Kitchen Conversations

EP. 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 ___ SUPPORT: Buy me a coffee Become a Patron Buy Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Follow @kitchenconversations.podcast Write me p.rozwora@gmail.com ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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 ___ Support the podcast by: Buying the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Becoming a Patron Donating Following @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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 ___ Support the podcast by: Buying the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Becoming a Patron Donating Following @patrycja.rozwora ___ This interview was made possible with the help of Kai Hermann/ NOISE Film&TV Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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) ___ Support the podcast: Buy the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Become a Patron Donate Follow @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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 ___ Support the podcast: Buy the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Become a Patron Donate Follow @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper Music: Úide, Darkhan Juzz

EP. 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

EP. 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 ___ Support the podcast: Buy the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Become a Patron Donate Follow @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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 KaszpierskiFavourite home food: Cottage cheese with chocolate ___ Support the podcast: Buy the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Become a Patron Donate Follow @patrycja.rozwora ___ This interview was made possible with the help of SMartDe Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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 acceptors 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 ___ Support the podcast: Buy the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Become a Patron Donate Follow @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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 ___ Support the podcast: Buy the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Become a Patron Donate Follow @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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 HerculesKaukasis The Cookbook: The culinary journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan & beyond by Olia HerculesPierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings by Zuza ZakAmber & Rye: A Baltic Food Journey: Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania A Baltic Food Journey: Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania by Zuza ZakSalt & Time: Recipes from a Russian kitchen by Alissa TimoshkinaCarpathia: Food from the heart of Romania by Irina GeorgescuTava: Eastern European Baking and Desserts From Romania & Beyond by Irina GeorgescuLieblingsessen von zu Hause: polnisches Weihnachtsessen ___ Support the podcast: Buy the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Become a Patron Donate Follow @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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 ___ Support the podcast: Buy the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Become a Patron Donate Follow @patrycja.rozwora ___ Episode thumbnail: Vladlena Sandu, still from Holy God Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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 ___ Support the podcast by: Buying the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Becoming a Patron Donating Following @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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) Favourite home food: Pierogi with Blueberries & Żurek ___ Support the podcast by: Buying the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Becoming a Patron Donating Following @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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') Frankfurt Green Sauce ___ Support the podcast by: Buying the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Becoming a Patron Donating Following @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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 ___ Support the podcast by: Buying the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Becoming a Patron Donating Following @patrycja.rozwora ___ This interview was made possible with the help of Kai Hermann/ NOISE Film&TV Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 37 - about art and culture from Ukraine. 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 ___ Podcast thumbnail credits: Patrycja Rozwora Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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 ___ Support the podcast by: Buying the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Becoming a Patron Donating Following @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

EP. 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

EP. 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 ___ Support the podcast by: Buying the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Becoming a Patron Donating Following @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper