Kitchen Conversations

#79 – in conversation with director of filmPOLSKA, Bartek Tesarz.

Bartek - a cinephile, film scholar and film curator shares his daily routine as the main organiser of the largest festival of Polish cinema outside Poland.

You will receive insider recommendations for the 21st edition of the festival, featuring a unique selection of competition films, as well as a rich retrospective programme devoted to the 2026 cultural patron, Andrzej Wajda.

filmPOLSKA is a festival organised yearly by the Polish Institute in Berlin. The 21st edition takes place from 9th till 16th of September in various cinemas in Berlin and Potsdam. 

Festival program here: https://instytutpolski.pl/berlin/festivalprogramm-2/ 

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Thumbnail: photo by Maciek Zygmunt

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#78 – in conversation with academic researcher and cultural historian Natasha Konradova.

Natasha began her career as a passionate journalist, travelling across remote regions of Russia and speaking with people. In 2014, following the annexation of Crimea, she and her family decided to leave Moscow and settled in Berlin.

Since 2022, she has been active in a human rights organisation, running various educational programs for youngsters, who want to learn about the unprocessed Soviet past through oral history and personal stories. 

References:

Ural Mari. There Is No Death:

http://uralmary.smerty.net/ural-mari-en/ 

Hacking the Iron Curtain by Natasha Konradova: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/H/Hacking-the-Iron-Curtain 

Natasha's favourite (home) food: Wild Strawberries and Cloudberries 

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#77 – in conversation with writer, web developer, media artist and educator Maisa Imamović.

On the podcast Maisa is speaking about her newest book Maisa in Webland - Detouring UX* Destinies published by Set Margines #63 in 2025.

The book combines fiction, interviews, case studies, and critical theory to shed light onto the history of the web and gives examples of how we can still resist dominant digital structures and build alternative realities at a time when much of the web has been taken over by the Big Tech.

References:

Maisa in Webland - get book: https://www.setmargins.press/books/maisa_in_webland/

The Psychology of the Web Developer - get book:

https://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/the-psychology-of-the-web-developer-reality-of-a-female-freelancer/

Mini-series "What's More Important than Two Women Talking About Web Development?" by Maisa Imamović and Clara Pasteau - watch: https://youtu.be/ctEgy-DQgTE?si=6U3Yk6O5_261daEN 

Choose Maisa's documents - have a look: https://mai-maps.vercel.app/ 

Maisa's website - have a look: https://maisaimamovic.eu/ 

Maisa's favourite (home) food: Zeljanica

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Thumbnail: Portrait of Maisa by Brandon Tauszik

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#76 – in conversation with Czech-Chinese photographer, writer, and curator Linda Zhengová.

Linda's work is rooted in an exploration of human emotions, ranging from vulnerability and trauma to the search for happiness. Through photography and interdisciplinary methods, she strives to capture fleeting emotional states, the intimate connections between strangers, and personal transformation. 

On the podcast she speaks about often contested topics of photographic nudes, erotica as well as censorship and ways of protecting yourself as a female photographer oftentimes working with complete strangers.

References:

Artist website: https://lindazhengova.com/ 

YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AmmoniaVoid

Linda's favourite (home) food: North-Chinese dumplings (dad's speciality) and Lamb with plums (mum's speciality)
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#5 Between Mothers

In conversation with Ukrainian artist Olena Pronkina, as part of a new series of Kitchen Conversations devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts.

For the past couple of years, Olena’s work has focused on experiences of transition, instability, and the search for one’s place within new environments and conditions.

Becoming a mother brought a pause to her usual artistic practice for almost two years. During that time, Olena turned to analog photography, which she could practice during walks while her child was sleeping.

References:

Artist Insta: https://www.instagram.com/olena_pronkina/ 

Artist YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@fotohrafynia 

Exhibition at KVOST: https://kvost.de/en/exhibition/upcoming-olena-pronkina/ 

Claus Michaletz Preis: https://kvost.de/en/claus-michaletz-preis/ 

Favourite home food: Uzbek plov and manti

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Song: Mama by Heintje

Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora

Jingle, mix & master: Jonas Kröper