Call A Friend Project 2.0.22
Curated by Oksana Yushko and Aishat Adueva

Call A Friend 2.0.22 is the second edition of the project in transition, bringing you the voices of international contemporary artists and art practitioners, responding to a call for collective action and highlighting questions of communication, social connection and friendship.

The project is a series of artistic and educational initiatives that promote international cultural exchange and polyphonic conversations between different artists and communities. Addressing current social and political issues, 'to call a friend' means to relate to others beyond the concept of identity and belonging, to recognise 'otherness' and to communicate with others. The initiative - created by artists and curators Aishat Adueva and Oksana Yushko - artistically explores cultural landscapes throughout the Caucasus and Eastern Europe from a decolonial perspective, establishing sustainable interconnections in the cultural and social spheres. Through artistic and curatorial research the project examines traditional practices of hospitality, innovative communicative methods and strategies that engage with others and enable the integration of diverse groups of people.

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”. The Call A Friend initiative is based on principles of critical and musical thinking and invites people from different positions of artistic power to relate to others and play together in an 'orchestra', using their voices as instruments to be heard. Each sound of these voices is important.

Call A Friend Project Partners: Tbilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum, Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council, Ria Keburia Foundation, Ipureland, CCA Tbilisi, Auditoria Tbilisi, Artarea Gallery (Tbilisi), Rhisoma Lab, Ored Recordings, Tumo Center for Creative Technologies (Dilijan), Dilijan Lore Museum and Art Gallery, Graycake, TUF Recordings (Yerevan).

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Critical sessions with artists in Ria Keburia residency, Kachreti,...
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Would you say art should be rather about asking questions or...
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Artist talk by Rio Wolta, a Swiss musician and artist. Ria Keburia...
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Artists present their work during the final show at Ria Keburia...
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Studio visits and discussions at Ria Keburia residency, Kachreti,...
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A sound-construction workshop by Gosha Elaev at CCA Tbilisi. May...
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‘If you feel not the silence but loneliness you are in a bad...
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Aishat Adueva, co-curator of Call A Friend project during a...
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The book presentation ‘The is nobody in the sky’ (На небе...
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Guy Debord in his La Societe du Spectacle addresses that life...
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Our discussion based on sound and musical thinking resonates...
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Through movements we try to “articulate” our feet, show...
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Cross-media involves more than one form of public communication,...
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What it would mean to the humans to live in the world where...
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Artistic discussion in CCA Tbilisi with speakers and guests exploring...
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The 'old' mediums do not have artistic expressiveness, but have...
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In the beginning was the word. We use words in our dialogs and...
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A dialog with AI Philosopher at CCA Tbilisi

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A workshop in Keda mediatek in Adjara, Georgia, for youngsters....
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Participants of the workshop look through the book of Alfio Tommasini...
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Alfio Tommasini talks about his work in the Alps during the workshop...
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Finding the right point of view

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During two days workshop with Alfio Tomassini in Keda, Georgia...
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What kind of community and environment would you like to have...
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Laboratory of movements, which is a part of the future extended...
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Alfio Tommasini leading a practical workshop on photography and...
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What are you looking at? Reflecting on the old saying ‘a rolling...
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A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss’ saying recalls a concept...
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Participants work with objects in the area

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Working on the exhibition The Edge of The Air. Untitled.Tbilisi,...
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A visit to Untitled.Tbilisi and talks with Georgi Rodionov, curator...
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On the first day of the exhibition the @untitled.tbilisi hosted...
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Talking with Alfio Tommasini, a Swiss curator and co-founder...
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The Edge of The Air exhibition curated by Teona Yamanidze and...
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‘Make yourself at home’, this is a self-limiting invitation,...
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The Edge of the Air exhibition represents the art works of the...
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Oksana Yushko, founder and co-curator of Call A Friend project...
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The everyday events reveal how deeply colonial thinking is woven...
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An artist talk and discussion with Bulat Khalilov from Ored...
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Bulat Khalilov from @oredrecordings talks about their approach...
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Traditional doesn’t mean unchangeable. ‘Sefitse’ is a...
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Teona Yamanidze, Georgian artist and curator, in her studio during...
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Studio visits and critical sessions

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Michael Anklin, a drummer, electronic musician and producer from...
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Michael Anklin, Alexander Serechenko (Solooperator) and Hayk...
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Hayk Karoyi and Michael Anklin in Hayk's studio in Yerevan. ...
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Kayk Karoyi's instruments. In Hayk's music you can hear the bright...
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Studio visit to the musician Hayk Karoyi, Yerevan, Armenia....
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A common ground, a contact zone, metacommunication with the audience,...
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Like A Mountain | Echo Performance by Valeria Khripatch. Performance...
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Like A Mountain | Echo Performance by Valeria Khripatch. Curators:...
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Using echo-like gestures and movements, observing and mirroring...
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Metacommunication with the audience, inviting for further participation....
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Chimara sound lab leading by Michael Anklin with students from...
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Chimara sound lab leading by Michael Anklin with students from...
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Chimara: exploring connections between the environment and sounds...
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Chimara: exploring connections between the environment and sounds...
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Michael Anklin with Tumo students in Dilijan, Armenia

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Field studies and recordings by Michael Anklin in Dilijan, Armenia

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Chimara: exploring connections between the environment and sounds...
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Chimara: exploring connections between the environment and sounds...
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The most recognisable monument of Dilijan, a distinctive symbol...
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Michael Anklin in Dilijan Composers' House

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Visiting Dilijan Composers' House, a modernist architectural...
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Chimara: exploring connections between the environment and sounds...
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Ekaterina Pryanichnikova, an artist based in Dilijan, helps...
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Working with field recordings and visual objects, the students...
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Oksana Yushko, Call A Friend project curator, and musician Michael...
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By integrating cyanotype printing with soundscapes and environmental...
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Participants of the sound lab are in the Dilijan Museum and Art...
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The Chimara installation is an interactive multi-sensory experience...
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During the workshop, led by artists and curators Michael Anklin,...
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Michael Anklin during the recording session at Tuf.Records, Yerevan,...
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Michael Anklin, Alexander Serechenko (Solooperator) and Hayk...
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Michael Anklin, Alexander Serechenko (Solooperator) and Hayk...
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