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1media/Promo_McAvoy_SwallowedWhole - Emma Perkins McAvoy_thumb.jpg2025-04-14T21:54:03+00:00Carlin Liu Ziaf35c69e953cd4001ddc41bd48e720246e1701a0841An aerial photograph shows a dramatic, massive sinkhole in the middle of a snow-covered village in Siberia. The sinkhole is circular, extremely deep, and has steep, exposed earthy walls with snow outlining its rim. Surrounding the sinkhole are small, scattered houses and outbuildings, some appearing abandoned or dilapidated. A dense, snow-dusted forest borders the village in the background, and beyond that, open fields and distant hills stretch to the horizon under an overcast winter sky. Photo from vsolikamske.ruplain2025-04-14T21:54:03+00:00Carlin Liu Ziaf35c69e953cd4001ddc41bd48e720246e1701a08
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1media/Screenshot 2025-04-15 at 10.30.50 AM.pngmedia/Promo_McAvoy_SwallowedWhole - Emma Perkins McAvoy.jpgmedia/Screenshot 2025-04-15 at 10.30.50 AM.png2025-04-14T21:58:29+00:00Swallowed Whole: Where the Land Holds Memory (2025)8This story begins beneath the surface— where exile, silence, and memory converge.plain2025-04-21T17:10:21+00:00Emma McAvoy
By Emma McAvoy
Join us for a virtual presentation of Swallowed Whole: Traces of a Past Buried in the Earth, a multimedia oral history project exploring memory, exile, and rediscovery through the story of Kaja Weeks and her family's flight from Soviet-occupied Estonia. This immersive website weaves together interview excerpts, archival footage, poetry, and imagery of a growing sinkhole that marks the site of a long-buried past. The session will include a guided walkthrough, discussion, and Q&A.
NOTE: This online exhibit opens April 28 2025 and is accessible by invitation only.
