In preparation for the symposium, we met regularly in online meetings.
Four guest lectures on the topics of memory, landscape and the present provided deeper insight into decades of cultural work aimed at promoting understanding between countries in border regions and into the artistic work of artists who deal with history.
Krzysztof Czyżewski
Lecture on 29 March 2023, Warszawa/online
Co-founder of FUNDACJA POGRANICZE (Borderland Foundation) in Sejny.
Author of the book: Toward Xenopolis. Visions from the Borderland (2022).
https://www.pogranicze.sejny.pl/en/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzysztof_Czyżewski
Karol Pałka
Lecture on 10 May 2023, Warszawa/online
photographer, cinematographer, documentary film director
https://karolpalka.com
Thomas Klemm
Lecture on 31 May 2023, Leipzig/online
graphic designer, historian, lecturer
https://www.thomasklemm.com
Louise Schröder
Lecture on 13 June 2023, Leipzig/online
visual artist
https://www.luiseschroeder.org/
Stefan Paruch, Krzysztof Czyżewski, Przemysław Radwański