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Belarus as a Global Case
PerspAKTIV Final Art + Alumni + Networking-Event: "Belarus as a Global Case: Art and Activism in Conditions of Risk"
The PerspAKTIV event aims to showcase Belarusian contemporary art and to highlight the current Belarusian context as an example of the complex realities faced by cultural workers under political repression and forced migration.
The event will not only discuss and reveal the challenges Belarusian artists face in conditions of political and social exile, but also explore the opportunities for artistic development and international integration, showing the positive perspective of art as a tool of adaptation and self-expression in new circumstances.
The program includes an exhibition of Belarusian contemporary art, concerts, performances, discussions, and workshops.
The event is the Final Art + Alumni + Networking Event of the residency project PerspAKTIV, implemented by RAZAM, Ambasada Kultury and Galeria Miejska Arsenał and funded by the German Federal Foreign Office. PerspAKTIV has been launched in 2022 and has grown to a network of 33 cultural institutions in Germany and Poland supporting repressed Belarusian artists and cultural workers.
PerspAKTIV invites all those interested in the topic of ‘artists at risk’ to come and engage in a dialogue, profit from the network's expertise, hear our alumni, and - most important - immerse themselves in the diverse manifestations of Belarusian contemporary art presented during the event.
PROGRAM
April 11, 2025 (no registration required)
︎ Location 1: Ballhaus Prinzenallee
Prinzenallee 33, 13359 Berlin
11:00 — Opening & PerspAKTIV in words, numbers and moving images
12:00 — Panel discussion - Residencies as a remedy for artists-at-risk?
︎ Location 2: Hotel Continental - Art Space in Exile
Elsenstr. 87, 12435 Berlin
17:00 — Opening of collective exhibition “КРОПКА СХОДУ / VANISHING POINT” with participation of PerspAKTIV Alumni
18:00 — Curatorial tour
19:00 — “Rimma and me" dance project
April 12, 2025 (︎ get your free ticket!)
︎ Location 1: Ballhaus Prinzenallee
Prinzenallee 33, 13359 Berlin
17:00 — Performance
19:00 — Concert of “WTBSK”
A project by singer-poet Sveta Ben and electronic musician Sergey Novitsky, blending experimental electronics, trip-hop, psychedelics, noise guitars, trance and techno with piercing, visceral lyrics. 20:00 — Madmapper
(live techno, hypnotic)
April 11-April 25, 2025
︎ Collective exhibition КРОПКА СХОДУ / VANISHING POINT
Participants: Aliaksandr Belsky, Rasalina Busel, Aliaksandr Kot-Zaitsau, Volha Savich, Varvara Sudnik (anonymously), Sasha Velichko
Curators: Volha Arkhipova, Ewelina Muraszkiewicz
︎ Location: Hotel Continental - Art Space in Exile
Elsenstr. 87, 12435 Berlin
Wednesday-Friday 16-18, Saturday-Sunday 16-20
Vernissage: April 11, 5 pm
SIDE EVENTS ACCOMPANYING THE EXHIBITION
︎ Location: Hotel Continental - Art Space in Exile
Elsenstr. 87, 12435 Berlin
April 13, 2025 (︎ registration!)
︎ 14:00-16:00 — Workshop with Aliaksandr Belsky on Mosaic techniques
(this workshop will be held in German and Russian languages)
April 18, 2025 (︎ registration!)
︎ 14:00-16:00 — MOURNING MORNING / Crepe paper flowers workshop led by Rozalina Busel
(this workshop will be held in English)
April 24, 2025
︎ 18:00 — Finissage — Artist talk with Sasha Velichko
(English)
March 24th, 2025
Collective exhibition Vanishing Point
April 11-April 25, 2025
︎ Hotel Continental - Art Space in Exile
Elsenstraße 87, 12435 Berlin
Wednesday-Friday 16-18, Saturday-Sunday 16-20
︎ Vernissage: April 11, 5 pm
Participants: Aliaksandr Belsky, Rasalina Busel, Aliaksandr Kot-Zaitsau, Volha Savich, Varvara Sudnik, Sasha Velichko
Curators: Volha Arkhipova, Ewelina Muraszkiewicz
Exhibition curator Volha Arkhipova:
The presented exhibition is a part of the current movement happening with Belarusian art abroad. Artists from Belarus have received the opportunity to express themselves within the framework of the international creative process. Individual experience, shaped under difficult social and public conditions, through various forms of creativity - from classical and traditional to conceptual and innovative - narrates and presents, in a unique own way, the topics that are understandable to everyone.
These are the topics of understanding, protest, borders, war, prison, and home, and at the same time, the conditionality of these topics, an example of how stable concepts change their essence and transform into their opposites. Art not only makes us think about it but also finds ways of salvation, showing the viewer how it is possible to find these landmarks in the face of lost meanings.
And here the exhibition name "Vanishing point" is coming from - a search for a place where different directions and outcomes converge, a place of exploration. What efforts do artists apply and what images do they find in this environment? Reflections on self-identification and content create more questions than answers, because it is always a living process, a process of solidarity and resilience.
SIDE EVENTS ACCOMPANYING THE EXHIBITION
︎ Hotel Continental - Art Space in Exile
Elsenstraße 87, 12435 Berlin
April 13, 2025 (Registration)
︎ 14:00-16:00 — Workshop with Aliaksandr Belsky on Mosaic technique
(this workshop will be held in German and Russian languages)
April 18, 2025 (Registration)
︎ 14:00-16:00 — MOURNING MORNING / Crepe paper flowers workshop led by Rozalina Busel
(this workshop will be held in English)
April 24, 2025
︎ 18:00 — Finissage — Artist talk with Sasha Velichko
(English)
March 24th, 2025
Unfinished Fridays Vol. 114: Featuring Eva Trapeznikova at LAKE Studios
We are thrilled to present the next edition of our work-in-progress series, Unfinished Fridays, featuring our resident artist Eva Trapeznikova at Lake Studios Berlin.
Date & Time: February 21, 2025 | 19:30 – 22:30
Entrance: Free
February 6th, 2025
Performance by Gleb Kovalski at Ballhaus Prinzenallee
Join us for an unforgettable evening! Our resident artist, Gleb Kovalski, will present their performance „Brothers“ at Ballhaus Prinzenallee on February 18, 2025, at 19:00, as part of the PARANORMA program. Don’t miss this unique event, more details here.
February 2, 2025
Life in Suspension: Exhibition by Rosalina Busel in Bydgoskie Centrum Sztuki
We invite you to visit the exhibition „Life in Suspension“ by our resident artist, Rosalina Busel, at Bydgoskie Centrum Sztuki, open until July 25th 2024. Rozalina’s work delves into the complexities of migration and the psychological and physical challenges it brings. Having experienced forced migration herself, she portrays the prolonged state of „in between,“ where individuals grapple with the acceptance of a new culture while feeling the loss of their homeland. Her installations use symbolic language, with funerary rituals representing the transition from one reality to another—coffins as transfer, flowers as tickets, and candles as border posts.Don’t miss this powerful and thought-provoking exhibition if you’re in Poland!
July 10th, 2024
Crocodile: Experimental Performance at the Grotowski Institute
Mark your calendars for a new performance by our talented artists Yana Alekseenko, Nadzeya Sheibak, and Alana Ivory, as part of the PerspAKTIV program at Instytut Grotowskiego.
Date: Saturday, 22nd June 2024
Time: 17:30
Venue: Center for Performing Arts of the Grotowski Institute (Wrocław, Poland)
Duration: 60 minutes
Language: Belarusian, with subtitles in Polish and English
June 6th, 2024
Unfinished Fridays Vol. 109: Work-in-Progress Night at Lake Studios
We are thrilled to announce an upcoming event at Lake Studios on May 31st, from 19:30 to 22:00!
Join us for the 109th volume of the work-in-progress series, Unfinished Fridays, featuring presentations by our Artist in Residence, Kiryl Masheka, alongside other talented residents and special guests. The full program lineup will be revealed soon.
March 16th, 2024
The 'Białowieża Forest' exhibition at the Duża Scena UAP gallery in Poznan has successfully commenced. This event showcases the works of 23 artists, under the curation of our artist in residence Volha Arkhipava
The opening event highlighted the diverse interpretations of the Białowieża Forest, offering unique perspectives on nature and art. The exhibition has garnered positive attention, reflecting the quality and depth of the artworks displayed.
Dec 27th, 2023
Exciting news — our artist in residence Mikhail Gulin will be joining us in Berlin for a festive event in collaboration with Uferstudios and PLAY! Berlin.
This season, PLAY! Berlin unveils an inspiring installation, co-created with refugee children, that showcases the power of art in uniting communities. The hosting partner is a well known contemporary dance institution – Uferstudios. As a highlight, Mikhail Gulin hosts an imaginative workshop that takes us back to the age of dinosaurs. This event is funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
Dec 20th, 2023
Upcoming Art Exhibition: "Puszcza Białowieska" in Poznań
Join us at the Duża Scena UAP Gallery on Wodna Street 24 in Poznań for an extraordinary art exhibition, curated by our artist in residence Volha Arkhipava.
Dec 5th, 2023
Open tender ︎ starting from August 28, 2023
The PerspAKTIV project is excited to declare an open tender for the creation of two educational video clips, intended to be featured on our website!
August 28th, 2023
PerspAKTIV starts with new round
We are happy to announce the continuation of our residency and cultural exchange project PerspAKTIV for another two years!
Jun 12th, 2023
Х Letters
«Х Letters» — the project of our artists in residency at Musik der Jahrhunderte (Stuttgart) will be shown as part of the festival "Die Grenzen" in Berlin.
May 16th, 2023
Heather Honey
The performance is based on the Scottish poet Robert Stevenson's ballad "Heather Honey" (1880), which tells about the struggle of the Pictish tribe against the Scottish invaders. The topic of fighting for one's freedom and independence is relevant today in the context of Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the oppression of Belarusians by Lukashenka's regime.
April 10th, 2023
Studio presentation of »A place« by Valeria Khripatch
Valeria Khripatch — our artist-in-residence at sasha waltz & guests since February 2023 — will present the results of her artistic research during the residency, followed by a talk with the artist moderated by PerspAKTIV’s partner and art manager Anna Chistoserdova (Ambasada Kultury).
Febrary 27, 2023
PlatformB release
We are happy to present you platformB – the project of our partners Musik der Jahrhunderte, where some of our residence artists were involved into creation process.
Febrary 4, 2023
PerspAKTIV cordially invites you to a side event of Aliaksandr Belsky’s exhibition Nemesish
5 January 2023 at 18.30 pm we organise an artist talk with participation of Aliaksandr Belsky (BY/ DE), Prof. Dr. Mateusz Kapustka (PL/ CH/ DE), Anna Chistoserdova (BY/ DE) and moderated by Tatiana Bogacheva.
January 4, 2023
On December 13, the opening of the exhibition of Alexander Belsky "Nemesis" took place
Check out the photo report of how it was!
December 22, 2022
Aliaksandr Belsky's exhibition "Nemesish"
PerspAKTIV invites you to the opening of the solo exhibition of the Belarusian artist Aliaksandr Belsky Nemesish at Haus der Statistik on 13 December at 18:00.
November 10, 2022
Open tender ︎
We are accepting offers until November 20!
For our international cultural exchange project PerspAKTIV, we are tendering the creation of a series of short videos with educational materials for publication on our website.
November 10, 2022
Open studios
Sunday, October 9, 2022, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m | Studio building at Wiepersdorf Castle.
Presenting the event of our partner Schloss Wiepersdorf, realised with the participation of our resident artist Aliaksandr Belsky.
October 5, 2022
Dear friends,
Due to the current situation, we would like to make a few comments about our residency partners and how we organise our work
October 5, 2022
Residency and cultural exchange project PerspAKTIV for artists and cultural workers from Belarus
