„Contemporary History of Ukraine #18“ (CHU) is an installation by the Ukraininan film maker Oksana Kazmina. 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.
The project emerged as a reaction to the terrible situation in Kharkiv, which is located just 50 km from the Russian border and has been under daily attact since the beginning of the war. nze entfernt liegt und täglich unter Beschuss steht. The authors reflect on the ambivalence of "safety" and on how the sense of safety mutates depending on why and how long you stay in Kharkiv.
The participatory performance »Greenhouse« constructs a fragile safe space with us in times of catastrophic events and questions collective decision-making possibilities.
