OFFICIALLY IGNORED STORIES ARE KEPT IN SILENCE: IN FAMILY MISUNDERSTANDINGS, ON THE PAGES OF PHOTO ALBUMS, IN UNRECOGNIZABLE LANDSCAPES.
MOST OFTEN, THEY ARE ABOUT TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THE PAST, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE TIMES OF SOVIET AND NATIONAL SOCIALIST VIOLENCE, BUT ALSO IT IS IN OUR PRESENT.
IT IS TIME TO REVEAL HIDDEN, TO EXPLORE THE TABOO, TO LISTEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REMAIN SILENT.
PUBLIC ORGANIZATION AFTER SILENCE IS AN INITIATIVE CREATED IN 2021.
WE WORK IN THE FIELDS OF MEMORIAL CULTURE, PUBLIC HISTORY AND SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY TO DEVELOP A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF UKRAINE’S PAST AND PRESENT.
TOOLS — FIELD RESEARCHES, ORAL HISTORY, DIGITIZATION OF PRIVATE ARCHIVES, DOCUMENTARIES, MEDIA PRESENTATION.
FOCUS — INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES AND COLLECTIVE TRAUMAS, MEMORY AND POSTMEMORY.
ONLY SOME OF OUR RECENT PROJECTS
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Recall, Reflect, Retell: Life During War in the Works of Ukrainian Youth
A virtual exhibition of works by graduates of summer workshops on public history for Ukrainian youth.
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While Staying in Germany
An online archive of photographs of Ukrainian forced laborers in Nazi Germany.
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24.02: Life After
A video project documenting the experiences of people for whom Lviv became a temporary refuge.
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How We Survived
A podcast about the traumatic history of Ukraine in the 20th century based on the testimonies of direct witnesses.
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For Remembrance
A documentary video project — four stories about people who survived Soviet mass deportations.
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DEPORТATIONS. VISUAL MEMORY
Virtual exhibition ‘Deportations. Visual memory’ is the first attempt to organize and critically analyze the photographic heritage of special settlers.
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Безголосся Wоrdless Wortlos
The ‘Wordless’ documentary is the outcome of field research into the Holocaust history in Turka.
After SIlence 