Carte blanche to Standard Deviation

This panel will centre the ways to provide meaningful support to a scene affected by war. Taking part in the conversation will be Ukrainian cultural scene representatives Tanya Voytko and Nastya Zamorska, and Odesa-based artist undo despot, who will join in via a video call. Basing on personal experience of the speakers, this talk will concern the Ukrainian music scene in particular. After more than a year of the Russian full-scale invasion, it still proves to be challenging to find ways of supporting those who remain in Ukraine by need or by choice. However, it is obvious that that's where help is most needed. We will speak about how virtue signalling, tokenism and eurocentrism differ from support, exchange and active engagement, while exploring the ways to help and uphold the voices of those who are creating culture under missiles and bombs. With: undo despot Tanya Voytko Moderators: Paul Georg Nastya Zamorska