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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Belarusian writer and former political prisoner Maxim Znak speaks with platformB about language, survival, and the resilience of Belarusian culture under authoritarian pressure. Read the full interview by Olga Bubich: www.platformb.art/work/belarus...

Language can be a liberating territory of self-expression or a mechanism of control. For Belarusian writer, lawyer, and former political prisoner Maxim Znak, during the five years he spent in prison (nearly three of which–in incommunicado mode, devoid of contact with the outside world), languages became his primary tool of survival and a space for creative discovery.

From reading Kafka and Remarque in the original to learning Arabic and Hebrew scripts and observing the nuances of human behavior in the »limbo« of pre-trial detention centers, Znak’s relationship with the written word is defined by sensitivity, meticulous attention to detail, humor, and wit.

Following the autumn 2024 wave of state censorship, which saw the burning of foreign-language books and Belarusian classics alike, Znak’s story reflects the broader struggle of Belarusian culture under authoritarian pressure. Now writing exclusively in Belarusian, he views the condition of exile as an opportunity to preserve and popularize a culture that for decades has been erased at home.

platformB welcomes Maxim Znak’s liberation and the beginning of a new safe chapter of his life in Europe. Joining him during his residency at the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin in July 2026, we discuss his short story collection Zekameron, its literary homages to Boccaccio and Dante, the art of deciphering human emotions in overcrowded cells, and why resilience with a smile remains our strongest shield against destruction.

Read the full interview by Olga Bubich: https://www.platformb.art/work/belarus-exists-where-belarusian-language-is-spoken/

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What happens when the reality an artist once confronted shifts into a promise of equality & freedom—but also alienation? Belarusian artist Antanina Slabodchykava speaks about exile, Berlin as “The Fifth Element” station, & searching for a new background. Read: www.platformb.art/work/i-feel-...

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ECLAT Festival / Musik der Jahrhunderte @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Wir unterstützen die Initiative des Deutschen Musikrats „Demokratie sowieso!“, die für eine „freie Kultur am Puls unserer offenen Gesellschaft“ eintritt. Mehr Info: www.musikrat.de/sowieso

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ECLAT Festival / Musik der Jahrhunderte @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

„Liebe ist stärker als Angst“ #𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔 📅 𝗙𝗿. 𝟮𝟰.𝟬𝟳. ⏰ 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬 📍 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘁 Eine performative Reflexion von Maria Kalesnikava 🎫 𝗠𝗲𝗵𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼: www.mdjstuttgart.de/konzert/free... Eine Produktion von Sasha Waltz & Guests. Made in Radialsystem, Berlin

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Neue Vocalsolisten @neue-vocalsolisten.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Anna Viechtl vom Zafraan Ensemble erzählt über »𝗗𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗦𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔« – eine Kammerhöroper von Amen Feizabadi. 🔹 𝗗𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗦𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔 📅 𝗦𝗮. 𝟮𝟱.𝟬𝟳. ⏰️ 𝟭𝟵:𝟬𝟬 📍𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘁 Amen Feizabadi 𝗠𝗶𝘁: Neue Vocalsolisten Zafraan Ensemble Leitung Yalda Zamani 🎫 www.mdjstuttgart.de/konzert/der-...

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ECLAT Festival / Musik der Jahrhunderte @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮_𝘄𝗢𝗸𝗲-𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 für vier Musiker und 8-Kanal-Zuspielband ergänzen am Sonntagabend das Festivalprogramm vom »𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘁«. 🔹 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼: 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮_𝘄𝗢𝗸𝗲-𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 📅 𝗦𝗼. 𝟮𝟲.𝟬𝟳. ⏰ 𝟮𝟬:𝟯𝟬 📍 𝗪ü𝗿𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘁𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘁 🎫 www.mdjstuttgart.de/konzert/kara... 📸 privat

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Neue Vocalsolisten @neue-vocalsolisten.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Werke von Anton Schukaŭ, Liza Lim, Gregory Kharaneka, Vahid Hosseini 🔹 𝗞𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥-𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗘 📅 𝗦𝗼. 𝟮𝟲.𝟬𝟳. 📍𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘁 ▫️ 𝟭𝟴:𝟭𝟱: 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘 𝗠𝗶𝘁: Sara Cubarsi, Violine Neue Vocalsolisten 🎫 www.mdjstuttgart.de/konzert/konz... 📸 Martin Sigmund, Johannes Berger, Nelson Garrido, privat

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ECLAT Festival / Musik der Jahrhunderte @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Eine Matinee mit Werken von Malin Bang, Natacha Diels, Laure M. Hiendl & Eloain Lovis Hübner 🔹 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗨𝗥𝗘 📅 𝗦𝗼. 𝟮𝟲.𝟬𝟳. ⏰ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 Ensemble Aventure Studierende der Akademie für Darstellende Kunst Baden-Württemberg 🎫 mdjstuttgart.de 📸 Elza Loginova, Annika Falkuggla, Heinrich Horwitz

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The concert, curated by Maria Kalesnikava, is taking place as part of 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗔𝗥𝗧𝘆, an international platform showing solidarity with artists affected by repression, exile and professional bans. 📅 𝗙𝗿.𝟮𝟰.𝟬𝟳. ⏰ 𝟮𝟬:𝟬𝟬 📍 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘁 👉 mdjstuttgart.de A concert by @akademiesolitude.bsky.social

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

With her performance #𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮, Maria Kalesnikava will open the festival »𝗗𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘁« on 𝟮𝟰 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬. Performance and discussion with Christine Fischer on freedom, responsibility and democracy in Europe. 🎫 𝗠𝗲𝗵𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼: www.mdjstuttgart.de/en/konzert/f...

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ECLAT Festival / Musik der Jahrhunderte @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

»𝗞𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁ä𝘁« – 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗿ä𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 In einen »𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺 𝗞𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘁« hat die Akademie der Künste derzeit das verwaiste Schloss Bellevue in Berlin verwandelt.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘃𝗮 On 21 June, the Berlin Academy of Arts is hosting a morning discussion with Maria Kalesnikava. The discussion will focus on art, democratic societies and solidarity. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼: www.mdjstuttgart.de/aktuell/kuns... Photo: Pasha Kritchko

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

“We All Deserve to Be at the Top”: Interview with Samir TimajChi The Iranian composer reflects on persecution as a Baháʼí, exile, and his path across Europe. On repression, war – and why he continues to compose with hope. www.platformb.art/work/we-all-...

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

»B as in« by Samir TimajChi — a composition of voice, image & symbolic resistance. Inspired by Belarus’ white-red-white flag, it weaves phoneme, body & visual fragments into a raw, handmade piece. Watch via platformB art: www.platformb.art/work/b-as-in/

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ECLAT Festival / Musik der Jahrhunderte @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Wir sind das Stuttgart-Sign! Am 6.6. um 16 Uhr auf dem Marktplatz Stuttgart: ein Zeichen gegen weitere Kürzungen in Kultur, Bildung und Sozialem. Mit Redebeiträgen, Live-Musik und gemeinsamen Visionen für eine Stadt von übermorgen. Kommt zahlreich und seid Teil des Stuttgart-Signs.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

»𝗦𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆« offers a raw, intimate glimpse into life in Kyiv during war. Alla Melenteva writes from inside the experience itself – fragments charged with fear, irony, exhaustion, and the quiet gestures that keep people connected to life. Read: www.platformb.art/work/sketche...

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Two powerful nights in Berlin & Stuttgart 🌿 #freemaria at Radialsystem and Sounds of Freedom at HMDK showed how music can speak of courage, connection & hope. Honoured to witness it all — the video says it best. 🫶

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ECLAT Festival / Musik der Jahrhunderte @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Zwei berührende Abende mit Maria Kalesnikava: #freemaria mit Jochen Sandig im Radialsystem Berlin und am 10. April „Klänge der Freiheit“ an ihrer Alma Mater HMDK Stuttgart. Musik, Mut und Hoffnung erfüllten den Raum – danke an alle, die dabei waren! 🫶 Fotos: Pasha Kritchko, Oliver Röckle

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

An evening full of hope: after years in prison, Maria Kalesnikava returns to the stage. 🫶 On 10 April at the HMDK Stuttgart, she will celebrate her freedom and the power of art with the TRIO vis-à-vis. Free admission, booking recommended. More info: www.mdjstuttgart.de/en/aktuell/k...

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

It tells the story of closeness across borders, of summers lived in two places at once, and of the space between remembered and imagined realities. Created by Aksana Dabryianets Video by Borys Peuchy Visit platformB art to experience the project

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

This is a digital journey into memory, distance and love, as reshaped by screens. Through fragmented video calls, glitches and pixelated moments, this piece of work considers how technology connects us and the places where presence still slips away.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

We present the final project from the platformB Open Call 2025.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The map grows through connection, trust, and shared knowledge. Explore at platformB art: www.platformb.art/work/blau-map/

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Each entry is a lived experience: raw, honest, and shaped by the people who actively create culture in their cities. Both emerging and established voices come together, weaving stories into spatial exploration.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The »𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗨 𝗠𝗮𝗽« is a digital guide that Blau Studio and Liza Maslionchanka co-created together with artists and art practitioners. It traces studios, cafés, bars, green spots, and places of encounter — all mapped through personal conversations with local creators.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

More than a map — a growing network of connections. Today we’re introducing »𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗨 𝗠𝗮𝗽«, a project selected through PlatformB’s Open Call

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

What incredible, wonderful news: Maria is free!!!!! And with her, another 120 political prisoners from Belarus. Her sister Tatsiana Khomich has already been able to speak to her on the phone. We hope that we will soon be able to hug her – after more than five years in prison.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

🖱 Fast cursor movements trigger energetic sound textures. 🖱 Slow movements reveal softer tones and subtle harmonies. 🖱 Circles, zigzags and sudden changes add new layers of intensity. Explore the installation at www.platformb.art/work/die-fra...

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Through interactive sound and visual elements, the installation invites visitors to participate in the reconstruction process, encouraging them to create their own unique sonic landscape through their individual rhythms, gestures and perceptions.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

»𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗸𝘁𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗸𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻/𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀« by composer, sound artist and bassoonist Ilia Viazov, who explores the dissociation of personality experienced during forced emigration, creating an abstract portrayal of an identity fractured by displacement.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Today, we are presenting the web sound installation selected through Open Call platformB.

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ECLAT Festival / Musik der Jahrhunderte @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Lesen Sie die vollständige Version der Stellungnahme von Musik der Jahrhunderte auf unserer Website und unterzeichnen Sie die Petition gegen den Sparhaushalt im Kulturbereich: www.mdjstuttgart.de/aktuell/3715/

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ECLAT Festival / Musik der Jahrhunderte @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Für eine starke Kultur in Stuttgart! Wir stehen solidarisch zusammen und fordern eine sinnvolle kommunale Finanzierung: Kultur, Bildung und Inklusion sollten nicht kaputtgespart werden!

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ECLAT Festival / Musik der Jahrhunderte @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Tomorrow, Saturday 15 November, two powerful and deeply moving productions will be presented at the Voices Festival in Berlin: 𝗔𝗕𝗖 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗳𝗲 (The ABC of Exclamations) and 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀.

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ECLAT Festival / Musik der Jahrhunderte @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Poet Vera Burlak brings 𝗔𝗕𝗖 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗳𝗲 (The ABC of Exclamations) to life together with her son Kastuś Žybul, animation filmmaker Monika Nuber, sound artist Georgia Koumará and translator Thomas Weiler.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

In the new interview, discover how emotions, language and music intertwine, and how art can be an act of empathy and resistance. Read the full interview by Michael Zwenzner to find out how an alphabet can speak the language of the heart at platformB art. Photo: Sonja Werner

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An artistic interpretation of the Belarusian alphabet by poet Vera Burlak and her son Kastuś Zhybul, who lives with autism.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

With the addition of composer Georgia Koumará and animation filmmaker Monika Nuber, the project has evolved into a multimedia world of poetry, colour and sound, full of playfulness, depth and courage.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

For each of the 34 letters, they found an emotional exclamation and transformed it into a story through whimsical poems by Vera and fantastic comic drawings by Kastuś.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Poet Vera Burlak and her 19-year-old son Kastuś Žybul, who lives with autism, have created something unique: 'ABC der Ausrufe' (The ABC of Exclamations), an artistic interpretation of the Belarusian alphabet.

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Neue Vocalsolisten @neue-vocalsolisten.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟱 𝗡𝗼𝘃 ⏰ 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬 📍 St. Elisabeth Kirche Invalidenstraße 3, 10115 🎟 Tickets at voices.berlin

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Featuring works and initiatives by Rozalina Busel, Curatorial Group 4, Katerina Kouzmitcheva, Yauheni Hlushan, Sergey Shabohin, Katarzyna Sienkiewicz, Lesia Pcholka , Maksim Shved, Lena Davidovich, Mochnarte, Nadya Sayapina, Pas, Yuliya Tsviatkova, Kseniya Halubovich, and BZT.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

»𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗦« weaves these diverse practices into a cohesive digital scenography, inviting viewers to become wanderers themselves, shaping their own path through a shared terrain of stories and reflections.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Borderlands of Podlasie and the Białowieża Forest have become symbolic places — living archives where artistic voices trace fragile connections to their homeland and respond to the ongoing migration crisis.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Built on panoramic 360° images of Belarusian landscapes, the space unfolds as a poetic map where viewers encounter interactive “portals” to multimedia works, texts, and links to the presented projects and initiatives.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

»𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗦« is a virtual gallery presenting recent artistic projects and initiatives by Belarusian authors exploring migration, memory, identity, and borders through the lens of nature and field research.

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platformB.art @platformb.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

about communication between the generations and about how emotions manifest themselves in them. It is about the value system–one’s own and the public one. 📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁, 𝟭𝟱 𝗡𝗼𝘃. ⏰ 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 📍 St. Elisabeth Kirche Invalidenstraße 3, 10115 Berlin 🎫 Tickets at voices.berlin/en/event/abc...

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