The first episode of the [Dis]Solutions Podcast traces the origins of the [Dis]Solutions – Decolonial Encounters project, organized by Goethe-Institut Ukraine and Goethe-Institut Kasachstan.

What began as a mapping of post- and decolonial practices soon grew into a cross-border residency program connecting 19 artists from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the Baltic states.

We hear from project manager Franziska Höfler and co-curators Kamila Smagulova, Solvita Krese, and Lia Dostlieva about the questions that shaped the project, why its very name carries meaning, and how residencies were designed to create genuine space for exchange — without pressure to produce, but with the hope of sparking lasting collaborations.

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