Jeanna Kolesova is an artist, filmmaker and researcher who works at the intersection of artistic research, environmental history and speculative storytelling. They explore the manipulation of history, information, and imperial technologies' impact on human and non-human bodies. During this talk Jeanna Kolesova will introduce their current project, In Zombie Fires which examines the shared yet distinct histories of peat extraction across Europe—tracing its impact from Russia and the Baltics to Finland and Germany. Through documentary and speculative narration, the film will trace how a single resource has shaped landscapes, identities, and collective memory, while also questioning its role in environmental futures.

From March to October 2025 Jeanna Kolesova is artistic researcher in residence at the arts and research platform Sensing Peat at Michael Succow Foundation.