UCL European Institute to collaborate with writer, artist and Director, Larisa Faber

UCL European Institute is delighted to announce a collaboration with Larisa Faber in the context of the European Literary Map of London project. 

Writer, director and actor Larisa Faber will be collaborating with UCL European Institute and the UCL Faculty of Arts and Humanities in the summer term, in the context of the European Literary Map of London project, and an ongoing partnership with EUNIC London, the European Literature Network and the European Writers’ Festival, curated by Rosie Goldsmith.    

Larisa will be working to develop an irreverently multivocal text about the politics of seasonal vegetables – which will feature on the European Literary Map of London as the first Luxembourgish entry. She will also have the opportunity to work closely with UCL’s 2024 European Literary Map of London Writer in Residence, Joanna Elmy.

Commenting on her upcoming work with UCL, Larisa Faber said:   

I'm delighted to be able to work with UCL European Institute, the Faculty of Arts & Humanities and their European Literary Map of London project for the first-ever Luxembourgish entry: a text about asparagus, seasonal migrant veg pickers and food politics - from the point of view of the asparagus. In true Luxembourg fashion the text will be polyphonic and in true personal fashion it'll be madcap.  This collaboration will also allow me to connect with UCL staff, as well as presenting an exciting opportunity for me to lead a performance-based workshop for UCL students. The immersion in academic study, writing and exchange is a space I've long hoped to be able to return to and the timing could not be more perfect. After all, asparagus season is beckoning. Who will be picking your "white gold" this spring?

Diane Alff, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in London, said: 

The Luxembourg Embassy is delighted that Larisa Faber will be collaborating with the UCL European Institute and the UCL Faculty of Arts and Humanities to produce Luxembourg’s first contribution to the European Literary Map of London. Larisa is a talented young writer, whose work deals with socio-political taboos while exuding passion and humour. Larisa will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with UCL staff and students by leading a performance-based workshop ahead of her participation in the European Writers’ Festival at the British Library on 18-19 May. 

Dr Uta Staiger, Executive Director of the European Institute said: 

We couldn’t be more thrilled that Larisa will spend time with us making the European Literary London project flourish and bloom. To have such an inventive, multidisciplinary, and seriously tongue-in-cheek author join forces with the European Institute and its many collaborators is a treat for all involved.