"Contemporary History of Ukraine #18" is an installation by Ukrainian artist and filmmaker Oksana Kazmina in the current exhibition "Land(e)scapes. Recognizing Fragmentarity" (until December 14, 2024). This multimedia installation is the 18th episode of Kazmina's series "Contemporary History of Ukraine," in which Kazmina has been rearranging her archive of documentary and creative projects she has been working on collaboratively since 2015. Starting with a history of Kyiv's underground scene, the project developed into an open collection of material that tells of crisis-ridden life in contemporary Ukraine. In this project, Kazmina is working with other people such as graphic designer Uliana Bychenkova, curator Kateryna Badianova, and the Freefilmers collective, of which Kazmina is also a member.

This event also marks the end of episode 18 and the exhibition. Various elements of the installation are addressed in a live video montage. These include 13 second-hand items of clothing that Kazmina bought in different places in Ukraine. As at the opening of the exhibition, they will be presented in a fashion show. Other images and elements will appear in the video montage, such as a typeface Kazmina is currently developing in collaboration with Freefilmers and Bychenkova.

Finally, all items of clothing will be auctioned off as art objects. The proceeds will benefit the projects of Freefilmers, a collective of filmmakers and artists originally founded in Mariupol that supports people in eastern Ukraine who have been severely affected by the war in various ways.

More information at help-freefilmers.network

A cooperation project with the Peaceful Revolution Foundation as part of the Revolutionary Festival for Change 2024 www.revolutionale.de