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In an era when rivers are increasingly being granted legal personhood, it is high time to tell history from their perspective. This is precisely the narrative approach adopted by Prof. Andrzej Chwalba in “Vistula: A River Biography”, where the Vistula itself becomes the central protagonist of the story.

Since 24 February 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Serhiy Zhadan – already widely regarded as an informal ambassador of Ukrainian culture and of Kharkiv – has become a symbol of patriotic commitment and resilience.

Expert debate: Pandemic and what’s next.
Participants: Irena Kregar Šegota, Robert Piaskowski, Alicja Knast, Agata Wąsowska-Pawlik

The exhibition by Boris Bućan, presented in the historic cellars of the ICC, featured a poster for the performance of Ivo Brešan A ceremonial banquet at a funeral home, staged in 1982 on the stage of the Croatian National Theater in Split.

Is life still possible in cities on the UNESCO World Heritage List? This is the question asked in 2018 by the Czech artist Kateřina Šedá. The stimulus for discussion was the case of Český Krumlov, a fabulously beautiful town in southwestern Bohemia, which had been developing since the 13th century in the meanders of the Vltava River, in the shadow of a castle situated on a high rock.

Solveig Lonmo, co-curator of the exhibition “The Logic of the local”, examines five projects by Norwegian designers, in which she sees an attempt to reconcile the dichotomy between two significant trends that have become clearly evident in Norwegian design in recent years. On the one hand, designers draw heavily on a sense of being rooted in the surrounding nature and landscape – open and free spaces – which is characteristic of Scandinavian culture as a whole; on the other hand, they are increasingly recognising Norwegians’ penchant for celebrating the cosy home – a separate, interior space.

A meeting based on an issue of the magazine “Herito”.