This is a past event
Join us for the opening of this exhibition accompanied by a screening of the associated documentary God Johogoi.
This exhibition features photographs taken over the last decade of Yhyakh celebrations by Sakha photographer Maxim Unarov. Siberia is usually associated with bitterly cold winters, but in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) in Eastern Siberia, summer is celebrated each year at the solstice with a festival known as Yhyakh. At this festival people make offerings to the spirits, take part in sports contests and horse races, consume ritual foods, and enjoy Sakha song and dances. Our opening will explore the exhibition and feature a screening of the associated documentary God Johogoi.
The documentary screening will be followed by refreshments.
This event is part of the Festival of Social Sciences 4th - 11th November, find out more here.
This event if FREE, but booking is required HERE.
- Speaker
- Professor Alison Brown, University of Aberdeen
- Venue
- MacRobert Building
- Contact
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For more information please contact the PERU team at peru@abdn.ac.uk or on 01224 273689.