Photo: From the Photobook by Dasha Karetnikova “Motherland hears, Motherland knows”, 2019–2023, Fotohof
Lecture, Talk, Presentation of the Photobook "Motherland hears, motherland knows" by Dasha Karetnikova.
When: 7 October, 18:30
Location: Dialogbüro Vienna (Eßlinggasse 9/6, 1010 Wien)
Language: English
Entry: Free Registration here
SPEAKERS
Location: Dialogbüro Vienna (Eßlinggasse 9/6, 1010 Wien)
Language: English
Entry: Free Registration here
SPEAKERS
- Dasha Karetnikova, documentary photographer
- Irina Ostrovskaya, historian, custodian of the Memorial archive
- Anna Aicher, photographer and team member of Fotohof
- Yuri Kazakov, historian, translator
Stalin’s Gulags were filled not only with convicts, but also with “family members of traitors to the motherland:” mothers, wives, sisters, and of course, children of the falsely convicted.
In 1938, Georgiy Karetnikov was born in one of those camps, known by its acronym, ALZHiR (Akmolinsk camp for wives of traitors to the motherland). He first saw his mother only after they were freed, when he was eight. They spent those eight years in the same camp, yet his mother was not allowed to see her child.
In 1938, Georgiy Karetnikov was born in one of those camps, known by its acronym, ALZHiR (Akmolinsk camp for wives of traitors to the motherland). He first saw his mother only after they were freed, when he was eight. They spent those eight years in the same camp, yet his mother was not allowed to see her child.
Photo: From the Photobook by Dasha Karetnikova “Motherland hears, Motherland knows”, 2019–2023, Fotohof
What was daily life like in the camps? The first half of our event will explore this further: what did the women do? What happened to their children? Despite everything, how did they continue to love and create art?
In the second half, we’ll hear Georgiy Karetnikov’s story and how he later revisited the sites of his memory. His daughter, the documentary photographer Dasha Karetnikova, accompanied him on this journey. She captured their family history in the photobook Motherland Hears, Motherland Knows, published by the Austrian FOTOHOF.
In the second half, we’ll hear Georgiy Karetnikov’s story and how he later revisited the sites of his memory. His daughter, the documentary photographer Dasha Karetnikova, accompanied him on this journey. She captured their family history in the photobook Motherland Hears, Motherland Knows, published by the Austrian FOTOHOF.
Photo: From the Photobook by Dasha Karetnikova “Motherland hears, Motherland knows”, 2019–2023, Fotohof
Our discussion will not only be an introduction to the history of one camp and one family, but an invitation to talk about how we in Russia, Austria, and other countries handle the memory of repressions today, how we can find new ways to rethink it, and how personal experiences become part of a common history. Join us!
Image: ALZHiR 1940, Archive of Zukunft MEMORIAL e.V.
