I want a president (2022)

Part of the GOGBOT x Rijksmuseum Twenthe exhibition Democracy Now?, running from September 17, 2026, through February 14, 2027. The exhibition is free to visit during GOGBOT Festival, reserve your free ticket.

In the 2020 mass protests against the Lukashenko regime in Belarus, peaceful resistance was largely carried by women. This work is a tribute to one of them: musician and activist Maryia Kalesnikava, who was imprisoned in Belarus from 2020 to 2025.

Marina Naprushkina is a Belorussian, Berlin based interdisciplinary artist and activist who develops networks and spaces of self-organization. Her practice examines power relations, resilience, feminist narratives, and care networks. Working across painting, video, and text, she combines artistic research with long-term community-building work.