22/03/2026
discussion
Why Do Justice and Testimony Require Evidence? Culture as Resistance and the Problem of Appropriation
This Cat Was Drawn During the War
The discussion addresses the political instrumentalisation of culture and the growing demand for evidence, verification and confirmation in contexts of war, violence and systemic injustice. The panel considers art, journalism and cultural practices as forms of testimony, especially where legal and political mechanisms fail or remain ineffective.
- Participants:
- Anastasiia Cherednichenko — Chair of the Ukrainian ICOM Committee
- Damir Šagolj — co-founder of WARM and current Director of the WARM organisation in Sarajevo
- Johana Kotišová — Assistant Professor in Journalism and Documentary at the University of Amsterdam
- Moderator: Natalie Nougayrede is a French Lviv-based journalist, former editor-in-chief of Le Monde and member of The Guardian's editorial board from 2015 to 2020
