Natalia Papaeva, Tudebei Khandama, Agnieszka Matkowska and Timur Zolotoev,
“Khele, beshe! / Хэлэ , ᠪᠢᠴᠢ!”,
panel discussion
27 June 2024, 19:30
BERLIN, STURM AND SLANG, ARCHIVE
The discussion will consider various perspectives on the role of language in shaping the identity of the Buryads, a Mongolian people indigenous to Eastern Siberia. It will cover the evolution and gradual decline of the Buryad language throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in Imperial, Soviet, and contemporary Russia. The panellists will explore different forms of cultural resistance and persistence employed by artists, writers, storytellers, and other culture makers.
Literary translator and researcher Agnieszka Matkowska will focus on the Buryad oral tradition, discussing her fieldwork in Buryatia and the role of storytellers in the nation-building process before and after the fall of the USSR. Teacher, translator, and activist Tudebei Khandama will explore compelling cases of language use in activism and propaganda, offering her insights on the current state of the Buryad language from an educator’s perspective. Artist Natalia Papaeva will present her latest video work and discuss the role of language and personal and collective experiences in her artistic practice. The panel will be moderated by curator and Pickle Bar resident Timur Zolotoev.
Free admission
Language: English.
Duration: 1 hour
Doors open at 19:00. Discussion starts at 19:30.
Agnieszka Matkowska is a literary translator and researcher with her main research focus on Buryad oral tradition. She is an associate member of the Folklore Fellows and a member of the Polish Literary Translators’ Association.
Natalia Papaeva is a visual and performance artist born and raised in Buryatia (North Asia). Natalia works with the themes of language, memory, and power dynamics. She is currently a resident at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten.
Tudebei Khandama is a teacher of Buryat and Mongolian languages and an activist dedicated to the preservation of the Buryad oral and literary tradition. Employing digital technologies and civic activism, she strives for sustainable development and the safeguarding of the unique heritage of the Buryad people.
Timur Zolotoev is a curator and editor working at the intersection of contemporary art and architecture. He has collaborated on projects with Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and served as a curator at Lkham Gallery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Language: English.
Duration: 1 hour
Doors open at 19:00. Discussion starts at 19:30.
Agnieszka Matkowska is a literary translator and researcher with her main research focus on Buryad oral tradition. She is an associate member of the Folklore Fellows and a member of the Polish Literary Translators’ Association.
Natalia Papaeva is a visual and performance artist born and raised in Buryatia (North Asia). Natalia works with the themes of language, memory, and power dynamics. She is currently a resident at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten.
Tudebei Khandama is a teacher of Buryat and Mongolian languages and an activist dedicated to the preservation of the Buryad oral and literary tradition. Employing digital technologies and civic activism, she strives for sustainable development and the safeguarding of the unique heritage of the Buryad people.
Timur Zolotoev is a curator and editor working at the intersection of contemporary art and architecture. He has collaborated on projects with Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and served as a curator at Lkham Gallery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.