the voices of Central Asian women artisans—whose stories have often been overlooked by history. References: Aziza website https://www.azizakadyri.com/ Aziza Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aziza.kadyri/  Qizlar Collective https://www.instagram.com/qizlarqizlarqizlar/ Uzbekistan Pavilion 2024 https://www.les-nouveaux-riches.com/interview-uzbekistan-pavilion-2024/ (Les Nouveaux Riches) Aziza about the Uzbek Pavilion part 1 https://www.instagram.com/p/DDKCtS9I53K/ Aziza about the Uzbek Pavilion part 2 https://www.instagram.com/p/DDws0tuIlKV/  Somerset House, London https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/  Aziza's favourite home food: Moshhurda or Moshkichiri (Uzbek soup/porridge with mung beans) ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#63 - in conversation with Georgian director and filmmaker - Elena Mikaberidze. In early February, Kitchen Conversations teamed up with From Julia's Desk to host a live communal event in Berlin. As part of the evening's program, we had the privilege of screening the Georgian film Blueberry Dreams. The documentary follows Soso, a good-hearted father who leads his family of four in starting a blueberry farm to secure their future. Set in northern Georgia, their village lies near the troubled border with the Russian-backed region of Abkhazia, an area where tensions have been simmering for over 30 years. A few days after the screening, Patrycja sat down with filmmaker Elena Mikaberidze to record a podcast, diving deeper into the extraordinary documentary, the live of the family at its center, and the broader climate in Georgia today, with a special focus on mixed families navigating the challenges of living a united life in a politically divided country. References: Newsletter From Julia's Desk https://juliaschneider.substack.com/?utm_campaign=email-https://juliaschneider.substack.com/?utm_campaign=email-home&r=2pg744&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email About the filmmaker: https://chaikhana.media/en/authors/164/elena-mikaberidze  Blueberry Dreams (2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUOFWl2thbE  Support the family: https://www.share-doc.org/d/71001  Elena's favourite home food: Ajika - spicy pepper based dip  ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#62 - in conversation with Belarusian filmmaker - Artsiom Lobach.  Artsiom Lobach is the final guest recommended by the Belarusian Filmmakers Network. Today, we dive into his documentary film Way Home (2020), which tells the story of Pavlo – a young man who, following Crimea’s annexation by Russia in 2014, moves to the Ukrainian countryside in search of solitude. Belarusian filmmaker Artsiom, only truly understood his protagonist’s journey after he himself, was forced to leave Belarus and settle in Vilnius, Lithuania. Podcast created in collaborating with Belarusian Filmmakers Network (BFN) Films by Artsiom Lobach: Way Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delw9Nu65aM New Year's Speech by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVSjI7aEH3k  Belarusian Folk Songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za3W_2SIwAs&t=7s Other references: Artist Website https://artsiomlobach.wixsite.com/make-video-with-love Artist Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtsiomLobach  European Humanities University in Vilnius  https://en.ehu.lt/about/  Wajda School in Warsaw https://wajdaschool.pl/  Downshifters (lifestyle) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downshifting_(lifestyle) Favourite home food: Potato and pumpkin bake, Carrots with hummus ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper Thumbnail photo by Ruslan Sereduk

#61 - in conversation with Belarusian filmmaker and photographer - Lena Le. Her first camera was a Siemens M65. She is the great-granddaughter of the Vietnamese writer Nguyễn Công Hoan. Lena - a pianist with a degree, she has taken a vow of musical silence. On the podcast we speak about her latest documentary, 'Four Circles Away From Center' (2023) that is an experiment in the portrait genre. Podcast created in collaborating with Belarusian Filmmakers Network (BFN) Films by Lena Le: Four Circles Away From Center (2023), 48min https://vimeo.com/838621570 Artificial (2020), 9min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmxJ5YOQVNc  Pane Cisniku (music video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su8Efxjuahc References: The Minsk School of Photography https://rosphoto.org/events/the-minsk-school-of-photography-1960-s-2000-s/  Platform Vodblisk https://en.vodblisk.northernlightsff.com/lena_le  ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#60 - in conversation with Belarusian filmmaker and writer, Vladimir Kozlov.  Born in Mogilev, an industrial city in what is now Belarus, Vladimir Kozlov grew up amidst the unraveling of the Soviet Union. His formative years in the suburbs were marked by the chaos of the early 1990s—a time of unbridled freedom, wild capitalism, and rampant crime. Moving from Mogilev to Minsk and eventually to Moscow, Vladimir has dedicated his life to unpacking the legacy of the Soviet past. Through his writing and cinematographic work, he delves deep into the cultural and social fabric of Russian and Belarusian society, asking pressing questions: Where did we go wrong? What did we overlook, leading us back to a totalitarian and authoritarian reality? Podcast created in collaborating with Belarusian Filmmakers Network (BFN) Films by Vladimir Kozlov: Number 10 (2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WpAKih8Ak0 Whatever We Want (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REZpHrzQH0o&t=10s Three Comrades (2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chU-CDMLSz4&t=649s Summer of '89 (2022) https://vodblisk.northernlightsff.com/summer_of_89 Other references: Artist YouTube https://www.youtube.com/vkozlov Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/v_kozlov/ ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#59 [overdubbed] - in conversation with Open Group - a Ukrainian art collective representing Poland at the 60th La Biennale di Venezia. In this episode, Patrycja sits down with Yuriy Biley and Anton Varga, two members of Open Group, to explore their thought-provoking audiovisual installation, Repeat after Me II. This powerful work serves as a collective portrait of civilian witnesses to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Featuring two videos created in 2022 and 2024, the installation presents refugee stories through the haunting sounds of weaponry they recall. Using a unique karaoke format, the piece invites viewers to mimic these sounds, teaching them to identify weapons by ear—a skill that could, in a dystopian future, be the key to survival. References: Open Group website http://open-group.org.ua/en/about-us Polish Pavillion in Venice https://labiennale.art.pl/en/ Repeat after Me II publication https://zacheta.art.pl/en/e-sklep/katalog/repeat-after-me-ii Yuriy Biley https://www.instagram.com/yuriy.biley/ Anton Varga https://www.instagram.com/anton.varga/ ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Podcast thumbnail: (from the left) Pavlo Kovach, Yuriy Biley, Anton Varga at the opening of the 60th La Biennale di Venezia. Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Transcription & overdubbing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

# 59 [original] - in conversation with Open Group - a Ukrainian art collective representing Poland at the 60th La Biennale di Venezia. In this episode, Patrycja sits down with Yuriy Biley and Anton Varga, two members of Open Group, to explore their thought-provoking audiovisual installation, Repeat after Me II. This powerful work serves as a collective portrait of civilian witnesses to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Featuring two videos created in 2022 and 2024, the installation presents refugee stories through the haunting sounds of weaponry they recall. Using a unique karaoke format, the piece invites viewers to mimic these sounds, teaching them to identify weapons by ear—a skill that could, in a dystopian future, be the key to survival. References: Open Group website http://open-group.org.ua/en/about-us Polish Pavillion in Venice https://labiennale.art.pl/en/ Repeat after Me II publication https://zacheta.art.pl/en/e-sklep/katalog/repeat-after-me-ii Yuriy Biley https://www.instagram.com/yuriy.biley/ Anton Varga https://www.instagram.com/anton.varga/ ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Podcast thumbnail: (from the left) Pavlo Kovach, Yuriy Biley, Anton Varga at the opening of the 60th La Biennale di Venezia. Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#58 - in conversation with The Neighbours - an artist collective representing Bulgarian at the 60th La Biennale di Venezia. Speaking to artists: Krasimira Butseva, Julian Chehirian, Lilia Topouzova and curator: Vasil Vladimirov. The Neighbours explores the silenced memories of survivors of political violence during Bulgaria’s communist era (1945 to 1989). Employing found objects, video, and sound design, the installation conveys the stories of those who endured Bulgarian Gulag camps and prisons. This multidisciplinary project, rooted in extensive scholarly research and more than 40 interviews conducted by the practitioners, reimagines the survivors‘ homes —the spaces where the interviews occurred—inviting audiences to inhabit them and bear witness. References: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/bulgaria https://www.bulgarianpavilionvenice.art/en https://www.instagram.com/bulgariavenicebiennale/ Favourite home food: Chicken with Rice, Gris-Halva, Katschamak, Mish-mash ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper  

#57 - in conversation with artist and researcher from Ukraine and Germany, Marija Petrovic. In her artistic practice, Marija is interested in situations of fragile contact and interaction, as well as in the multi-layered complexities of memory and representation. In the podcast she talks about her publication 'Silver', which examines the silverware collection looted by the Nazis from Jewish-German communities in Hamburg. Marija also shares the first results of her doctoral research on vulnerability and the past and present of Ukraine from a decolonial perspective. References: Silver by Marija Petrovic and Ofri Lapid https://material-verlag.hfbk-hamburg.de/en/material/440-silver  HFBK Hamburg https://www.hfbk-hamburg.de/en/  Museum fur Kunst & Gewerbe Hamburg https://www.mkg-hamburg.de/en  Timothy Snyder https://timothysnyder.org/ Marija's favourite home food: Ukrainian potato pancakes - Deruny, and Crimean street food - Chebureki ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Thumbnail: Silverware - vitrine view in the Museum of Arts and Crafts Hamburg (MK&G), photo: Ofri Lapid Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#56 - in conversation about Secondary Archive (Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation). Speaking with foundation's president Katarzyna Kozyra and foundation's director Iga Maria Szczepańska. Katarzyna Kozyra is one of Poland's most famous conceptual artists, working internationally since the 90s. In 2012, she founded the Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation to help women artists and cultural workers from Central and Eastern Europe promote their work. Secondary Archive tells the history of non-Western — primarily Central and Eastern European — art through the lens of gender, covering the period after WWII through the present. This archive is composed of artistic statements and unknown pages of the biographies and practices of female artists, where one can see the names of those who have been marginalized, neglected, forgotten, or remain little known to the general public alongside artifacts from key female figures of non-Western art.  References: Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation http://katarzynakozyrafoundation.pl/en/ Pyramid of Animals http://katarzynakozyra.pl/en/projekty/the-pyramid-of-animals/  Secondary Archive Women Artists in War, Galeria Iga's favourite home food: Meatballs in Dill Sauce, Thai Roti with Banana, Condensed Milk and Egg ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper  

#55 - in conversation with visual artist representing Romania at the 60th La Biennale di Venezia, Șerban Savu. The exhibition in the Romanian Pavilion, What Work Is, revisits the iconography of labour, drawing inspiration from historical realism and the propaganda art of the Eastern Bloc. Instead of challenging these discourses directly, Șerban challenges them by rearranging their tropes. His aim is to capture and portray moments of pause and inactivity, of indistinction between work and leisure, as reflections of broader societal changes or crises. The Romanian Pavilion at the Biennale Arte 2024 is curated by Ciprian Mureșan. The exhibition will take place in both the Giardini della Biennale and at The New Gallery of the Romanian Institute of Culture and Humanistic Research in Venice from April 20 till November 24, 2024. Favourite home food: Ciorba de loboda, Stinging Nettle Salad References: Biennale Arte 2024 | Romania Dawid Radziszewski Gallery Galeria Plan B ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Podcast thumbnail: Șerban Savu by Paul Stoie / courtesy of Galeria Plan B Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#54  - about an exhibition, Franciszka Themerson: Walking Backwards in Tate Britain.  In conversations with: Dr Hilary Floe, Senior Curator, Modern and Contemporary British Art, Tate Britain Saskia Flower, Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary British Art, Tate Britain Weronika Gertig - Burgess, Themerson Estate London Franciszka Themerson (1907-1988) was a Polish, later British, painter, illustrator, filmmaker and set designer. Together with her husband Stefan Themerson, she was one of the most important experimental filmmakers in interwar Poland. Her film work, as well as her paintings and drawings, challenged social conformity and revealed her belief in individual freedom. During and after the Second World War, Francziszka Themerson created humorous works that dealt profoundly with the complex themes of trauma and loss.  The one-room display at Tate Britain is free and open to all till the 30th of March 2025.  References: The Themerson Archive Catalogue Unposted Letters publication The Barbican exhibition Jasia Reichardt curator ___ This episode was created for Contemporary LYNX and with support of Polish Cultural Institute London Podcast thumbnail: Copyrights Themerson Estate   Franciszka Themerson (1907 – 1988) Comme la vie est lente et comme l'espérance est violente Painted in 1959  Oil paint on canvas 101.5 x 151 cm ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora, get in touch: www.patrycjarozwora.com Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#53 - in conversation with Krystyna Kacpura - President of the Polish women's rights foundation FEDERA. The Foundation for Women and Family Planning FEDERA is a non-governmental organization fighting for reproductive health and rights, established in Poland in 1991. On the podcast, you will learn about the history of the Foundation and its current projects and actions in light of Poland's regressive politics over the past decade. Krystyna Kacupra describes in detail the changes in Polish abortion law from communist times to 1993, 2022, and today.  Favourite home food: Polish sweets References: FEDERA website FEDERA Insta ARTE Tracks East - Alles neu? Polen nach dem Regierungswechsel ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper  

#52 - in conversations with Belarusian film director and screenwriter, Aliaksei Paluyan. Aliaksei's debut documentary film COURAGE, about the mass protests in Belarus in 2020/2021, had its world premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, has been screened at major documentary film festivals and has been longlisted for the 2022 Oscars. In the podcast, Aliaksei talks about his experiences making COURAGE and how it feels to look back on the Belarusian uprising 3 years later. Listeners will also get a glimpse of Aliaksei's current screenplay and his new film about the polarisation of Belarusian society.  ___ Films: Courage (trailer) Lake of Happiness (trailer) Country of Woman (trailer)  Sofia Other references: Instagram: @aliaksei_paluyan Website: www.paluyan.com Kunsthochschule Kassel The Double Life of Véronique (1991) by Krzysztof Kieslowski Favourite home food: Mashed potatoes and Cold Beet Soup with Kefir ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper  

#51 - in conversations with Czech photographer and educator, Libuše Jarcovjáková.  Her distinctive work was first shown to a wide audience at Les Rencontres d'Arles in 2019, when Libuše was already in her 60s. Since then, her black and white analogue photographs depicting islands of freedom in a grey, communist Czechoslovakia have attracted much international attention. As a tribute to Libuše's work, Czech filmmaker Klára Tasovská has created a film based on her photographs and diary entries entitled 'I'm Not Everything I Want to Be', which has just premiered at this 74th Berlinale Film Festival.  ___ References: I'm Not Everything I Want to Be by Klára Tasovská Artist website Les Rencontres d'Arles 2019 T-Club book Favourite home food: Traditional Japanese Ramen ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ This interview was made possible with the help of Kai Hermann/ NOISE Film&TV Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#50 - in conversations with the host of Kitchen Conversations, Patrycja Rozwora. For the anniversary episode, Patrycja invited her good friend and Georgian artist Sophia Tabatadze to interview her. Among other things, listeners will hear how Patrycja's Western art training inspired a podcast about Eastern art, how she deals with hearing her own voice when editing the podcast, and who her dream guest would be... ___ References: www.patrycjarozwora.com 365 Days by Patrycja Rozwora Teatr GO Design Academy Eindhoven Gerrit Rietveld Academie Sandberg Instituut Małgorzata Mirga-Tas Biennale Arte 2022 | Poland Favourite home food: Meat - potato - salad dish (vegan version)  ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper  

#49 - in conversation with researcher and writer from Kazakhstan, Aizada Arystanbek Aizada's research centers on gender, culture, nationalism and decoloniality. She received her Master of Arts degree in Gender Studies from Central European University and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Department of Sociology at Rutgers University. Aizada sees her work as an intersection of research and activism and is dedicated to contributing to the non-violent production of knowledge on Central Asia.  ___ References: Aizada's Instagram Decolonial Disruptions in Central Asia: Understanding Reactions to Russian Migrants in the Wake of Putin’s Mobilization by Aizada Arystanbek Rutgers University Bloody January 2022 Favourite home food: Baursak - Kazakh bread, Uzbek Samsas ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper Music: Úide, Darkhan Juzz

#48 - in conversation with curator and art critic Agnieszka Tes about the work of polish painter, Jerzy Nowosielski. Jerzy Nowosielski (1923-2011) was a Polish painter, illustrator, stage designer, philosopher and Orthodox theologian. He is regarded as one of the most outstanding contemporary icon painters. In addition, his exemplary abstract geometric compositions became famous for combining Christian art and the avant-garde to create a whole new, extraordinary style of sacred art. References: IMO Gallery Molski Gallery Artemis Gallery "Nietoperz w świątyni. Biografia Jerzego Nowosielskiego" by Dr. Krystyna Czerni (book in PL) Exhibition in Zachęta Warsaw Exhibition in Royal Castle Warsaw Exhibition in MS Łódź Church of the Holy Spirit in Tychy "Jerzy Nowosielski" by SKIRA (book in ENG) ___ This episode was created for Contemporary LYNX and with support of Polish Cultural Institute London Host, recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper Follow: @patrycja.rozwora @conremporarylynx  

#47 - in conversation with life artist, food activist and social worker from Armenia, Mischa Badasyan.  Mischa began his artistic journey by posing as a nude model at an art academy in Dresden. Over the last ten years, he has done long-term performances and site-specific actions, led educational workshops and worked in a food activist collective, just to name a few.  Most recently, Mischa put himself in a metal net filled with kilos of rescued bread and stood at a square in Zurich, to inform people about the terrible humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh. ___ References: @mischabadasyan Political Kitchen  foodsharing.de Armenian Animal Aid Favourite home food: Zhingyalov hats ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#46 - in conversations with film producer from Belarus, Leonid Kalitenya. From October 10 to October 13, 2023, the Belarusian Filmmakers’ Network jointly with SMartDE conducted a conference for young Belarusian directors and producers in Berlin. The event was dedicated to the socialization and professional integration of freelance Belarusian filmmakers in the German and EU film industries. During the podcast, Leonid talks about his work as a film producer and his involvement in various projects aimed at bringing independent Belarusian cinema to international audiences, as well as supporting the filmmakers - many of whom have been living in exile since May 2020. ___ References: RAZAM de KRAINA Media Sandbox mova.pro (app to learn Belarusian) - Belarusian Filmmakers' Network (BFN) Running Turtle (Film production company) Berlinale 'Life in a checked bag' by Andrej Palupanau Film recommendations: 'II' (Two) by Vlada Senkova 'When Flowers Are Not Silent' by Andrei Kutsila 'Fostering' by Andrei Kaszpierski Favourite home food: Cottage cheese with chocolate ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ This interview was made possible with the help of SMartDe Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#45 - in conversations with multidisciplinary artists from the Republic of Kalmykia, Victoria Sarangova. Patrycja discovered the work of Victoria in a group show 'Өмә' in Kunstraum Kreuzberg Berlin. The show spoke about collective self-help practices of various ethnic groups living inside Russia today. During the podcast conversation Victoria shares her two long term projects; 'Motherland' - where she traces the history of her Kalmyk ancestors and 'Archaeology of Progress' - where she takes a critical look at the idea of progress as something equally positive for all members of our society.  ___ References: Artist website Artist Instagram  Exhibition 'Өмә' in Kunstraum Kreuzberg Memorial Society Lenin Square. Elista (video) Vegan Mongolian food Berlin Favourite food from home: Beerg and Bortsg  ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper  

#44 - in conversations with creator of an Uzbek-German fashion label, Nadira Khalikova. 'My little Bukhara' is a clothing brand that works with local Uzbek craftswomen and creates garments and accessories that continue the Central Asian textile-making legacy.  On the podcast, Nadira speaks about the creation of the brand and its core mission - empower women of Uzbekistan. During the conversation you will learn about ikat (traditional dyeing technique), suzani (embroidered and decorative tribal textile), chapan (long, historic coat) and the duppi (colourful head cover). Enjoy! References: My little Bukhara Favourite home food: Samsa ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations   Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing  Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#43 - im Gespräch mit Unternehmerin und Gründerin von Eightfingerfood, Magdalena Hartmann. Wie es sich für die polnische Küche gehört, haben Magda und Patrycja zu Beginn des Podcasts in der Küche ein Gericht mit gebratener Roter Bete zubereitet.  Das Gespräch dreht sich um Magdas kulinarisches Projekt Eightfingerfood bei dem sie polnische, aber auch andere osteuropäische Speisen für in Deutschland lebende Gäste kocht und verkauft. Im zweiten Teil des Gesprächs, stellt Magda ihre Sammlung von Kochbüchern aus vielen Ecken Mittel- und Osteuropas vor. Quellen: eightfingerfood.de @eightfingerfood K67 kiosk MoMA NY Kochbücher: Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine by Olia Hercules Kaukasis The Cookbook: The culinary journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan & beyond by Olia Hercules Pierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings by Zuza Zak Amber & Rye: A Baltic Food Journey: Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania A Baltic Food Journey: Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania by Zuza Zak Salt & Time: Recipes from a Russian kitchen by Alissa Timoshkina Carpathia: Food from the heart of Romania by Irina Georgescu Tava: Eastern European Baking and Desserts From Romania & Beyond by Irina Georgescu Lieblingsessen von zu Hause: polnisches Weihnachtsessen ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#42 - in conversation with director and screenwriter bringing up the history of the Chechen Republic, Vladlena Sandu. The conversation begins by speaking about Vladlena's complex identity; being born in Crimea, moving to Chechnya and living through the War, becoming a displaced person in Russia and eventually finding a safe home in Amsterdam, in March 2022. Her films "Holy God" and "No Nation Without Culture" speak about the complex history of the Chechen Republic dating back to the 1940s. Confrontational, personal and very political visual work that reveals modern colonial structures of the Russian Federation and helps understand the current threats to the sovereignty of other former Soviet countries.  References: Vladlena Sandu (Instagram)  Holy God, 2016 No Nation Without Culture, 2022 Favourite home food: Gluten-free pasta, Grandma's Ukrainian Borscht and Draniki ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Episode thumbnail: Vladlena Sandu, still from Holy God  Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#41 - in conversation with chief curator of Wende Museum in Los Angeles, Joes Segal. Upon visiting California (U. S.) Patrycja speaks to historian and curator Joes Segal about the history and programming of the Wende Museum. The Wende is an art museum, cultural center, and archive of the Cold War that explores social, political, and cultural change. The conversation revolves around the value of Soviet artifacts, the power of art in understanding the complexities of history, as well as contemporary ways of speaking about the broadly defined - socialist art.  References: Wende Museum Utrecht University UCLA  Books by Joes Segal: Paul Lerner and Joes Segal, eds., Alternative Realities: Utopian Thought in Times of Political Rupture, Bulletin of the German Historical Institute Supplement 14 (Washington, DC: German Historical Institute, 2019)   Joes Segal, ed., Art and Politics: Between Purity and Propaganda, (Amsterdam: AUP 2016) Joes Segal, ed., Socialist Culture and Modernity, special issue of the International Journal for History, Culture and Modernity vol. 2 no. 2 (2014).  Peter Romijn, Giles Scott-Smith and Joes Segal, eds., Divided Dreamworlds? The Cultural Cold War in East and West (Amsterdam: AUP 2012). Uta Balbier, Cristina Cuevas Wolf and Joes Segal, eds., East German Material Culture and the Power of Memory (Washington, DC: German Historical Institute, 2011).  Favourite home food: Dutch Pea Soup  ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#40 - in conversation with visual artist and activist from Poland, Karolina Grzywnowicz. Karolina's artistic work deals with plants in social and political context, often of a violent nature. Her methodology involves working with specialists across various disciplines, to allow for a space of interaction and exchange of knowledge.  During the conversations she speaks about her newest project 'Distillates'. Through three case studies conducted in Poland and Palestine, Karolina researches an active change of a landscape as an instrument of power used either to oppress people or to rewrite history. References: Artist Website @karolinagrzywnowicz Jednostka Gallery (exhibition) W związku z naturą: „Uziemienie” Doroty Buczkowskiej i Karoliny Grzywnowicz (article PL) Foragers by Jumana Manna (Film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Yt87_PIbc Favourite home food: Pierogi with Blueberries & Żurek ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#39 - in conversation with manager and artistic director of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, Heleen Gerritsen. Prior to their 23rd edition, Patrycja speaks to Heleen about the history of an Eastern film festival in Western Germany, about the selection and curatorial processes, as well as the program of the upcoming spring edition in the light of current geo-political situation in Ukraine and Eastern Europe at large. References: goEast Film Festival  Deutsches Filminstitut Murnau Stiftung Andrzej Wajda (Polish film director) 'Klondike' by Maryna Er Gorbach (2022) Lana Gogoberidze (Georgian film director) Boycotting Russian Cinema - goEast panel discussion 'Nuuccha' by Vladimir Munkuev (2021)  Jasmila Zbanic (Bosnian film director)  'The Hamlet Syndrome' by Elwira Niewiara and Piotr Rosołowski (2022)  Favourite home food: Grandmother's simple vegetable soup made out of scratch ('real broth') and Frankfurt Green Sauce  ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#38 - in conversation with filmmaker and director from Ukraine, Alisa Kovalenko. One week before the world premiere of her newest film - 'We Will Not Fade Away' at the Berlinale, Alisa joined Patrycja for an online interview about the making of her touching documentary - that speaks about the power of dreams and youth, even in times of misery and an ongoing war. References: Berlinale Film Festival 2023 We Will Not Fade Away (trailer) We Will Not Fade Away (Instagram) Home Games (trailer) Favourite home food: Ukrainian Borscht - Mama's Special  ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ This interview was made possible with the help of Kai Hermann/ NOISE Film&TV Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

PART 5 Kitchen Conversations for Ukraine was created to highlight the culture of Ukraine and spread information on how to help the country and its artists. Episode 5 was curated by Patrycja Rozwora and is devoted to film. Films: 1. The Fall of Lenin 11' (2017) by Svitlana Shymko, Viktor Onysko (editor) WATCH: https://dafilms.com/film/14299-the-fall-of-lenin 2. The Hamlet Syndrome 86' (2022) by Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosolowski  WATCH: https://kino-krokodil.de/film/das-hamlet-syndrom/ (Berlin) 3. Infinity according to Florian 70’ (2022) by Oleksiy Radynski --- Other references: Arsenal - Institute for Film and Video Art, Berlin Citadele Berlin: Unveiled Berlin & its Monuments Decommunisation Laws in Ukraine Kino Krokodil, Berlin Power Life in Ukraine - DONATE Podcast with Oleksiy Radynski for Pawilon 'Flying Saucer' building in Kyiv ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Podcast thumbnail credits: Patrycja Rozwora Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper  

#36 - in conversation with painter and visual artist from Estonia, Kennet Lekko. On a gray December day Patrycja met Kennet in his Weißensee studio - North-East Berlin, to chat about the development of his painting style, art education and the "big art world" as well as the rich history of Estonia and the Baltic region. References: Artist Instagram Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn Universität der Künste, Berlin Lowbrow Art Movement The Baltic Way (Baltic Chain) Estonian's Singing Revolution Favourite home food: Memm's Oat Caramel Cake  ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#35 - in conversation with curator of ‘Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope’ exhibition at Tate Modern in London, Mary Jane Jacob. Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) was an extraordinary Polish artist known among others for her large fiber sculptures called the Abakans. Her use of organic materials broke new ground for art in the 1960s and 70s. Bringing together 26 of these radical works for the first time in the UK, the exhibition at Tate Modern presents a forest of towering sculptures, enabling visitors to explore their ambiguous forms and earthy scents. References: Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope at Tate Modern (17 November 2022 – 21 May 2023) Exhibition Curators: Ann Coxon, Mary Jane Jacob, Dina Akhmadeeva Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago School of the Art Institute of Chicago Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation UAx Platform ___ This episode was created for Contemporary LYNX and with support of Polish Cultural Institute London Podcast thumbnail credits: Abakan Orange 1968, Baroque Dress, Orange Garment, Sisal 360 x 360 x 45, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, p.69 Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#34 - in conversation with artist and photographer from Ukraine, Pavlo Borshchenko. The conversations revolved around Pavlo’s long-term photographic series 'Sumy, Sorrow of my days', featured among others on the cover of KAJET Journal 05 - On Easternfuturism. On the podcast and through his work, Pavlo shares insides into the history of his hometown Sumy and his childhood, at the same time contemplating the gap between the generation of his grandparents, living under the Soviet regime and those born after 1989 into a different Ukraine. References: Artist Instagram Viktor Marushchenko Favourite food from home: Ukrainian Borscht and Steamed Wareniki ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#19 - in conversation with visual artist, filmmaker, public speaker and activist from Belarus, Tasha Arlova. (This conversation was recorded in October 2021, and due to political reasons taken down from the platform for a while.) In her recent work, Tasha looks back at her homeland, Belarus, exploring different ways in which the country is represented in the “West”. Her art practice as well as curatorial and activists engagements all attempt to subvert the "Western gaze" showing the East in a fresh and informed way. References: Dear Revolution (full movie) Dries Blueberries in My Pocket (thesis) Belarus // Art of Resistance (exhibition) Belarus - Screams of the Silenced (exhibition) Lovers' Notebooks (trailer) Pure Art (trailer) Favourite home food: Draniki ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#33 - in conversation with visual and performance artist from Buryatia (Eastern Siberia), Natalia Papaeva. Informed by her Buryat-Mongolian background Natalia creates performances, in which she combines singing, spoken word and storytelling. On the podcast she speaks about the disappearing Buryat language, Russia's imperialistic cravings and the nomadic ways of living in relation to nature and the environment. References: Artist website @aryatsagan Rijksakademie Free Buryatia Foundation Favourite food from home: Mongolian Tea with Milk ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#32 (overdubbed) - in conversation with artist and activist from Ukraine, Yulia Krivich. Patrycja and Yulia take a critical look at documenta 15 in the context of the war in Ukraine. What's more Yulia sheds light onto her socially engaged art projects that among others tackle the problem of 'Westsplaining' and Russia's colonial and imperialist structures. References: Citizenship UKRAINE - documenta 15 Kultura Medialna (Dnipro) - documenta 15 (full panel) Favourite food from home: Kvass ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

#32 (original) - in conversation with artist and activist from Ukraine, Yulia Krivich. Patrycja and Yulia take a critical look at documenta 15 in the context of the war in Ukraine. What's more Yulia sheds light onto her socially engaged art projects that among others tackle the problem of 'Westspaining' and Russia's colonial and imperialist structures. References: Citizenship UKRAINE - documenta 15 Kultura Medialna (Dnipro) - documenta 15 (full panel) SDK Słonecznik Favourite food from home: Kvass ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper