The exhibition will show how the theme of memory permeates and is reflected in artistic practice. Through diverse means of expression, including photography, painting, installation, video, and sound, the artists engage with the legacy of an often difficult past.
The aim is to bring together artists from different parts of the world whose work addresses personal and collective memories, along with memory inscribed in the natural environment. Their artistic practices explore themes such as remembrance, inheritance, resilience, the intersection between present and past, bodily experience and solidarity. The title of the exhibition evokes the various "voices" or perspectives of memory conveyed through the artworks, as well as the diversity of media used to express them.
The exhibition will present works by Olga Bubich (Belarus/Germany), Nikita Kadan (Ukraine), Michal Kindernay (Czech Republic), Magdalena Kracík Štorkánová (Czech Republic), Mirta Kupferminc (Argentina), Rosell Meseguer (Spain), Nela Milić (UK/Serbia), Michalina Musielak (Poland), Grace Schwindt (Italy/UK), Franziska Windolf (Germany).
There will be a panel discussion before the exhibition opening. The exhibition is held as part of the international conference Memory Studies Association
Title: EVZ Conversations: “Revisited: Czech-German memory culture and beyond”
Date: 14th July
Time: 14:00 – 15:30
Místo: Cirkulární Hub, Kampus Hybernská
What is the current state of German-Czech culture of remembrance? What are the challenges in civic education, e.g. in youth encounters or in memorial site work? Is there a common understanding of the National Socialist injustice/ crimes or its significance for the challenges present-day Europe is facing? How does German-Czech memory culture resonate internationally, where are there points of contact or differences to other cultural contexts of remembrance? These are among the questions that will be addressed during the panel discussion.
The discussion starts with a welcome address by Kateřina Králová (Head of the Research Centre for Memory Studies, Charles University & Memory Studies Association), followed by a short introduction of the exhibition 'Voices of Memory' by Astrid Schmetterling (Co-Head of Department of Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths University) and Nikita Kadan (artist).
Afterwards, the panel discussion will follow.
The panelists are:
Tomáš Jelínek, Managing Directorate Czech-German Fund for the Future
Andrea Despot, CEO of the EVZ Foundation
Olga Bubich, memory researcher, photographer and essayist
Mirta Kupferminc, artist, lecturer and curator
Filip Rambousek, German Embassy in Prague, will be moderating the discussion.
Organized by the Memory Studies Association in collaboration with Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, the conference will explore the theme Beyond Crises: Resilience and (In)stability. The conference aims to carry over from earlier conferences a transdisciplinary conversation on memory and its social, cultural and public relevance. It welcomes scholars, practitioners, and activists from diverse fields to contribute to the vibrant exchange of ideas.
| Event start | 14 July 2025 at 16:00 |
| Event end | 18 July 2025 at 23:59 |
| Type of event | Exhibition |
| Organiser | Branislava Kuburović, Irena Řehořová |
| Organiser's contact email | irena.rehorova@fhs.cuni.cz |
| Venue | Kampus Hybernská (Hybernská 4, Prague 1), A.3, 3rd floor |
| Target group | Academic community and public |
Charles University
Faculty of Humanities
Pátkova 2137/5
182 00 Praha 8 - Libeň
Czech Republic
