Kharkiv photographers’ photos of Ukraine and its life in war exhibited in Germany

Kharkiv photographers in Germany showed Ukraine and its life in war. And on the day of the exhibition’s opening, both authors again filmed the consequences of russia’s war against Ukrainians: one – a high-rise building destroyed by a drone, the other – the night work of a stabilization point near the front.

War Routine in Ukraine: Price of Freedom [Kriegsalltag in der Ukraine: Des Preis der Freiheit] is the name given to the exhibition by the organizers. The event marks the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by russia. The stands feature photographs by 15 authors from different countries, but most of the photos are from three authors: Izabela Mittwollen (a German-Polish photographer, freelance photo correspondent for dpa) and two Kharkiv residents – Andrii Mariienko and Serhii Kozlov.

The exhibition is open in Hanover at the Lower Saxony Parliament. The venue is special because it will be seen by thousands of visitors, including German politicians, as the plenary session is held here and the state deputies gather.

Interestingly, the initiator of the creation of this exhibition was the President of the Lower Saxony Parliament, Hanna Naber. At the beginning of the plenary session, she emphasized: “On the third anniversary of russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine, the Lower Saxony Parliament and the citizens of Lower Saxony stand firmly on the side of the Ukrainians.”

The curator of the exhibition was Olha Kuznetsova/resident of Kharkiv former head of the press service of the North-Eastern Interregional Department for the Execution of Criminal Sentences of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. When she selected the photos that visitors would see, she wanted the photos to show not only the first days of the full-scale invasion.

The network of Journalists’ Solidarity Centers is an initiative of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, implemented in collaboration with the International and European Federations of Journalists and UNESCO and with the support of the People of Japan. Our primary goal is to assist media professionals working in Ukraine during the war. The Centers are active in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk. The project is part of UNESCO’s broader efforts to support the Safety of Journalists and Freedom of Expression in Ukraine.

Call the Kharkiv JSC at 093 813 7544 (coordinator Hanna Chernenko)

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