Message from the Slovenian Embassy in London:

We are pleased to announce that The Angry Bat and Photon Gallery will once again participate in Photo London. As one of the leading international fairs dedicated to photography and visual arts, Photo London brings together renowned galleries, artists, publishers, and curators from around the world each year.

Taking place from 14 to 17 May 2026, this year’s edition will present an expanded format featuring a selection of galleries from Central and Eastern Europe.

PHOTO LONDON 2026

The Angry Bat & Photon Gallery

14 to 17 May 2026

National Hall, Olympia
Hammersmith Road, London W14 8UX

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Photon Gallery will present a curated selection of works by four significant artists: Gábor Kerekes, Jaroslav Rössler, Stane Jagodič, and Branko Lenart. The presentation traces the development of photography in Central and Eastern Europe during the second half of the 20th century, a period in which artists, working despite political restrictions, pursued innovative and experimental approaches while engaging in dialogue with avant-garde movements and modernism.

The Angry Bat will present a curated selection of contemporary photobooks, with a particular focus on Slovene author-driven projects by photographers Goran Bertok, Jošt Franko, Andrej Lamut, and Matej Sitar, as well as recent publications by international photographers Jari Salomäki and Karoliina Paatos, both of whom will be present at the fair for book signings.

Information from the publisher Istros Books:

26 May@ 6:30 pm, Blackwell’s Manchester
IN TRANSLATION: Miha Mazzini and Celia Hawkesworth in conversation
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-translation-miha-mazzini-and-celia-hawkesworth-in-conversation-tickets-1984978837136 

27 May @ 6 pm, SSEES, London
On the Outside: new books from Slovenia and Croatia
Please join us for a book presentation of ‘Erased’ by Miha Mazzini and ‘Dying in Toronto’ by Daša Drndić.

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanities/events/2026/may/outside-new-books-slovenia-and-croatia

This event brings together the latest work from Slovenian author, Miha Mazzini and the late Croatian author, Daša Drndić, with two new books in English that examine the lives of those on the periphery of society, ignored by authorities and erased from public consciousness. Join author Miha Mazzini and translator (and former Senior Lecturer at SSEES) Celia Hawkesworth in conversation with publisher Susan Curtis.

Organised by the UCL SSEES Southeast European studies seminar series, supported by Istros Books.

About Erased by Miha Mazzini (published by Fly on the Wall press)
When a “software error” erases Zala from the system, she discovers that officially, she and her newborn don’t exist. As Zala fights desperately to prove her existence, and save her child from adoption, she uncovers the Kafkaesque reality of Slovenia’s system – one that erased 25,671 citizens on February 26, 1992. A chilling thriller about bureaucracy as violence, and one mother’s battle against the state.

About Dying In Toronto by Dasa Drndic (translated by Celia Hawkesworth and published by Istros Books)
All of Drndic’s award-winning work fluctuates between fact and fiction, and ‘Dying in Toronto’ gives an account of the author’s first year in Canada as a refugee, in 1995. While the book is written in form of essays, it is clearly shaped to tell of that year as a story, and the result is unique in both form and content, combining new techniques of creative personal confession and acute social perception, which offer a rare depth of insight and breadth of perspective on the real, difficult life of an immigrant.

Speakers

Miha Mazzini is the author of more than 30 books, published in 15 languages, and has stories featured in prestigious anthologies including Pushcart Prize 2012 and Best European Fiction 2018. He is also a screenwriter and director of multiple prize-winning films.

Celia Hawkesworth taught at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies from 1971 to 2002. She began translating fiction in the 1960s and to date has published some 40 titles. Recently she has been translating works by Daša Drndić: Belladonna was shortlisted for the EBRD Literature Prize 2018 and the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2018, and won the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2018. EEG won the Best Translated Book Award in 2020 and the AATSEEL Best Literary Translation Prize in 2021. Her translation of Ivo Andrić’s Omer Pasha Latas won the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation prize in 2019.

Three British-Slovene Society members got up early on 1^st May to celebrate May Day in Oxford. Evelina and Marcus Ferrar are with Anja Mohorko who played drums.

https://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/25130444.pictures-thousands-flock-city-centre-may-morning/#gallery5

Message from the Slovenian Embassy in London:

Exhibition Opening Thursday 30 April, 6 – 8 pm

On display until 10 July 2026

Austrian Cultural Forum London

28 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PQ

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Join artists Jasmina Cibic, Claire Morgan and Oliver Ressler for a special Touch Nature Artist Talk  on Tuesday 9 June 2026 at 7pm.

In the group exhibition Touch Nature, acclaimed artist Jasmina Cibic joins Claire Morgan and Dafna Talmor in a compelling visual dialogue alongside more than fifteen Austrian and Austria-based artists. Together, they confront the profound political, economic, ecological, and humanitarian consequences of the Anthropocene

Jasmina Cibic (b. 1979, Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian artist and filmmaker based in London, UK. She studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia (1998–2003) and earned an MA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College London (2003–2006). Working across film, installation, and performance, her practice examines the relationship between art, architecture, and political power. Recent exhibitions include Most Favoured Nations at Museum der Moderne Salzburg (2022), Stagecraft – Une mise en scène du pouvoir at Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon (2021), The Palace at Museum Sztuki Łódź (2021), and The Foundation of Endeavour at Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, Ljubljana (2020). She represented Slovenia at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013). Awards include the Film London Jarman Award (2021), B3 Biennial of the Moving Image Award (2020), MAC International Ulster Bank and Charlottenborg Fonden prizes (2016), and Best Artist’s Film at Aesthetica Film Festival (2024). In 2026, she also received the prestigious Prešeren Fund Award, the highest recognition in the Republic of Slovenia for artistic achievements.

Message from the Slovenian Embassy in London:

You’re kindly invited to celebrate the launch of Flood Tide by award-winning author Ana Schnabl, recently published in the UK by Divided Publishing. Ana Schnabl will present her book in conversation with Katharina Volckmer, journalist and author of The Appointment.

Book Launch: Flood Tide by Ana Schnabl

Thursday 21 May 2026 at 7 PM

Brick Lane Bookshop,
166 Brick Lane, London E1 6RU

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Set along the Adriatic coast, Flood Tide follows novelist Dunja Anko as she returns home, grappling with physical decline and a heavy dependence on marijuana, to unravel the mystery of her brother’s death. Elegantly plotted, darkly humorous, and self-reflexive, the novel offers a psychologically nuanced exploration of trauma shaped by human limitation and indecision.

Ana Schnabl is a Slovenian writer and editor. She writes for several Slovene media outlets and is a columnist for the Guardian. Her collection of short stories Untied was met with critical acclaim and won the Best Debut Award at the Slovene Book Fair. Her debut novel Masterpiece was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, and received plaudits from the Los Angeles Review of Books and the New York Review of Books. Her second novel Plima was nominated for the Slovene Kresnik Award, and her third novel September won the Kresnik Award in 2025.

The Slovene kozolec (hayrack) on Henley’s Gillots Field beckons once again.

On Sunday 28^th June from midday onwards we will hold our annual picnic. Mark your diaries, and come with families, children, balls and plenty to eat and drink. Harmonicas and accordeons too if you manage. This will be a great way to prepare for summer holidays.

Address: Gillots Field, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1PT. Plenty of nearby parking.

See you there!

On Wednesday the 1st of April the first direct flight by EasyJet from Edinburgh touched down on time at Ljubljana Airport and a warm Slovene welcome was awaiting the passengers and crew.

Two Slovene pipers, Marko and Jurij, played a number of Scottish tunes including ‘Scotland the Brave’, ‘Highland Cathedral’ and ‘Flower of Scotland’. Their marching was in strict tempo and they were note perfect – čistitke!

The welcome party included Janez Krašnja from Fraport, Nigel Baker from the British Embassy and Barbara Uranjek Kozina from the British-Slovene Chamber of Commerce, plus British-Slovene Society Trustee James Walker (in his trews) and his wife Brigita.

The flight operates twice a week, and makes visiting two wonderful countries much easier. James and Brigita (see picture) live partly in Slovenia and partly in Edinburgh. No doubt they’ll be on the flight quite a few times.

Members of the British-Slovene Society are invited to join a relaxed get-together in London organised by VTIS.

Mercato Metropolitano, 42 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6DR

Thursday, 16. April from 6:30 pm.

The Mercato Metropolitano is a vibrant go-to place where you can taste street food and refreshing beverages in good company.

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A research team  concerning “Brexit Couples” invites you to an online event:

Event Details

Date: Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Time: 18:00 – 19:00 (UK time)

Registration Link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/673dc1d7-1f49-436f-821d-b01867294e45@b2e47f30-cd7d-4a4e-a5da-b18cf1a4151b

Registration will only take a minute and can be done in advance. You will then be sent an email with the link to join the launch (please also check your spam/junk folder).  

Everybody welcome – Please share this invitation widely! 

About the Brexit Couples Project  

The Brexit Couples project (www.brexitcouples.ac.uk) is funded by the ESRC and led by Prof Katharine Charsley (University of Bristol) and Prof Helena Wray (University of Exeter). Drawing on more than 100 interviews with UK-EU couples and stakeholders, the project report sets out the challenges for and impacts on UK-EU couples subject to the UK’s partner visa rules – one of the world’s most restrictive family migration systems in the world – and provides important new evidence for policy makers and stakeholders.

Read our final project report, drawing on our interview and statistical data, here.

A short policy briefing is available here.

Love, Borders, Brexit – The Brexit Couples Project Podcast Series 

The ‘Love, Borders, Brexit’ podcast series charts the experiences of UK-EU couples navigating the UK partner immigration system after Brexit. In each of the first five episodes, a couple tells us what happened when they tried to live together in the UK. The final, sixth episode reflects on what participants and the research team have learnt from the project.

The series is hosted and produced by Lincoln Van der Westhuizen (a UK-based podcast producer who has lived experience of the UK partner immigration system).

You can listen to the podcast series on our website and other podcast platforms.

llustrations 

We have created a series of illustrations, co-produced with UK-EU couples, to evoke their experiences with the UK immigration system. The illustrator Michael Grieve also has lived experience of the UK partner immigration system.

You can find the illustrations on our website.

If you have any questions about the event or our outputs, please contact the team here or send us an email.