17 August - 10 September, Sophia of Kyiv, Open-air
The exhibition of documentary military photographers Vladyslava and Kostiantyn Liberov, created as part of the "Culture vs War" project, is a painful, truthful, and daily work aimed at telling the world the truth about the heroic fight of the Ukrainian people for their freedom.
Kostiantyn and Vladyslava Liberov have been working on the hottest frontlines since the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion. Their photographs leave you breathless, your brain refuses to accept this cruel and inhuman reality of war till the very end.
The emotional and honest photos of the authors are important documentary evidence of Russia's crimes against the Ukrainian people."The difference between Ukrainians and Russians is fundamental—it's in values, quality of life. We are really different, with different directions and visions of the future."
"If I had the option to never take these photos—I would agree without hesitation. If someone told me that my work would never be published in The New York Times, I would gladly agree. I’d prefer none of this had happened- no media, no war.""If you became a documentarian, you have to capture everything; because otherwise, even from the enemy's perspective, it might later be seen as something never happened."- Vladyslava and Kostiantyn Liberov
The exhibition will be held at the House of the Metropolitan.
After the festival, the exhibition will be open daily from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM, except Mondays.