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It began with the (forbidden) transport of 225 kg of Belarusian soil to Poland and the extraction of its scent in order to preserve her unattainable homeland and associated memories as an olfactory archive.<br>At the opening of the exhibition curated by Alexandra Trost at the Kunsthaus Graz, Cemra closes the circle that began with an act of activism with a poetic, melancholic performance in which she reinterprets a lullaby from her lost homeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cemra \u2013 Ziamlia\u010dka<\/strong><br>20.02.2026 &#8211; 15.03.2026<br>Kunsthaus Graz<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.museum-joanneum.at\/\">www.museum-joanneum.at<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20.02.2026 &#8211; 15.03.2026 \u2018Cemra\u2019 means darkness. This is the name used by Belarusian artist Darya Siamchuk, who has been living in exile in Warsaw since the pro-Russian government&#8217;s crackdown on free speech and independent civil society organisations in 2022. 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