Identity, Memory, Art, Activism, and Emancipation

In this lecture, Veronika Sklyarova and Henry Redwood discussed artistic projects that are connected to political art in various ways. They explored historical memory, transgenerational trauma, and processes of (re)traumatization, demonstrating how these themes can be addressed through art.

Veronika Sklyarova is a cultural manager, theater producer, and art curator. She is the director of the NGO “Art Dot,” the head and founder of the Art Therapy Force project, and the program director of the Parade-fest festival. She has participated in international residencies and produced performative projects such as “Crimea, 5 a.m.”, “Ukrainian Odyssey”, and “Lesya. History”.

Dr. Henry Redwood is a lecturer in War Studies at King’s College London. His work examines how communities are formed through, and as a result of, war, with a specific interest in the role that law, archives, and aesthetics play in this process. Henry has received several research council grants to support this work (ESRC and AHRC), and he has been widely published, including a monograph with Cambridge in 2021 titled “Archival Politics of International Courts.” Henry regularly collaborates with practitioners as part of his research and engagement, including the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Opera Circus, BlkBrd Collective, and Mark Neville. He has co-produced several public exhibitions and artworks, including “Undiscernible” (2019) and “The Notebook” (2020) with Vladimir Miladinović.

The lecture was part of the Summer School on Trauma-Informed Art Practices.

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