NUCLEAR (OFF)SPRING - to the 40. Anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion
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with Arthur Bondar, Serafima Bresler, Alisa Sizykh, and Oksana Yushko
Exhibition in the xpon-art gallery and complementary program in the SENDER e.V. Opening 16. April 2026 at 7 pm. Open daily until 26. April
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The NUCLEAR (OFF)SPRING at the xpon-art gallery and the SENDER e.V. ends exactly forty years to the day after the explosion in reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant*
The exhibition brings together four artists currently living in Hamburg—Arthur Bondar, Serafima Bresler, Alisa Sizykh, and Oksana Yushko—who have a direct connection to catastrophe through origin, personal and collective memories, and family biographies.
The exhibition traces how the catastrophe and its aftermath altered everyday life, transforming the Exclusion Zone into a territory that continues to shape the politics, environments, and shared histories of multiple countries. The Zone has gradually transformed into a timeless place, uniting the past, present, future and is viewed as a new nuclear threat in the context of the war in Ukraine.
The accompanying public program will take place at the SENDER e.V. art gallery from April 22th–26th, 2026. For five days, the artists will open the space as a residency and present their artistic research and historical evidence from the Exclusion Zone, as well as artist talks and performances by invited guest artists, film screenings, etc.
* Internationally often referred through the Russian transliteration „Chernobyl“, the Ukrainian name „Chornobyl“ carries its own political significance.
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xpon-art gallery exhibition and program:
Thu 16. April 19 h
vernissage
Sat 18. April 18 h
Kristina Savutsina, artist talk and presentation „Representing Invisibility:
The Chornobyl Disaster and Belarus“ (English language)
Sun 26. April 11 – 16 h
Finissage
Opening times:
Daily 18 – 21 h
Location:
Repsoldstraße 45, 20097 Hamburg, @xponartgallery | www.xpon-art.de
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SENDER Event Programm:
Wed 22. April 19 h
Opening, presentation and artist talks (appx. 1 hour)
Thu 23. April 19 h
Valeria Khripatch: 'Body Mapping', a somatic-inspired practice (1.5 hours)
English language. Registration required. Limited to 8–10 people.
Sat 25. April 12 h
Cyanotype Workshop ‘The Herbarium Stories’ (Appx. 2-3 hours)
English, German, Ukrainian, Russian language. No age restr., limited to 13 people.
Sun 26. April 18 h
Finissage / Film Screening
Location:
Billhorner Deich 126, 20539 Hamburg, @sender_126
- we inform about different opening hours on the social channels -
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with the kind support of the Authority for Culture and Media Hamburg
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