Tag: indigenous communities
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Maria Kapajeva works in collaboration with individuals displaced by war, creating large‑scale cyanotypes that reflect the fluidity of borders
25 November 2025Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom In Maria Kapajeva’s project Fluid Borders, she turns to her own upbringing in Narva, Estonia a town situated directly on the border with Russia to reflect on the complexities of national boundaries and displacement. Combining personal experience with collaboration, she works alongside groups of women who have fled war‑torn…
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Artist Masha Pryven works with young people to challenge themes of identity, borders and government documents
31 October 2025Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Masha Pryven collaborates with young people in Narva, Estonia to question what it means to be human. Developed during a residency at the Estonian-Russian border, the project confronts the “institutional violence” inherent in state-defined identity and belonging. Through a multi-layered approach involving youth workshops, collage, polaroid, and public action…
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Artist Ania Ready shares the powerful story of Naomi Kaplan Warren, a Jewish woman from Poland who survived three concentration camps
29 September 2025Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom In the series Life Lines artist Ania Ready had the unique opportunity to take a deep dive into archival material and interviews that led her to discover the important story of Naomi Warren Kaplan. This inspiring individual survived Auschwitz, Ravensbrück, and Bergen-Belsen during World War II. Naomi’s story is…
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Visual Storytelling in Cyan and Thread: Collaborating with Sapara Women of the Ecuadorian Amazon
14 July 2025Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom The Sapara people of the Ecuadorian Amazon have struggled from the illegal extraction of fossil fuels in their territory. Today there are less that 600 people remaining. In collaboration with Sapara Women, artist Tatiana Lopez shares powerful stories of ancestral knowledge by visualising themes of gender, dreams, and environmental…
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