Self-Defined brings together the histories from the East (or the Centre, depending on the perspective) of Europe through the contemporary work of artists from different geographies working with local contexts and their own family stories.
It explores non-institutional, independent, private archiving and the non-existence or inaccessibility of material memory.
The projects featured in the exhibition range from an exploration of post-WW2 displacement and border changes through the stories of families from Poland and Ukraine to the history of the Crimean Tatars in the 20th century to a decades-long photographic exploration of life in the Latvian countryside; from playful collages deconstructing Soviet tourist photographs to a speculative video dealing with the disappearance of the family archive.
The exhibition features works by Karolina Gembara, Emine Ziyatdin, Andrii Dostliev, Lia Dostlieva, Zenta Dzividzinska.
Event Date: Friday 17th April 2026 - Sunday 7th June 2026
Location: Open Eye Gallery, 19 Mann Island, L3 1BP
Categories: 2026 | Arts & Culture | Galleries & Exhibitions
Contact Details: Open Eye Gallery
