Film screening - Microcosmos
Screening of the short film Microcosmos by Daria Pugachova with space for discussion afterwards.
Location: Goethe Institut, Westersingel 9, Rotterdam, Netherlands
When: Friday, October 13th - 16:00 to 18:00
MICROCOSMOS
“Microcosmos” is a documentary movie about life in the post-Soviet neighborhood of Polovky in Poltava (Ukraine) made at the end of 2021, two months before the outbreak of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The artist roams the neighborhood as an astronaut. She talks with residents of Polovky about their dreams, life, and memories of their childhood in the yards where they live. After these encounters the artist performs at a stadium, launching their dreams out to space.
The courtyard is a model of the universe.
People are like planets in it; each has its orbit.
Tell me about your yard; tell me about your dream.
We will launch it into the sky.
I am a part of the cosmos,
just like you.
TRAILER
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/735213922
BIO
Daria Pugachova is an multidisciplinary artist, performer and art activist born in Rivne, Ukraine. In her projects, Daria uses participatory practices to unite a community and integrate art into daily life. She works with performance, video and socially engaged arts. Daria is a finalist of Circa x Dazed Class and a winner of the Piccadilly Lights Prize; her video ‘Microcosmos’ was shown at Piccadilly Lights in London in 2022. Daria’s latest projects are based on her experience of war. She explores the topic of freedom and limitation, working towards emotional pain and trauma with the voice, body and ritual.
This event is part of the Rotterdam Residency. In a two-month residency, a small group of international artists and researchers have investigated the role of art in collective healing from war-related trauma. Diala Brisly, Cindy Horst, Daria Pugachova and Khalid Shatta have collectively created a space to explore the results of this residency at Boijmans Zuid. The group of artists and researchers aims to exchange with and learn from audiences in their final festival week.
The residency is run by the Peace Research Institute Oslo through the INSPIRE project. It is supported by the Goethe-Institut, Verhalenhuis Belvedere and Boijmans Zuid. Read more about the residence here.