EPSI: Experimental – Plastic – Synthetic – Inter*connected

From “Absolutely Fabulous” and “Divine Davide” to “Simple Life” and “Pete Burns” to a start of new queer revolution by Hyperpop and radical new generation of free, DIY (do it yourself), and anti-capital queers in Digicore.

When: 26/04/2023 (Wednesday), 6pm
Where: Azyl Library (former Galeria Labirynt | Plaza), ul. Lipowa 13, Lublin (entrance from ul. Ofiar Katynia, next to CityFit)
Accessibility: The event is held on the ground floor in a space free from architectural barriers.
Admission: free
Facilitator: Oleksandr Halishchuk

EPSI is a presentation/discussion and Hyperpop and Digicore playlist/party – this gathering has a performative approach and is divided into two sections. The first part is a presentation/discussion about “decades” – experimental 90’s and iconic (plastic) 2000’s.

The second part lecture-style, talks about the influences of those pop-culture phenomenons on queer culture and queer music of today exemplified by Hyperpop and Digicore and afterward celebration of queer music.

Artist’s bio: Originating from southern Ukraine, city Melitopol, Oleksandr Halishchuk (he/they) is a multimedia artist, queer-anarchist and grassroots activist (formerly Kyiv based). They work with vulnerability, being present and lost moment.

The “Queerujemy Lublin” project is funded by the European Cultural Foundation within “The Europe Challenge 2022–2023” programme.