Half-way Home: PhD Research Symposium
Vladislav Shapovalov (PhD candidate NABA/HDK-Valand), research presentation at Stroom Den Haag. (June 2025). Photo: Dana La Monda.
Half-Way Home: A Symposium of 50% (and other) Stage Seminars
9-10 November, 2026
Mick Wilson
The Glasshouse at HDK-Valand and online via Zoom
Participation is free. In person and online possible: Book here.
Programme
9 Nov 2026
Glasshouse
09:15-09:55 Short welcome
09:30-11:30 PhD Candidate: Julia Wieger | Chair: Cathryn Klasto | Opponent: Jyoti Mistry
12:30-14:30 PhD Candidate: Ali Kerami | Chair: Karin Peterson | Opponent: Helena Kraff
15:00-17:00 PhD Candidate: Andris Brinkmanis | Chair: Mick Wilson | Opponent: Steven Henry Madoff
PhD Seminar Room
09:30-11:30 to be announced
12:30-14:30 PhD Candidate: Emiliano Battista | Chair: Walter Ysabaert | Opponent: Niclas Ostlind
15:00-17:00 PhD Candidate: Elisa Storelli | Chair: Nils Olsson | Opponent: Walter Ysabaert & Vincenzo Estremo
17:00 Exhibition opening Monika Dorniak at NSFW/SVILOVA (Vasa Kyrkogata 5)
10 Nov 2026
Glasshouse
09:30-11:30 PhD Candidate: Maria Jaber | Chair: Johan Redstrom | Opponent: Ulises Navarro Aguiar
12:30-14:30 PhD Candidate: Vladislav Shapovalov | Chair: Nick Aikens | Opponent: Maria Hlavajova
15:00-17:00 PhD Candidate: Andrea Steves | Chair: Vincenzo Estremo | Opponent: Simon Sheikh
18:00-19:00 Steven Henry Madoff “The Power of the Unseparate: Artistic Precedents for the Coming Collective.” Followed by social event in Glasshouse
PhD Seminar Room
09:30-11:30 PhD Candidate: Monika Dorniak | Chair: Kerry Guinan | Opponent: Ram Krishnan Ranjan
12:30-14:30 PhD Candidate: Egemen Demirci | Chair: Mick Wilson | Opponent: Jyoti Mistry
15:00-17:00 PhD Candidate: Leone Contini Chair: Mick Wilson Opponent: Nick Aikens
About
This research symposium, an associated initiative of CAPIm, comprises a set of doctoral research projects being presented as the second year of study is coming to an end or as they have reached another key stage moment along the way. This is primarily a research education event for PhD researchers and guest researchers from NABA Milan and HfK Bremen who are studying through the artistic practices PhD syllabus at HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg. The disciplines represented in the event include contemporary art, curating, pedagogy and design.
Participation in person and online possible: Book here.