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Stanislava Ovchinnikova is an interdisciplinary artist and curator whose interests lie primarily in the area of politically engaged and trauma-based artistic practices. Her work relies on autobiographical materials and intergenerational histories, and often involves other members of affected communities at the research stage.
In 2021 she developed a project «Am I Dead Yet?» that dealt with depression and its influence on the perception of human mortality. During the research stage, she interviewed 16 people on the evolution of their relationship with death. These discussions were transformed into a series of film photographs bringing to the surface the sense of erosion, desensitization, and non-feeling states.
Images were later presented at Ovchinnikova’s solo exhibition “Am I Dead Yet?” at PostPlay Lab (2021, Kyiv).
During her residency at SODAS 2123, Stanislava Ovchinnikova aims to challenge the prevalent emotional policing in modern celebratory practices by developing an alternative situation-specific social contract for festive gatherings. Recognising that the attachment to happiness often undermines their potential for improving societal well-being, she seeks to reshape celebrations as environments for collective acknowledgement of transitions devoid of constricting expectations. In doing so, she will investigate emotional inclusivity, conditions conducive to it, the entrenched power dynamics, and labour distribution within festive contexts.
The residency is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture.
Stanislava Ovchinnikova residency is organised by Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association. Residency curators – Aušra Vismantaitė-Silva, Monika Kalinauskaitė and Edvinas Grinkevičius. Activities of Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association are funded by Lithuanian Council for Culture.
SODAS 2123 activities are supported by Lithuanian Council for Culture and Vilnius city municipality.
