Jelena Sofronijevic is a producer, curator, writer, and researcher, working at the intersections of cultural history, politics, and the arts. Their independent curatorial projects include Invasion Ecology (2024), and they produce EMPIRE LINES, a podcast which uncovers the unexpected, often two-way, flows of empires through art. Recent contributors include Ingrid Pollard, Paul Gilroy, Pio Abad, Taloi Havini, and Griselda Pollock.
Much of their research centres on pluralising representations of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE)/diaspora communities and cultures, particularly from the Balkans and Yugoslavia, and more constructive, contemporary histories of non-alignment. More widely, they seek to platform lived experiences and perspectives often marginalised or excluded from representation, especially in anti-colonial and environmental activism.
They are pursuing a funded, practice-based PhD with Gray’s School of Art, curating exhibitions of Yugoslavian/diasporic artists in British collections.
Their full portfolio is available on their website and Instagram.
