Katharina Mikhrin (Ekaterina Vorobieva) dealt with flight and migration for her bachelor's thesis "Supernova" in photography at Fachhochschule Dortmund. Her work empowers refugee women to position themselves creatively. The results were exhibited in the Nordstadtgalerie from August 23 to September 19.
The short film "I want the old days back" - also part of the Bachelor's thesis - was shown at the vernissage. In it, Katharina Mikhrin portrays women who fled from Ukraine to Germany in spring 2022. "The film reflects the deep longing of the protagonists for their former lives without violence, flight and war," says the UAS student.
The programme was accompanied by a workshop on "Old times with a new perspective - anti-discrimination and decolonization" on 12 September. Graduate social worker Dorothée Boecker, lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Social Studies, sensitized the participants to post-colonial structures. At the finissage, some of the women portrayed in the film shared their personal experiences and insights. Visitors also had the opportunity to ask further questions.
The exhibition was enriched by artistic contributions from Natalja Volohhonski, Karine Petrosyan, Julia Tkacheva, Irina Jakovets and Anna Fedorova.
