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📢 ERÖFFNUNG: Repeat After Me II von Open Group Freitag, 24. April 2026 | 18 Uhr (Installation ab 17 Uhr zugänglich) #5 Pop-up Kunsthalle zu Kiel Open Group. Repeat After Me II 25. April – 20. September 2026 @flandernbunker Kiel Die Zweikanal-Videoinstallation der ukrainischen Künstlergruppe Open Group (Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga) – erstmals 2024 im polnischen Pavillon der Biennale di Venezia gezeigt – setzt sich mit dem russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine auseinander. In den Filmen imitieren zivile Zeug*innen Kriegsgeräusche wie in einer Karaoke-Situation – eine eindringliche Klanglandschaft zwischen Erinnerung und Ohnmacht. 🎤 Begrüßung: Dr. Jens Rönnau (Mahnmal Kilian e.V.) Dr. habil. Regina Göckede (Kunsthalle zu Kiel) 💬 Im Anschluss: Künstler*innengespräch mit: Yuriy Biley & Anton Varga (Open Group) Marta Czyż (Kuratorin, Repeat After Me II) Muriel Meyer (Kuratorin, Kunsthalle zu Kiel) 📩 Anmeldung für das Gespräch bis 22. April 2026: [email protected] (Plätze begrenzt!) __________________________________ 📢 OPENING: Repeat After Me II by Open Group Friday, 24 April 2026 | 6 PM (Installation accessible from 5 PM) #5 Pop-up Kunsthalle Kiel Open Group. Repeat After Me II 25 April – 20 September 2026 @flandernbunker The two-channel video installation by Ukrainian artist collective Open Group (Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga)—first shown at the Polish Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2024—explores the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. In the films, civilian witnesses imitate wartime sounds as if in a karaoke setting, creating a haunting soundscape of memory and helplessness. 🎤 Welcome remarks: Dr Jens Rönnau (Mahnmal Kilian e.V.) Dr habil. Regina Göckede (Kunsthalle Kiel) 💬 Followed by: Artist talk with: Yuriy Biley & Anton Varga (Open Group) @yuriy.biley @anton.varga Marta Czyż (Curator, Repeat After Me II) @martulious Muriel Meyer (Curator, Kunsthalle Kiel) @murielanna ✉️ RSVP for the talk by 22 April 2026: [email protected] 📍 Ort / Venue: Flandernbunker Mahnmal Kilian e.V. Kiellinie 249, 24106 Kiel Design: Kathrin Baumgartner @fraukathrin #OpenGroup #KunsthalleKiel #PopupKunsthalle

We are delighted to be a part of wide-scope exhibition “Wars and Us” at Landesmuseum Zurich @landesmuseumzurich that will open on the 17th of April and will last till January 17th, 2027.

📆 SAVE THE DATE! Exhibition opening état bruit - Gabriela Löffel, Brognon Rollin, Aura Satz, Nika Schmitt, Tintin Patrone, Open Group, Nik Nowak In a complex and multipolar world where economic, political and cultural agendas clash and overlap, the état bruit exhibition focuses on contemporary artists who engage with this challenging, noisy environment, placing sound at the heart of their reflections and, consequently, their work. état bruit aims to provide a contemporary snapshot of the multiple channels, signals and background noises that surround us daily, competing for our attention or distracting us from what is essential. Curator : Charles Wennig When? Friday 27 March from 6pm onwards in the presence of the artists Opening program 6 pm: Prologue - Introduction of Repeat after me II by Open Group and Marta Czyẑ (@martulious ) 7 pm: Speeches 7:30 pm: Performance - Hantu Sound Cek with Haremexerr (aka @future_loundry ) and Nik Nowak 8 pm: DJ set by Kriss Brosnan (@kriss_brosnan_ ) 10 pm > midnight: DJ set by NN Pro Audio Genk Opening in collaboration with @deguddewellen . 📍 Free entrance We can’t wait to see you 👋

Ein Abend voller Emotionen und Begegnungen Am Freitag vor zwei Wochen haben wir im Flandernbunker die Ausstellung „Repeat After Me II“ eröffnet. In drei Sprachen – Ukrainisch, Englisch, Deutsch – sprachen wir über das, was bewegt. Die Gäste waren tief berührt. Einen herzlichen Dank an die Künstler Yuriy Biley und Anton Varga (und an Pavlo Kovach, der im Geiste dabei war) sowie ihre Kuratorin Marta Czyż. Vielen Dank auch an Dr. Jens Rönnau und sein Team für Technik, leckeres Essen, die Zusammenarbeit und herzliche Gastfreundschaft. Die Ausstellung ist noch bis zum 20. September 2026 im Flandernbunker zu sehen. 📍 Flandernbunker, Kiel @flandernbunker 🕕 täglich 10–17 Uhr _________________________________________ An evening of emotion and connection Two weeks ago last Friday, we opened the exhibition ‘Repeat After Me II’ at Flandernbunker. In three languages—Ukrainian, English, and German—we shared stories that moved everyone deeply. A heartfelt thank you to the artists Yuriy Biley and Anton Varga (and to Pavlo Kovach, who was with us in spirit), as well as their curator, Marta Czyż. We’re also deeply grateful to Dr. Jens Rönnau and his team for the sound, the delicious food, the collaboration, and their warm hospitality. The exhibition is on view until 20 September 2026 at the Flandernbunker. @flandernbunker #5 Pop-up Kunsthalle zu Kiel Open Group. Repeat After Me II 📍 Flandernbunker, Kiel 🕕 daily 10 am – 5 pm @open_group_ @yuriy.biley @martulious @anton.varga @murielanna #PopupKunsthalle #KunsthalleKiel #OpenGroup #RepeatAfterMe

Such a wonderful reunion after two years in Venice. This time without Anton but with a new member of the family - Miko. #venicebiennale2026 #opengroup #martaczyz #polishpavilion2024 #repeatafterme

@open_group_ , Repeat After Me II, 2022–2024 At the core of the exhibition are two films created in 2022 and 2024. The protagonists – civilian refugees from Ukraine – reproduce from memory the sounds of war: gunfire, explosions, sirens, the crackle of shelling. These sounds are not mere background – they become the main narrative element, encouraging viewers to repeat them. The karaoke format, typically associated with entertainment, is radically transformed here: instead of pop hits – the sounds of lethal weapon; instead of musement – a memory of survival. The 2022 film documents the lives of so-called internally displaced persons – those who moved from eastern to western Ukraine. The newer 2024 production shifts the narrative to a global dimension – the protagonists speak from places such as Wrocław, Berlin, Vienna, Vilnius, Tullamore (Ireland) and New York. This change in location broadens the experience: from immediate danger to the trauma of life in exile. The exhibition’s scenography is balanced between grotesque and horror: a futuristic karaoke bar with microphones, steel furniture and red lighting becomes a space where boundaries between entertainment and testimony blur. The audience is invited to participate, making the experience both an exercise in empathy and an act of remembrance. Repeat After Me II does not allow us to forget. It is not only a record of wartime trauma but also a sensory document – chiefly auditory. It is a political and emotional act: a reminder that war is not only about images, but also about sounds that remain in the body forever. As one of the exhibition’s protagonists says: ‘Repeat after me, so that you hear—and never forget.’ Repeat after Me ll was presented at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia – in the Polish Pavilion in Venice 2024. Curator: Marta Czyż (@martulious ). Part of the état bruit exhibition. On display from 28.03 until 20.09.2026. 📷 Photos by @webskiphot

Karaoke bar. Ale nezpíváš popsongy. Zpíváš zvuky války. Tahle výstava v @telegraph.cz mě fakt dostala. Repeat After Me od ukrajinského kolektivu Open Group — projekt, který byl loni na Bienále v Benátkách a teď poprvé v ČR, v Telegraph Gallery v Olomouci. Formát karaoke se tu mění na něco úplně jiného — na způsob, jak sdílet trauma, paměť a přežití. A v prostředí noční zábavy to funguje děsivě dobře. Běží jen do 3. května, víkendy od 8:00. Jdi se podívat! #spoluprace

Repeat After Me: Open Group 17 4 – 3 5 2026 Telegraph Kino Karaoke bar, kde nezní banální popsongy, ale autentické zvuky války. Projekt Repeat After Me (2022–2024), jímž se v roce 2024 představil původem lvovský kolektiv Open Group na Bienále v Benátkách a který je nyní poprvé uváděn také v České republice, převrací známý formát zábavy v mrazivé svědectví o traumatu, paměti, přežití – a empatickém sdílení. To, co máme tendenci pomíjet jako příliš povrchní a zábavné, se zde mění v jazyk zkušenosti, který nelze přeslechnout. Díky podmínkám olomoucké instalace navíc v patřičných souvislostech noční zábavy bez zodpovědnosti.  Spoluorganizátor: @dejinyumeni.upol A karaoke bar where the sounds are not trite pop songs, but authentic sounds of war. The project Repeat After Me (2022-2024), presented by the originally Lviv-based collective Open Group at the Venice Biennale in 2024 and now being shown for the first time in the Czech Republic, subverts a familiar entertainment format into a chilling testament to trauma, memory, survival - and empathetic sharing. What we tend to dismiss as too superficial and entertaining is here transformed into a language of experience that cannot be overheard. Moreover, thanks to the conditions of the Olomouc installation, in the proper context of a night of fun without responsibility. #tlgrph #opengroup

Kurátorka @b.kundracikova zve na projekt Repeat After Me do Telegraphu. Více info na telegraph.cz Spoluorganizátor: @dejinyumeni.upol #tlgrph #opengroup

Finally meeting after one year. #opengroup #antonvarga #yuriybiley #pavlokovach #lublin 📸 @danyakovach

Dear friends, we are starting a fundraiser to help with the drone components for the battalion where Sergiy Biley, brother of Open Group's member, @yuriy.biley is serving. Please donate or share if you can, we would appreciate it a lot! The link is in bio. Дорогі друзі, ми долучаємся до великого збору на дронові компоненти для 2-го батальйону 413 полку «Рейд», де зараз проходить службу Сергій Білей, брат учасника Відкритої групи, @yuriy.biley . Будемо вдячні за поширення і допомогу! Лінк в біо нашого профілю.