Presentation of a photo book, the result of ten months of collaboration between curator Omar Kharchlaa and photographers Alexandra Avidzba and Sabina Khardzhelia.

The research laboratory “When I Forget Everything, I Will Begin to Remember” is concluding its three-month educational program with a public presentation of projects.

Marina Bartsits’ lecture on the role of men in Abkhazian society, the difference between historical tradition and our perception of it.

Namus (dir. Amo Beknazaryan, 1926) is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Alexander Shirvanzade.

Bela (dir. Vladimir Barsky, 1927) is a film adaptation of a chapter from Lermontov’s A Hero of Our Time.

Abrek Zaur (dir. Boris Mikhin, 1926) is a Soviet silent Red Western that tells the story of highlanders

A lecture on the role of democracy in the Abkhaz tradition, the structure of historical state formations in Abkhazia.

A production for an actress and three projections.

Lecture by writer and public figure Vladimir Zantaria.

This workshop by photographers Alex Avidzba and Arseny Chakmach is built around observation from a single vantage point

Art historian Ruth Rosengarten, in her book Between Memory and Document: The Archival Turn in Contemporary Art, notes a key feature of documents:

FIRE! FIRE! focuses on the lost embodiments of Sukhum architecture and the stories that accompanied them.

The laboratory “When I Forget Everything — I Begin to Remember” is dedicated to artistic and research methods for working with personal, familial, and discovered archival materials.

Reflection on displacement, loss, and anxiety about the unknown in the form of an exhibition.

The aim of this project is to explore the theme of personal and collective stories hidden deep within us that shape our identity.

Collage workshop in the framework of the exhibition Even Boxwood Does Not Remmeber.

In the exhibition Even Boxwood Does Not Remember, the artist focuses on the history of the Colchis boxwood

The exhibition’s title cites Kornei Chukovsky’s poem The Confusion, in which animals mistakenly exchange their roles

Multidisciplinary artist Nika Lakrba works across drawing, painting, ceramics, and collage.

Conversation with Amra Chichibaya and Nodar Tsvizhba.

Abkhaz artist Arkhip Labakhua dedicated this project to the main characters of Arthur Conan Doyle’s books: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

Artist and architect Georgy Baronin explored the history of architecture through the lens of civilizational development

A film in the tradition of socially critical Russian cinema, with its long meditative shots and portrayals of ‘superfluous people’

Nicole Bartsyts approaches drawing as an escapist practice that allows her to create imaginary worlds

A joint exhibition by photographers Alan Vobua and Tengiz Tarba

Italian photographer Giorgio Caione conducted a masterclass where anyone could create a photobook

As part of the project ‘Traces of Absence,’ Tareq Daoud and Élisabeth Deny explored the history of Abkhaz villages located in Turkish Anatolia

In 2013, several hundred families of Muhajir descendants were evacuated from Syria by the Abkhaz authorities

In the 18th century, Abkhazia became a focus of political interest for Russia, which sought to strengthen its southern borders

Cut Piece is a reenactment of the eponymous performance by Yoko Ono, recognised as a classic of feminist art

Memory, Untitled was an interactive installation by Aron Rossman-Kiss dedicated to the State Archive of Abkhazia

In the project ‘Caution, Wet Paint!’, curators Annina Zimmermann and Asida Butba explored painting as a medium

An exhibition inspired by the cultural exchange programme between Abkhazia and Switzerland: ‘Young Artists of Abkhazia - Young Artists of Basel’

Giorgio Caione and Stefano Cerutti, photographers with two different approaches to documentation, shared their artistic exploration of the Caucasus

‘The Poet and the Microphone’ was an open mic evening where every participant could share their voice

Dmitry Bely presented the theory of postmodernism, covering movements in art and philosophy from the late 20th to early 21st centuries

‘Political Poetic’ was an evening of civic and social poetry

The title of the event references another motif from 1968: protesting students dismantling the pavement

‘Future Plans’ was an exhibition about the everyday life of Abkhazian artist Sabina Kvarchelia

Marina Boguslavskaya talked about the work of philanthropist and public figure Nikolai Smetskoy

A solo exhibition of Amra Chichibaya

A participatory poetry reading by Nelli Tarba, one of the most prominent figures in Abkhazian poetry

Astamur Butba created the installation Dome for the Dioscuria Embankment in Sukhum

"A lecture by Georgiy Derluguian, professor of sociology and author of the book Bourdieu’s Secret Admirer in the Caucasus "

As part of a one-day intervention, the ‘Institute of the Visionaries’ took over the abandoned ‘Guma’ station

As part of a meeting with documentary photographer and filmmaker Otto Lakoba

Games allow us to bring fantasies to life, create new worlds and metaphorically describe those that already exist

Marianne Burki discussed the social role of art

Marianne Burki shared her experience in organising cultural institutions and developing the art environment in various countries

A joint project of two radio stations - SOMA in Abkhazia and LoRa in Switzerland

Despite the declared principle of ‘friendship of peoples,’ the USSR’s policy bore the character of cultural colonialism

The history of Catholicism in Abkhazia spans centuries, beginning in the 13th-14th centuries with the arrival of missionaries

Journalist and documentary filmmaker Graziano Graziani shared his experience researching micronations

This project placed local history - particularly the destruction of the Abkhaz archive by Georgian military forces - within the broader context of global contemporary art

In Abkhazia, gender roles in everyday life are shaped by traditional social structures

A lecture by ethnologist Marina Bartsyts, Associate Professor in the Department of Abkhaz Studies at Abkhazian State University

The ‘Tactical Urbanism’ block was led by architect-urbanists Vyacheslav Ivanov, Sergey Tsarev and Ilya Tokarev

Today, the Jewish community in Abkhazia numbers between 150 and 200 people

A meeting with photographer Jason Eskenazi was dedicated to his work in the post-Soviet space

Thomas Dworzak shared his experiences and unique connection to the Caucasus

Ultima Thule is a phantom island, first mentioned by the ancient Greek geographer Pytheas

Before the start of The Second World War, the Greek population of Abkhazia reached 35,000, making up approximately 11% of the republic

Contemporary art fairs are an effective way of shaping the art market

ҲараҲПицунда (Abkhaz for ‘Our Pitsunda’) is a community movement motivated by the preservation of Abkhazia’s independence

A metaphor for existing within larger narratives

The ‘Road Safety’ block was designed for urban activists specialising in traffic safety projects

The ‘Ecology of the Contemporary City’ block was led by Dmitry Shevchenko and Tatyana Chestina

The ‘Post-Soviet Period: A Reset’ block was led by Svyatoslav Murunov, founder of the Centre for Applied Urbanism

Taus Makhacheva is one of the most renowned contemporary artist working with the traditions and history of the North Caucasus

A ‘theory of everything’ is a mathematical concept in Physics that aims to unify all the known fundamental interactions of nature.

Traditional Circassian folk songs based on the tales of the Nart sagas and wedding melodies interpreted by musician Bashir Khatsuk.

To engage the local community in the process of reimagining the city, raumlabor installed a map on the Sukhum waterfront

The film tells the stories of seven residents of Abkhazia.

Sam Jury’s film explores the concept of slow violence through the stories of Abkhaz residents.

This You Must Remember was a multimedia project consisting of a video installation by British artist Sam Jury.

A set by electronic musician SHIRI (Nadir Dzhinal).

A set of alternative electronic music by Mississippi Landscapes (Mark Lukyanov).

Little Man, Time and the Troubadour is a film about artist Sipa Labakhua, who travels across Abkhazia with a puppet theatre

Silas Heizmann’s film explores Abkhazia’s physical spaces, in limbo between past and future

DJ sets by Astamur Chitanava and Amra Marshania

A group of young Abkhaz artists, together with Swiss artist Augustin Rebetez, travelled to Tkvarcheli