Gesellschaft der Front: Ein Guidebook zur Kyiv Perenniale

In Ukraine, Russia's invasion has spurred a profound new wave of investigative, research-driven, and documentary practices. This guidebook, stemming from the visual and discursive programs of the 2024 Kyiv Biennial in Berlin, brings together a selection of these approaches. In texts that grapple with survival ecologies, the destruction of architectural heritage, and the mass psychopolitical devastation suffered by Ukrainian society, the publication sheds light on the brutal realities of a neocolonial war of extermination and exploitation. It amplifies urgent calls for decolonization, bears witness to war zone atrocities, and highlights acts of refuge and solidarity. Contributions from researchers, artists, journalists, and activists-from Ukrainian and beyond-ask a vital question: how can artistic creation, critical inquiry, and social engagement converge to forge a radically different future? With contributions by: Vasyl Cherepanyn, Timothy Snyder, Jan T. Gross, Nataliya Gumenyuk, Ksenia Rybak, Svitlana Matviyenko, Kateryna Iakovlenko, Angelika Ustymenko, Alex King, Yuriy Hrytsyna, Yevheniia Moliar, Franziska Davies, Epp Annus, Yassin Al Haj Saleh, Jurko Prochasko, Beatrice Patsalides Hofmann, Lena Prents, Felix Ackermann, Shahin Zarinbal, Uliana Bychenkova, Experimental Jetset, Marina Naprushkina, Aliona Solomadina, Pavel Braila