Crafting Connections: Didukh as a Cultural Conversation
Promoted by St. Volodymyr Institute
Event Description
I’m excited to share that I’ll be taking part in Nuit Blanche Toronto 2025 with St. Volodymyr Institute (SVI). Together with documentary filmmaker and photographer Marta Iwanek, we are presenting Crafting Connections: Didukh as a Cultural Conversation, a multimedia installation that brings the Ukrainian ancestral craft of the didukh into public space.
The installation combines video, sound, and interactive materials so you can experience the making of a didukh, an “ancestor tree” crafted from wheat that symbolizes prosperity, ancestry, and renewal. Visitors can join live sessions with artists and volunteers and add to a growing display on the front lawn.
The project will take place at SVI, 620 Spadina Avenue in Toronto, on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
If you cannot attend in person but would like to see the project, we’ll also be creating an online version launching on October 4th. Follow SVI to get access to the project’s webpage and stay connected with other events.
We’d also love your help! Volunteers are needed to welcome and guide visitors, especially between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m.
If you’re interested, please sign up here or email me directly.
We’re grateful to the contributing participants from Canada and Ukraine: Svitlana Harahan (Dukh Didukh), Sasha Theodore, Bozena Hrycyna, Vlada Fedorchenko, Arnaud Brassard, and ABSTRKT.
The project is presented by St. Volodymyr Institute and supported by the Shevchenko Foundation, the SUS Foundation, the Toronto Ukrainian Foundation, and Harbord Street BIA.
I hope you can stop by and experience the work.
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