{"id":1974,"date":"2015-03-15T16:32:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T14:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vcrc.org.ua\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2015-04-03T15:21:55","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T13:21:55","slug":"%d0%b2%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b7%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b9-9-%d0%bc%d1%96%d1%81%d1%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vcrc.org.ua\/en\/%d0%b2%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b7%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b9-9-%d0%bc%d1%96%d1%81%d1%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition \u00abGrozny: Nine Cities\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March 21 \u2013 April 5<\/strong>
\nVisual Culture Research Center (44 Hlybochytska Street (1st floor), Kyiv)<\/em><\/p>\n

International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival Docudays UA, Visual Culture Research Center,<\/strong> and Political Critique<\/strong> invite you to the exhibition Grozny: Nine Cities<\/em>, which will take place from March 21 to April 5<\/strong> at the address 44 Hlybochytska Street.<\/p>\n

Grozny: Nine Cities<\/em> is a joint project by Olga Kravets, Maria Morina, and Oksana Yushko, exploring specific aspects of Grozny\u2019s aftermath through considering them as \u00abcities\u00bb hidden within Grozny. Grozny, the capital of war-torn Chechnya, is a melting pot for changing \u0421aucasus society that is trying to overcome a post-trauma shock of two recent wars and find its own way of life in between traditional \u0421hechen values, Muslim traditions, and globalization, to cope with rapidly changing role of women, increasing contrast between rich and poor and political games.<\/p>\n

The project Grozny: Nine Cities<\/em> centers on the idea of nine cities being hidden in one, which gives us a concept to explore specific aspects of the aftermath of two Chechen wars considering them as \u00abcities\u00bb hidden within Grozny. First city is the city that has ceased to exist<\/strong> \u2013 memory of Soviet multicultural Grozny that was bombed and burned down. Second city is the city of war<\/strong>, where violence has become a kind of background noise for locals. Third city is the city of religion<\/strong>, undergoing total Islamization conducted by Ramzan Kadyrov. The city of women<\/strong> and the city of men<\/strong> reveal gender problems connected with these processes. The city of strangers<\/strong> is a story about complicated ethnic relationships within the city. The city of oil<\/strong> is an economic base on which authoritarian President Ramzan Kadyrov builds his city of servants<\/strong>, loyal to his regime. Under the burden of threats and uncertainty, within the wind of rapid changes the city of ordinary people<\/strong> lives its everyday life.<\/p>\n

Curator \u2013 Anna Shpakova<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exhibition is open every day, except Monday, from 13:00 to 19:00
\nExhibition opening \u2013 March 21, at 17:30
\nProject authors Maria Morina and Oksana Yushko, curator Anna Shpakova will attend the opening.
\nOn March 22, at 18:00 a tour around the exhibition will take place with the participation of the authors.<\/p>\n

Admission is free<\/strong><\/p>\n

On March 22, at 12:00, Maria, Oksana and Anna will hold a meeting with the audience of DOCU\/CLASS on \u00abGroup Project Grozny: 9 Cities<\/em> \u2013 how to create and to present a critical project on the events in your country\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On the 5th of April, at 19:00 the discussion \u00abChechen Option\u00bb<\/strong> will take place. The discussion will explore the parallels between the counter-terrorist operation in Chechnya and anti-terrorist operation in the East of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Visual Culture Research Center<\/strong> (VCRC) was founded in 2008 as a platform for collaboration between academic, artistic, and activist communities. VCRC is an independent initiative, which is engaged in publishing and artistic activities, scientific research, organization of public lectures, discussions, and conferences. In 2015 Visual Culture Research Center received the European Cultural Foundation\u2019s Princess Margriet Award.<\/p>\n

Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visual Culture Research Center<\/p>\n

+380631481204 (Nazariy Sovsun)
\nwww.facebook.com\/vcrc.org.ua<\/a>
\nvcrc@vcrc.org.ua<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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