Halyna Petrosaniak, Natalka Sniadanko (eds.): »because the wounds become birds. Landscapes of Ukraine« (›die horen‹ vol. 295; Wallstein).

The co-editor Natalka Sniadanko, the two authors Bohdan Kolomijtschuk and Julia Stachiwska, and Martin Pollack, who wrote the foreword, present the volume.

Interpreter: Maria Weissenböck
Moderation: Ursula Ebel

Note:
Martin Pollack, the important writer, translator, journalist who wanted to take part in this event, unfortunately passed away on January 17, 2025.

Antje Contius (S. Fischer Foundation) and Ludger Hagedorn (IWM), who both knew him for many years, will remember him at the beginning of the evening.

because the wounds become birds: Landscapes of Ukraine (the hear: Journal for Literature, Art and Criticism) Paperback – September 25, 2024

Three Kings / and the parents just didn’t find out / why the hands smell of grass / because the wounds / become birds Maksym Krywtsow (1990–2024) Ukraine today. Whole regions and cities, countless cultural institutions such as churches, museums, theaters and schools have already been destroyed by the Russian war of aggression, tens of thousands of people have been killed, even more are on the run and no longer live in Ukraine. And those who are still in the country are worried about their loved ones, about their belongings, but at the same time they are constantly resisting for the sake of their freedom. Many of these people are also artistically active. They write about life at the front, but they also write about moments beyond violence and death. They photograph everyday scenes in which, even if they take place in the west of the country, the war is almost constantly present. Only a few of these artists are known in Germany. But many of them have not yet been translated into German, and many have not yet had the opportunity to exhibit their artistic work in Germany. In this issue of horen, the Ukrainian guest editors Halyna Petrosaniak and Natalka Sniadanko invite you to hear and get to know voices and images that have previously been largely unheard and unseen in this country, in the hope of making a further contribution to the dialogue between these two European cultural areas. With contributions by: Anatolij Dnistrowyj, Artur Dron, Olena Herasymjuk, Jewhen Hulewytsch, Ljubow Jakymtschuk, Bohdan Kolomyjtschuk, Chrystyna Koslowska, Halyna Kruk, Oleh Kryschtopa, Maksym Krywtsow, Hanna Osadko, Kerstin Preiwuss, Halyna Petrosanyak, Martin Pollack, Eugenia Senik, Natalka Sniadanko, Julia Stachiwska and Oksana Stomina; also with photographic works by Oleg Kryschtopa and Kateryna Slipchenko.