Voices of resilience and heritage
Join us for a discussion with Emine Ziyatdin — a Ukrainian Crimean Tatar visual artist, documentary photographer, and historian whose work bridges art, memory, and resistance.
Born in Uzbekistan, where her family was deported along with the entire Crimean Tatar people in 1944, Emine returned to Crimea with her family in 1990. Her artistic practice explores themes of home, belonging, and collective memory, blending visual storytelling with historical research.
Emine holds an MA in Sociology from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and an MA in Photojournalism from Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication. She is a Fulbright Scholar and a Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Fellow. Her photography has been exhibited widely in Ukraine and internationally, and in 2022 she co-founded the Ukrainian Warchive, a digital photo archive documenting the Russo-Ukrainian war.
At the crossroads of Europe and the Black Sea, Crimea has long been a mirror of empire — a place where cultures met, and where colonial violence sought to silence native voices. Among them, the Crimean Tatars stand as the living conscience of the peninsula: a people whose language, faith, and memory have endured centuries of occupation and exile.
This conversation explores the deep cultural roots and contemporary struggles of the Crimean Tatars — from their intellectual and spiritual heritage to the ongoing repression under Russian occupation. Join us for an afternoon of reflection, art, and dialogue on memory, identity, and the future of Crimea
The talk will be followed by a screening of Homeward (Evge) — a powerful film about Crimea by Nariman Aliev, at Kunstnernes Hus, 18:00
Language: English
Free entrance, no registration required
This event is part of Ukrainian Culture Days 2025.
Arranged in cooperation with the Norwegian Helsinki Committee,
and supported by Fritt Ord Foundation and Bergesenstiftelsen.
