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You Know That You Are Human
together with
Selected Artists from the MOMENTUM Collection
travels to
Galerie EIGENHEIM Weimar
the exhibition takes place within the frame of The Kultursymposium Weimar 2023: A MATTER OF TRUST OPENING: 9 May @ 6-9pm GUIDED TOUR & ARTIST TALK: 11 May @ 4pm Roman Pyatkovka & Alena Grom in conversation with Kateryna Filyuk EXHIBITION: 11 May – 3 June 2023 EXTENDED UNTIL 10 June 2023 OPENING HOURS: Thursday – Saturday @ 4 – 7pm @ Galerie EIGENHEIM Weimar Asbachstrasse 1, 99423 Weimar, Germany Featuring: [Click on the name of each artist to see the bio and the work description below] You Know That You Are Human Valentyn Bo Sergey Melnitchenko Selected Artists from the MOMENTUM Collection Watch here the exhibition tour with the curators and the artist talk
Aleksander Chekmenev
Maryna Frolova
Oleksander Glyadyelov
Paraska Plytka Horytsvit
Borys Gradov
Alena Grom
Viktor and Sergey Kochetov
Yulia Krivich
Sasha Kurmaz
Viktor Marushchenko
Boris Mikhailov with Mykola Ridnyi
Valeriy Miloserdov
Iryna Pap
Evgeniy Pavlov
Roman Pyatkovka
Natasha Shulte
Synchrodogs
Viktoriia Temnova
Mykola Trokh
Initiated by:
IZOLYATSIA & MOMENTUM
Curated by:
Kateryna Filyuk, Rachel Rits-Volloch & Emilio Rapanà
Supported by:
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The third iteration of the exhibition “You Know That You Are Human” is part of the Kultursymposium Weimar 2023 and is hosted by Galerie EIGENHEIM Weimar. The exhibition brings together works of 23 Ukrainian photographers and video works of 10 Berlin-based international artists. It’s a joint undertaking of IZOLYATSIA, Ukraine and MOMENTUM, Berlin curated by Kateryna Filyuk and Rachel Rits-Volloch. “You Know That You Are Human” premiered in Berlin’s Zionskirche at the end of 2022, where it was matched with the group exhibition “POINTS of RESISTANCE V”, an initiative of KLEINERVONWIESE. The second iteration of the show took place at THE gallery in Mürsbach, where it was enriched by the sculptures of the Ukrainian dissident artist Vadim Sidur. Now in its third edition, this traveling exhibition is itself an exercise in trust, taking on new forms in each location in cooperation with diverse partners.
Addressing the topic of “Trust” formulated by Kultursymposium against the background of growing uncertainty and multiple economical, ecological and political crisis hitting societies around the world, “You Know That You Are Human” seeks to zoom into a micro level and focus on the individual, the human being. It depicts human likeness in a diversity of forms, addressing the role which gender, occupation, geography and heritage play in defining the human position in the world.
The title of the show is borrowed from a famous poem by one of the brightest Ukrainian poets of the sixties, Vasyl Symonenko, “Ти знаєш, що ти– людина/ You Know that You are a Human”. Part of the official school curriculum in Ukraine, the poem praises life and the uniqueness of each person, urging everyone to cherish each single moment. Today – during Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine – these simple but powerful verses call for humanity, solidarity, trust and cohesion with particular urgency. They remind us once again that despite the elusive monstrosity of war, every life counts. The works of the Ukrainian photographers also provide a crucial insight into the changes that have taken place in Ukrainian society since the 1960s, from the years when the dream of socialism gradually proved to be a failure, until the last few months of the self-sacrificing struggle of the Ukrainians for their country.
The video works which accompany the exhibition of 60 years of photography from Ukraine, address historical and current struggles prevalent throughout humanity – violence, ideology, politics, religion, and the need to find a common language of trust to communicate that we are human.
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You know that you are a human.
You know that, or do you not?
That smile of yours is unique to you,
That torment of yours is unique to you,
Your eyes no other person has got.
Tomorrow you won’t be here present.
Tomorrow on this blessed land
Others’ll be running and laughing,
Others’ll be feeling and loving;
Good people and bad ones, my friend.
Today all the world is for you:
Forests and hills, valleys deep.
So hurry to live, please, hurry!
So hurry to love, please, hurry!
Don’t miss out on it, don’t oversleep!
‘Cause you on this Earth are a human.
And whether you want it or not,
That smile of yours is unique to you,
That torment of yours is unique to you,
Your eyes no other person has got.
– Vasyl Symonenko
About Kultursymposium Weimar 2023:
A MATTER OF TRUST
10 – 12 May 2023
The Kultursymposium is returning to Weimar under the title »A Matter of Trust«. From 10th to 12th of May, the Goethe-Institut will be bringing together exciting personalities from across the globe to exchange ideas about the multifaceted topic of trust in debates, presentations, workshops and artistic works over the course of three days.
Trust plays a central role in many areas of life, both as an individual emotional category and as a fundamental social resource: as trust in our fellow humans, in private and business relationships, trust in political systems, media and science, in legal systems and international agreements, as trust in cultural codes, new technology and currencies – and last but not least, as trust in ourselves. In a world in which past conflicts are re-emerging with unanticipated vehemence and contradictory information shapes our everyday media, trust is of elementary importance. Trust enables decision-making and taking action in complex situations, in which not all details can be researched and not every risk precisely assessed. At the Kultursymposium Weimar the role and effects of trust on our social interactions will be discussed from a global perspective in order to negotiate joint paths to make trust possible in a fragile world.
The Kultursymposium Weimar is a three day, discursive-artistic festival for new networks and ideas, active since 2016. Every two years, the Goethe-Institut brings together over 500 people from all over the world. It reflects the richness and complexity of urgent social issues with varying focal points from a global perspective, such as the coming edition from 10th to 12th May with the topic Trust and as such provides new inspirations for an international cultural exchange. As part of an interdisciplinary programme of lectures, discussions, participative formats and artistic interventions, the varying topics are illuminated with participants from across the world, including representatives from culture, science, economy, media and politics. The programme is inspired by varied contacts and cultural cooperation projects of the global network of Goethe-Institutes.
The Kultursymposium will be held in Weimar once again from 10th to 12th May, 2023. Numerous international guests from culture, science, economy, media and politics will gather at the E-Werk premises and further locations in the cultural city of Weimar to exchange ideas on the multifaceted topic of trust, under the title »A MATTER OF TRUST«. Selected programme items will be realised in cooperation with the following local partners: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, Galerie Eigenheim, Klassik Stiftung Weimar and Lichthaus Kino.
About EIGENHEIM Weimar:
EIGENHEIM Weimar (which literally translates to “your own home”) was founded as a space for contemporary art and communication at Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 10 in Weimar in 2006. In 2016 the Gallery had to leave this mansion and moved to the Gardenhouse of Weimarhallenpark (Asbachstr. 1), kindly supported by the city of Weimar. In addition to traditional solo and group exhibitions, frequent concerts and readings the gallery stages project-related and curated exhibitions focusing on particular topics, realized in cooperation with partners like the City of Weimar, the cultural foundation and ministries of Thuringia or the Art Festival Weimar. Functioning as an interface between high and subculture, the gallery comprises also a multifunctional space and therefore stimulates political, ethical and social discourses. Furthermore, Eigenheim Weimar provides an annual program of residency for artists and another one for the curatorial field. Responsible for the gallery are, in addition to the multitude of artists, Konstantin Bayer as founder and artistic director and Bianka Voigt as executive director. 
