Notes Inside a White Cube

Abstract

The photographs in this essay document temporary “exhibitions” curated by members of the public in cities across Ukraine as part of the “Gurtobus” project, a mobile cultural center converted from a standard coach bus. In 2019 the project visited 25 cities in 14 regions of the country with cultural and educational events. The aim of the project is to support cultural decentralization, community networking and interaction of creative industries and local communities (for more information, see: https://izolyatsia.org/en/project/community-culture-bus). The essay reflects on this project and related discussions at “Slavic Studies Goes Public,” a workshop on Slavic Studies and Public Humanities held at the University of St. Andrews in January 2019.