(Re)Grounding

About

(Re)Grounding is an urgent call to build solidarity towards environmental justice through artistic production and community exchange. 

Over the past two years, the participating artists have been seeking answers to environmental challenges during residencies with D6 in Cyprus and the UK and with IZOLYATSIA in Ukraine, drawing threads between the histories shared between their homeland and communities of the mining areas of Lefke and Skouriotissa in Cyprus and the North East of England. 

Their artworks are presented together in an online exhibition, launching on Thursday 28 November. Taking the artists’ research and responses to create a journey: beginning deep in the earth, moving to extraction and invasion, then to gardening and finally looking to the future.

Each artist brings a unique perspective, expressing their findings through their chosen mediums. They respond with poetry, performance, experimentation, film and photography, incorporating collaboration, science and technology. 

The projects investigate the impact of industrial activity on the environment, with a particular emphasis on the effects of war, which has left its mark on both the artists and the programme itself. Originally, the programme was set to launch in the city of Soledar, eastern Ukraine - a city now physically destroyed and occupied by Russian forces.
Not only do they confront contemporary challenges but they envision potential solutions for the future of Ukraine and a socially just green transition for us all.
(Re)Grounding is a partnership between IZOLYATSIA (Ukraine), D6:EU (Cyprus) and D6: Culture in Transit (UK). 

The programme is supported by: the UK/UA Creative Partnerships programme created by the British Council in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute; European Cultural Foundation; Arts Council England; the Paul Hamlyn Foundation; the Cyprus Department of Contemporary Culture of Deputy Ministry; the Goethe-Institut Zypern; the NewBridge Project; Vsesvit, and EKATE (Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts).