Self-archiving from the Representatives of Ukrainian Queer Community, with Galka, Katya, Lisa, Mariam, Rina, Ton and Masha.
Creating collages or zines together with friends, comrades, or by yourself and chatting about self-archiving: what does self-archiving mean for us? What does it mean for communities? Art and craft as instruments of self-archiving; balancing between being anonymous and public. The materials for the workshop will be provided but you are free to bring your stuff as well.
Galka Yarmanova is an educator, researcher, and a member of samozvanky collective.
Kateryna babych is a grassroots activist, researcher (interested in topic of migration, food culture, food safety, popular culture, urban issues, queer and crip theory, intersectional feminism), “Radio Zhmykh” founder.
Lisa Seva is queer activist interested in topics of self-archivation, zines, animals and veganism. Part of the collectives of “sаmozvanky” (imposters) and “zina-zina, bozhe-bozhe” projects.
Mariam Agamian is a writer and educator who also occasionally does queer stand-up. Her work primarily revolves around anti-racism, queer feminism, and theatre.
Rina Winter – (ex-)member of ReSew sewing cooperative, poet and worker at migrant organisation “House of Resources Greifswald”.
Ton Melnyk is a grassroots queer feminist activist, artist (visual, textile, performance), member of Resew sewing cooperative, migrant in Finland.
Masha Ravlyk is an artist, queer activist, member of Resew, double migrant, practice in stand-up comedy.
Time: Saturday 16th of August, 6-8 PM
Place: Pertin Valinta, Hakaniemenkuja 2, 00530, Helsinki
Free admission.
OAF presents a discussion and workshop organized by OAF Residency Artists Ton Melnyk and Masha Ravlyk. Melnyk and Ravlyk are working on a tapestry-piece titled “Our Queer Family”, that depicts their longing for the community that was once based in Kyiv, Ukraine, but which has now scattered around Europe during the war. Melnyk and Ravlyk got a chance to invite people from their community to Finland and host this workshop as a part of their visit.
Read more: Ton Melnyk Ja Masha Ravlyk Lukianova, OAF Residency Artists Work-in-progress Update
