Fashion Speaks 2020 follows the political unrest in Belarus, reflecting how a rigged election sparked creativity and color on the streets of Belarusian cities. The peaceful protest movement, led by women, uses flowers, crafts, and fashion. The Belarusian artist and curator Ludmila Christeseva actively participates in a series of activities designed to support the Belarusian people on their way towards freedom and democracy. She has proudly joined Sveriges Belarusier, an NGO actively working to preserve Belarusian national identity for Belarusians in exile.

The oppositional white-red-white flag is forbidden in Belarus, which is why its colors have been reflected in fashion and the arts. Colorful performances, demonstrations, and festivals have been launched across Sweden and globally. In Belarus, people who dress in red and white risk being remorselessly suppressed by the dictator’s regime. Will arrests, violence, and fines undermine the brave and creative acts carried out by the Belarusian people as they head towards freedom and democracy?

Fashion Speaks for Belarus 2020:

24.08.2020 – Fashion show “Crafts as weapon” at Humlegårdsgatan.

28.08.2020 – Vitt Rött Vitt = Frihet Kärlek Fred, perfromance -sewing of the Belarusian national flag at Norrmalmstorg.

4.09.2020 – Perfromance – sewing of the Belarusian national flag within the frameworks for Superlocal 2020’s programme: #137 Bilder av Ryssland – Release på Superlocal 2020. Curator: Katerina Zolotova.

11.09.2020 – Birthday Party for Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, which included the production of the video-greeting for the folk president and Sky – workshop with Belarusians living in Sweden.

3.10.2020 – Belarus: Man SKA hänga sin byk i rätt ideologisk riktning! Performance walk with laundry installation, designed to inform Swedes about violence and outrage of the Belarusian government.

7.10.2020 – Activist talk: Focus Belarus, Performance – sewing of the Belarusian national flag within the frameworks for Hotel Cinema Queer 2020.

30.10.2020 – Video screening and artist talk, joined by Ulrika Skoog Holmgaard, international cultural producer, at Vaginale – Vienna International Feminist Art Festival.