The second edition of PLOV ARTxFOODxCINEMA is coming to Amsterdam on 19 of June. Culinary experiences and cinematographic impressions of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia will come together during the event organised by the AFEW Culture Initiative in collaboration with the partners IDFA and Studio/K.
PROGRAMME
▹ 16.00 – 22.00: Four visual artists-in-residence (AiRs), Hanna Zubkova (Minsk/Paris), Hassan Kurbanbaev (Tashkent), Ilya Fedotov-Fedorov (Moscow) and Lado Darakhvelidze (Kutaisi/Arnhem) showcasing their ongoing artistic projects.
▹ 18.00 – 19.45: Two-course dinner (Armenian ajab sandal/ajapsandali (summer stew) and Georgian khachapuri (cheese pastry).
▹ 19.45 – 22.00: Documentary screening ‘When the Earth Seems to Be Light’ by Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze and David Meskhi (Georgia, 2015) & Q&A.
“Revolutionary skaters wreaking havoc in the streets of Tbilisi, stories of a vacated Red Light District brothel, photographic footage of Tashkent’s revolutionary youth, vegetarian-friendly Armenian Summer stews, popular mythologies of HIV/AIDS in a post-Soviet world, medicines vs poison, ChemSex and ‘slamming’ subcultures of Amsterdam, queer visibility in contemporary Uzbekistan and an explosion of dairy and cheese à la Georgian. These are just some of the ingredients of PLOV #2.
Young Georgian skaters, artists and musicians feel trapped between the powers of the Church and the political world. They create their own open spaces beneath viaducts and at other “non-places” that lend themselves to romantic notions of a free existence. Questions are posed to them about God, love and freedom, but these boys would much rather just be skating – for many of them it has grown into an obsession. They may be unfazed by painful falls, but narrow-mindedness really gets to them. One of them was bullied because of his hairstyle, and he explains that Georgians simply won’t accept people who look different. Many of their friends share their bleak vision of their country. The way they see it, Georgia is all about the old rather than the new. They get no acknowledgement here, so they spend their evenings throwing Molotov cocktails at a concrete slope. Their tattoos are “a diary you can’t escape from. You tattoo what you feel; what’s important for you at that moment.” The portraits of the skaters are based on a series of photos by David Meskhi, one of the three directors. This impression of their daily lives is intercut with news footage of demonstrations in Georgia.”
[Georgian language, English subtitles]
TICKETS
– Open atelier/showcase space is free of charge.
– Ticket €20,00 for dinner + documentary.
– Ticket €15,00 for dinner only.
– Ticket €9,50 for documentary only.
* Ask about student discounts when reserving.
** Cineville Pass discounts accepted [only pay for dinner option].
For reservations, please call 020 692 0422 (Studio /K) or email the AFEW Culture Initiative at judith_kreukels@afew.nl.
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