Dear Spectre collegues,
We are looking for experts interested in participating in the online
Chornobyl Forum that will take place before the celebration of the first
Ukraine Biennale of Digital New Media Art in Kiev.
Let me know if you are willing to participate in any of the 5 panels
(one or more):
CHORNOBYL FORUM thematic panels:
October 6, 2021 - Rethinking the cultural heritage of nation wide
traumatic events.
October 7, 2021 - Unique opportunities of the Exclusion Zone and vectors
of development of Chernobyl research projects.
October 8, 2021 - Strategy for reintegration into the society of
liquidators and victims of the Chernobyl accident.
October 9, 2021 - The role of culture, art and new technologies in
uncovering historical events.
October 10, 2021 - Historical research in the era of post-truth and
narrative of the consequences of the collapse of the USSR today.
Please forward this call to trusted people in your professional and
academic circle.
Warm regards!
Iury Lech
Curator Project
https://artefact.live/
MADATAC Director
www.madatac.es [1]
CHORNOBYL Forum Guidelines
The CHRNBL International Forum is dedicated to the impact of Chernobyl
on humanity and its rethinking today. The forum will be held
simultaneously in 11 countries, with the support of the Ukrainian
Cultural Foundation, and will bring together more than 50 international
and Ukrainian experts to a new international communication platform.
Disaster Liquidators, scientists, experts and representatives of state
and cultural institutions of Ukraine, USA, Canada, Finland, Germany,
Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Greece, Slovenia and the Czech
Republic will meet in October at CHRNBL FORUM. The purpose of the forum
is to study the issues of environment, sustainability, media literacy,
social, cultural and economic problems bawed on the example of
Chernobyl.
Responding to the challenges of COVID19, CHRNBL FORUM is technologically
adapted for even conditions under lockdown.
The forum will be held from October 6 to 10, 2021, in the format of live
broadcasts and online discussions, with a recording of the event from
the studio in Kyiv and synchronus translation.
The forum program will be complemented by an interactive exhibition
CHRNBL in a proper anti-COVID format, based on the mobile application
that will take place simultaneously in 11 countries.
Thanks to the online format, the options for participation in the Forum
can be different and adapted over time, taking into account your
availability.
Each of the 5 days of CHRNBL FORUM will be a separate thematic panel,
lasting 4 hours each, from 12:00 to 16:00 Kyiv time (EEST).
CHRNBL FORUM thematic panels:
October 6, 2021 - Rethinking the cultural heritage of nation wide
traumatic events.
October 7, 2021 - Unique opportunities of the Exclusion Zone and vectors
of development of Chernobyl research projects.
October 8, 2021 - Strategy for reintegration into the society of
liquidators and victims of the Chernobyl accident.
October 9, 2021 - The role of culture, art and new technologies in
uncovering historical events.
October 10, 2021 - Historical research in the era of post-truth and
narrative of the consequences of the collapse of the USSR today.
Understanding your workload, we offer the following options for
participation in events - you can choose 1 or more options.
1. 30 minute speech + 15 minutes Q&A
The speech can be pre-recorded in Kyiv or online, at a time convenient
for you, in order to reduce the risk of technical failures.
Answers to questions during the forum should be in the online format in
order to be able to interact with the audience.
2. Presentation of your own research and project 15 minutes + 10 minutes
Q&A
The speech can be pre-recorded in Kyiv or online, at a time convenient
for you, in order to reduce the risk of technical failures.
Answers to questions during the forum should be in the online format in
order to be able to interact with the audience.
3. Live discussion during the forum at a pre-arranged time on a specific
topic
We connect you to an online discussion at a specific time, for live
communication. We broadcast live and record the event.
4. Video comment to the discussion on a particular topic 3-5 minutes
The video comment can be recorded in advance in Kyiv or online, at a
time convenient for you, in order to reduce the risk of technical
failures.
5. Interviews in text format for Ukrainian and international media
We send you questions on a specific topic, you answer in text, send
photos, we approve the material before publication.
6. In addition, it is possible to host an interactive exhibition CHRNBL
in your institution
This is a modern interactive exhibition with augmented reality, which is
implemented on the basis of the mobile application CHRNBL and works by
pointing the app at the printed posters.
To hold it, it is enough to place posters in a room accessible to the
audience or in the open air, or even place a virtual exhibition on your
own website (we provide a link).
Each visitor downloads the application and follows the instructions of
the exhibition, which includes information and art exhibits on the topic
of Chernobyl.
The exhibits provide an opportunity to visit Chernobyl virtually, take
photos with monuments, get acquainted with historical documents, museum
exhibits and works of contemporary Ukrainian artists.
7. You can become a Partner of the Forum and hold it online in your
country
The partnership in the forum includes:
- Participation in the forum of 4 experts from your institution. Active
involvement of experts online from 6 to 10 October during the forum. Or
preparation for participation in advance in a convenient format.
- Conducting an info campaign dedicated to the promotion and discussion
of the Forum. We provide 15 thematic materials for placement on social
media and on the website of your institution, which will prepare your
audience for the topics of the Forum. You may need to adjust the
translation of the site materials and the exhibition into the local
language.
- Conducting an interactive exhibition CHRNBL in your institution, for
the minimum format it is enough to place posters and give the audience
access to them. The exhibition is held in anti-COVID format with respect
to quarantine restrictions.
Links:
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[1] http://www.madatac.es
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