From Berlin to Kyiv: A Magazine Journey — with Sebastian Wells

About this episode

Sebastian Wells discusses his documentary photography and the co-founding of the magazine Solomiya, which highlights contemporary Ukrainian artists amidst the ongoing war.

#73 – in conversation with documentary photographer Sebastian Wells Sebastian's long-term documentary projects explore the interplay between spaces, people, and systems of power. In 2022, he co-founded the English-language magazine Solomiya with Vsevolod Kazarin. The publication showcases contemporary Ukrainian artists and writers, with each issue (now at No. 5) examining different aspects of the ongoing war — and how people in Ukraine continue to resist, survive, and live within a new reality. References: Artists website: https://sebastianwells.de/ Solomiya Mag: https://solomiyamag.com/ Ostkreuz Agentur der Fotografen: https://www.ostkreuz.de/ Shift Books (publishing house): https://www.instagram.com/shift.books/?hl=en Ukrainian Environmental Humanities Network: https://www.instagram.com/ukrenvhum/?hl=en Get the Solomiya magazine, in Berlin - Do you read me?! https://doyoureadme.de/en in Warsaw - Ujazdowski Castle for Contemporary Art https://u-jazdowski.pl/en/programme/publications/bookshop in Kyiv - readellion https://readellion.com/ or zbirka https://zbirka.shop/eng/ Sebastian's favourite (home) food: Königsberger Klopse ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee…

People in this episode

Host: Patrycja Rozwora

Guest: Sebastian Wells

Topics covered

• documentary photography
• Ukrainian art
• war resistance
• cultural publication
• interplay of power

Keywords

• Sebastian Wells
• Solomiya
• Ukrainian artists
• documentary photography
• war
• cultural resistance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Solomiya, Ostkreuz Agentur der Fotografen, Shift Books, Ukrainian Environmental Humanities Network

Places: Berlin, Warsaw, Kyiv

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