"There are no tyrannies that would not try to limit art, because they can see the power of art. Art can tell the world things that cannot be shared otherwise. It is art that conveys feelings."
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine
This website is the archive of the partnership between M HKA and PinchukArtCentre, with an online platform, debates, events, an educational platform and exhibitions.
The basic image of the project is by Nikolay Karabinovych.
Online Platform
http:\\imagineukraine.eu
Coördination: Evi Bert
Concept: Evi Bert, Bart De Baere, Björn Geldhof, Katerina Pylypiuk
Research: Ekaterina Vorontsova
M HKA Ensembles: Evi Bert, Ekaterina Vorontsova
Texts: Bart De Baere, Björn Geldhof, Ekaterina Vorontsova, Sofie Gregoor, Piet Van Hecke, Lesya Kulchinska, Ksenia Malykh, Olha Shyshlova
Editing: Steven Tallon
Translations: Steven Tallon (EN - NL), Isabelle Grynberg (FR), Voinalovych Serhii (UKR), Yaroslav Hanchuk (UKR)
Design concept: Nikolay Karabinovych
The platform is realized with Ensembles.org
Exhibitions
Curator: Bart De Baere and Björn Geldhof, with curatorial involvement by Evi Bert, Jan De Vree, Ksenia Malykh, Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Khimei for the Kyiv/Cologne project
Production coordination: Argyri Platsa and Georges Uittenhout for the Belgian exhibitions, Olha Shyshlova for the Kyiv exhibition, Ilona Demchenko and Stehpan Zilkens for the exhibition at Cologne
Production: Argyri Platsa, Olha Shyshlova, Nastya Stefanyuk, Georges Uittenhout
Site coordination: Ann Flas/ Fred Oulieu (BOZAR), Anja Richter (Parlamentarium), Georges Uittenhout (M HKA)
Technicians: Jürgen Addiers, Leen Bosch, Hughe Lanoote, Bart Slangen, Evert Wouters, Benoît Police, Hans De Kezel, Colin Fincoeur
External producers: AV materials by Vidisquare, production scenography Parlamentarium by Meyvaert Museum.
Exhibition design: the exhibition design is inspired by the exhibition design of Oleksandr Burlaka for the Kyiv Biennial of 2021
Mediation: Sofie Gregoor
Mediation Design concept: Nikolay Karabinovych
Project For Ukrainians and Education
In its initial phase the project also included a survey of projects for Ukrainians and an educational program.
Project partner coordination: Gerolf Falter (European Parliament), Magdalena Liskova/ Daria Bocharnikova (Bozar)
Education: Ingrid Schildermans, Olha Shyshlova, Valeriia Dehtiaryova
Communication: Bert De Vlegelaer, Madiken Verboven, Lesya Melnychuk, Nadia Vatuliova
Design: Pauline Scharmann, Anton Kostenko
Image Rights
We have endeavoured to apply the legal applications regarding copyright. Whoever is nevertheless incorrectly or not mentioned, or who thinks he can still assert rights, is requested to contact the publisher.
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© 2022, M HKA and PinchukArtCentre, the authors and photographers
M HKA Team
Director: Bart De Baere, Associated Director: Nav Haq, Financial Director: Dieter Vankeirsbilck;
Team: Jürgen Addiers, Fadil Ayoujil, Olcay Bakir, Katrien Batens, Lotte Beckwé, Evi Bert, Lotte Bode, Leen Bosch, Els Brans, Josine Buggenhout, Veerle Bydekerke, Tom Ceelen, Ann Ceulemans, Riyad Cherif Chaker, Celina Claeys, Christine Clinckx, Bart Cornel, Leen De Backer, Bart De Bock, Johanna De Smet, Annelien De Troij, Bert De Vlegelaer, Jan De Vree, Martine Delzenne, Wanda Detemmerman, Liliane Dewachter, Kunchok Dhondup, Dirk Dumoulin, Sofie Frederix, Lode Geens, Anna Geukens, Marlies Hamal, Mohammed Hameed, Marco Harmsen, Abdelhouahed Hasnaoui, Erik Hellemans, Sabine Herrygers, Anthe Heyninck, Sofie Gregoor, Babette Geurink, Joris Kestens, Nico Köppe, Danny Kortleven, Renild Krols, Christine Lambrechts, Hughe Lanoote, Viviane Liekens, Yaya Lin, Erik Martens, Natalie Meeusen, Merel Neyrinck, Lotte Ogiers, Bart Persoon, Argyri Platsa, Ilse Raps, Marleen Reijmen, Gabriëla Rib, Björn Scherlippens, Ingrid Schildermans, Anne-Claire Schmitz, Nastya Stefanyuk, Jan Stuyck, Georges Uittenhout, Jos Van den Bergh, Ria Van den Broeck, Sarah van Hapert, Chantal Van Hauter, Piet Van Hecke, Roel Van Nunen, Lutgarde Van Renterghem, Marjon Van Waelvelde, Madiken Verboven, Orlando Verde, Ekaterina Vorontsova, Hans Willemse, Eleanor Wright, Joanna Zielińska
Board of Directors: president: Herman De Bode; vice President: Yolande Avontroodt, board Members: Geert Bouckaert, Kim De Weerdt, Annick Garmyn, Vasif Kortun, Filip Marsboom, Katrien Mattelaer, Eugene Tan, Annelies Thoelen, Toon Wassenberg; representatives of the Flemish Community: Koen Derkinderen, representative of the Flemish Minister responsible for Culture; Karin Heremans, representative of the Flemish Minister responsible for Finance and Budget
M HKA is an initiative of the Flemish Community and is supported by City of Antwerp, Klara, De Standaard, De Olifant en Allen & Overy.
Special Thanks to: Sylvia Binger, Anca Bratianu, Bart De Vos, Clodagh Hourigan, Erik Krols, Sophie Lauwers, Ruth Pieters, Patrizia Prode, Joachim Pohlmann, Bruno Van Orshoven, Stan Van Pelt, Olivier Van Raemdonck, Stijn Verstraete, Kathleen Weyts,
PinchukArtCentre Team
Artistic Director: Björn Geldhof; Executive Director: Dmitry Logvin; Head of Programs: Olha Shyshlova; Head of Research platform: Ksenia Malykh; Head of Projects: Oksana Pidvarko; Communication Director: Natalia Vovk
Team: Ivan Balvas, Oleksandr Chernyh, Mariia Danilova, Valeriia Dehtiarova, Anastasiia Denysenko, Leonid Dolgov, Kostiantyn Doroshenko, Victoria Dyak, Mariia Korniietska, Lesia Kulchynska, Kateryna Lazarevych, Lesya Melnychuk, Liudmyla Mieshkova, Marina Neskoromna, Mykhaylo Petyakh, Oleksandra Pogrebnyak, Polina Popil, Kateryna Pylypiuk, Artem Radionov, Olena Razina, Sofiia Rzhevuska, Daria Shevtsova, Valentyn Shkorkin, Olha Stanislavska, Liudmyla Stelia, Nadia Vatuliova
Special Thanks to: Iryna Diadyk, Oleksandra Hvozdyk, Oleksandra Khaninova, Dariia Komarova, Anastasiia Kopylchak, Veronika Korol, Yuliia Krasnopolska, Ornella Ostapenko, Yuliya Rohalya, Iuliia Soroka, Yevheniia Starchenko.