And the wind is quiet, the straw is light
А вітер тихенький, солома легенька
Social scientist and mezzosoprano Alice Lackner and photographic artist Mark Neville are collaborating on a new project which interweaves social research into war and displacement, documentary
photography, and a contemporary re-interpretation of traditional East Ukrainian folk songs.
The collaboration resulted in an audio-visual installation event, in which Alice Lackner
performed her own arrangements of traditional folk songs recorded by Mark Neville on
Ukraine’s frontline and elsewhere. Simultaneously, Neville’s images of Ukrainians affected
by the war in different contexts were projected and explained by the artist.
With this installation, the artists shed light on (so far unheard) tales told by the people
affected by the war. The goal was to broaden and deepen our understanding of the way a
conflict influences and alternates the narratives of a nation.
Commissioned by the Centre for
Eastern European and International Studies (ZOiS) Berlin, this collaboration is
complementary to ongoing scientific work on the war in Ukraine.
Photography: Mark Neville (www.markneville.com)
Powered by: ZOiS Berlin
June 18, 2019. 8 p.m.
KYIV, Mystetskyi Arsenal Summer Stage.
Alice Lackner (songs), Mark Neville (photography), Imke Lichtwark (piano)
October 25, 2019. 7.30 p.m.
BERLIN, Musikbrauerei. Imke Lichtwark, piano
Alice Lackner (songs), Mark Neville (photography), Imke Lichtwark (piano)