Artists Alima Tokmergenova and Katya Buchatska

Art-curator Eva Khachatrian

This episode follows a conversation with art-curator Eva Khachatryan about how artistic practice responds to the pressures and uncertainties of the present moment. Through her reflections on working across shifting political, social, and cultural terrains, the episode traces how artists and cultural workers navigate responsibility, fatigue, and the search for new forms of engagement. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss upcoming episodes. Learn more about Goethe-Institut projects on our website [https://www.goethe.de/de/index.html] and social media.

Artists Alima Tokmergenova and Katya Buchatska

This episode features three voices from Central Asia and Ukraine whose practices center on memory, language, and the politics of knowledge. Alima Tokmergenova works through research, education, and collective practice in Bishkek, developing new ways to speak about local art and building spaces where people can learn, read, and create together. Katya Buchatska turns to sculpture, installation, and performance to navigate life during a full-scale war, using art as a form of witnessing, resilience, and connection. Their stories intersect around the need to invent new languages for shared histories, and to imagine futures that resist erasure and isolation. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss upcoming episodes. Learn more about Goethe-Institut projects on our website [https://www.goethe.de/de/index.html] and social media.

Artists Dariya Temirkhan and Intizor Otaniyozova

This conversation follows two artists from Central Asia. Dariya Temirkhan traces her path from academic painting to collage, reflects on colonial memory in Kazakhstan, and builds a digital alter ego that speaks to a new Qazaq-speaking generation. Intizor Otaniyozova examines statelessness, borders, and the limits of the nation-state through film and writing, questioning who gets to belong in the region. Together, their stories open a broader look at decolonization, shifting identities, and the search for more honest ways of understanding the past and imagining what comes next. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss upcoming episodes. Learn more about Goethe-Institut projects on our website [www.goethe.de/de/index.html] and social media. Photo of Dariya Sabina Khorramdel

Artists Zumrad Mirzalieva and Munisa Kholkhujaeva

This episode highlights two artists from Uzbekistan — Zumrad Mirzalieva and Munisa Kholkhujaeva. Their work spans photography, moving image, textiles, and research-based practice. In episode Zumrad Mirzaliyeva reflects on mentorship, collaborative structures, and the challenges of building an art scene with limited resources, while Munisa Kholkhujaeva focuses on fear as an ispiration, and non-human viewpoints in her work. Their experiences at the [Dis]Solutions: Decolonial Encounters residency reveal how slower, exchange-driven formats can strengthen regional ties and support new artistic approaches. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss upcoming episodes. Learn more about Goethe-Institut projects on our website [https://www.goethe.de/de/index.html] and social media. Photo of Zumrad by Joe Habben, (Fabrica Research Centre)

Artists Amassia Niziblian, Ana Kun and Sopo Kashakashvili

This episode follows three artists — Amassia Niziblian from Armenia, Ana Kun from Romania, and Sopo Kashakashvili from Georgia. Amassia Niziblian explores inherited trauma and cultural continuity through multimedia work, Ana Kun focuses on mental health, ecology, food politics, and communal care, while Sopo Kashakashvili traces migrant experiences through site-specific installations and oral histories. Together, their stories build a conversation about how artists create structures of solidarity that challenge rigid systems and open new ways of relating to one another. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss upcoming episodes. Learn more about Goethe-Institut projects on our website [https://www.goethe.de/de/index.html] and social media.