Solomiya #3
240 × 310 mm, 130 pages (elastic bound)
Berlin, Germany and Kyiv, Ukraine (English-language)
Editors: Ivanna Kozachenko (Kyiv), Vsevolod Kazarin (Kyiv), Andrii Ushytskyi (Kyiv) and Sebastian Wells (Berlin)
Art direction and design: Anne-Lene Prodd, Petre Bünnagel, Kollektiv Scrollan (Berlin)
Founded in April 2022 by Kyiv-based photographer Vsevolod Kazarin and Berlin photographer Sebastian Wells, Soлomiya is a visceral printed response to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
It takes form as a folio, documenting the everyday life through the literal and figurative lenses of young independent Ukrainians battling with the existentialism of the continued war by their eastern neighbour.
The third issue is organised by questions, the most daunting one being ‘What if Ukraine loses?’ From this uncertainty between desperation and hope, Soлomiya includes stories of the architecture of occupation, the Ukrainian diaspora in Berlin, and intimate portraits of soldiers and their dreams on the frontline. As always, find inside QR codes to directly support Ukrainian organisations.
Featuring Alex Mashtaler, Asia Bazdyrieva, Maxim Dondyuk, Beauty Studio, Margarita Polovinko, and many more.