Hybrid Lecture: Memory Activism Through Visual Art – Artists from Russia after 2022 (Germersheim/online, 25 Jun 2026)
- Region: East of England
- Type: Talk
- Cost: Free
Hybrid Lecture: Memory Activism Through Visual Art – Artists from Russia after 2022
Germersheim/online, 25 June 2026
The MALVA Center for the Study of War, Language, and Memory at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germersheim campus, cordially invites you to the next lecture in its series “Umkämpftes Gedächtnis / Confronting Memory”.
Laura Innocenti
Memory Activism Through Visual Art – Artists from Russia after 2022
Date: Thursday, 25 June 2026
Time: 13:30–15:30 CEST
Venue: Room A 227, FTSK Germersheim, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Online participation: https://uni-mainz-de.zoom.us/j/65004801105?pwd=QxpAZAyvm48f9lVrM3dIHSnbabuRI4.1
Language: English
Drawing on memory studies scholarship, in particular the concepts of memory activism and memory (re)mediation, this presentation moves beyond viewing Russian artists who left the country after 2022 solely as anti-war advocates and political protesters. It highlights another crucial dimension of their work: their role in documenting, producing, and mediating cultural memory through visual artistic practices.
The lecture is part of the MALVA Center’s ongoing series “Umkämpftes Gedächtnis / Confronting Memory”, which addresses contested memory, cultural mediation, and the ways in which societies remember, narrate, and process violence, displacement, and political rupture.
Participation is free and open to all. No registration is required.
Further information:
Alina Hille
Student Assistant MALVA Center for the Study of War, Language, and Memory
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz / FTSK Germersheim