Images and Objects of Russia’s War against Ukraine

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has devastated lives, communities, and cities. From the earliest days of the war, images of the destruction caused by the attacks began to spread across several media platforms. Paintings, photographs, drone footage, TikToks, and Instagram posts have shaped the war is experienced and archived. Join us for a discussion on how infrastructure and material culture respond to and contest the Russia-Ukraine War.

Introduced by economist Oleksandra Moskalenko and moderated by media studies scholar Daniel de Zeeuw, this event will present the volume Images and Objects of Russia’s War against Ukraine. Together with their editors, two of the book’s authors will examine how diverse cultural products and spatial formations interpret and shape the war and the narratives surrounding it.

This conversation is followed by an experimental video essay directed by Miglė Bareikytė and Natasha Klimenko and made in collaboration with five contributors of the volume. The screening functions as an extension of the book and presents the author’s voices and the materials used in a visual and time-based medium.

Lastly, we will close off with an audience Q&A and a performance by Ukrainian artist Borys Kashapov.

Photo description: Sandbags covering a statue in Ukraine. Photo by Sasha Kurmaz.

Practical information

This programme will start at 17.00 (please be on time!) and lasts until 19.00. It will take place in the VOX-POP space at Binnengasthuisstraat 9, BG3.

The programme is open to everyone free of charge. We do kindly invite you to register due to limited capacity.

Guest speakers