New publication for October 2025
This is a book about art, which itself is part of a living cultural history in times of existential threat.
Olga Volynska – Arts Against Artillery. Art in Times of War
How does art preserve itself amidst destruction and violence?
Ukrainian journalist, author and documentary filmmaker Olga Volynska seeks answers in conversations with artists from literature, music, theater, film, fine arts and photography. The book creates a sensitive mosaic of portraits, where art appears as an existential necessity, spiritual resistance and a source of inner strength.
About the author
Olga Volynska is a journalist, author, documentary filmmaker and human rights activist from the city of Dnipro (Ukraine). For over fifteen years she has been covering topics of corruption, human rights violations and social injustice at the international level. Her documentary film 482 was awarded at the PLURAL+ International Film Festival in New York. The author’s latest book in German is Wie der Krieg uns verändert (Graz, 2023).
📍 With the support of the Embassy of Austria in Ukraine, House of Europe and Ukraine Office Austria.