Symbol of Identity

Name: Symbol of Identity
Start: 2025-08-20T18:30:00+02:00
Location: ETH Hönggerberg

Schedule

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

ETH Hönggerberg | Zurich, ZH

This August in Zurich, Ukrainian culture will speak through symbols.
On 20 August, on the eve of Ukraine’s Independence Day, the Ukrainian Association of Students and Academics in Zurich, in collaboration with the international initiative Symbols of Identity @symbols.of.identity, presents a cultural evening that brings together contemplation and action — where classic art meets living tradition.
📽 18:30 — Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors “Тіні забутих предків”A screening of Serhiy Paradzhanov’s poetic film, rich in ritual, folklore, and symbolic imagery drawn from Hutsul culture.
Language: Ukrainian with English subtitles
🔨 20:30 — Unity RushnykA hands-on block-printing workshop in the traditional Ukrainian technique of vybyika.Participants will co-create a shared rushnyk — a ritual cloth where each imprint becomes a symbol of presence, connection, and solidarity. More than craft, it is a communal gesture of belonging.
📍 Movie screening
ETH Zürich, building HIL, auditorium TBAWolfgang-Pauli-Strasse, 8049 Zürich
Workshop
ETH Zürich, building HIB, Open Space 3Stefano-Franscini-Platz 1, 8093 Zürich
Free admission
Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIURkiNc08rytSCKE-1j-xU2aDHAO5SJDaZ4OGOYpz7bcduA/viewform?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMEP7RleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABpw62jqgiQ-vyKK2e09jB2FRARnWzhYEoKm7IhGO0CoFDeum0j1E895UtY094_aem_FPGCMjrz33q7YYFhigAj1A
The event is open to all — members of the Ukrainian community in Switzerland, and anyone drawn to culture as a space of identity, memory, and shared experience.
📷 Photographs will be taken at this event. If you do not want to appear in published photos, please contact us in advance.
This event is organized by the Ukrainian Association of Students and Academics in Zurich in collaboration with the international initiative Symbols of Identity @symbols.of.identity