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 d...

#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...

#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 practi...

#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 migra...

#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...

#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...

#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 M...

#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 sp...

#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...

#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 int...

#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 in...

#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...

#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 w...

#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 mode...

#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 so...

#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 bluebe...

#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...

#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. Podc...

#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 Mosc...

# 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...

#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 ongoin...

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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...