We are very grateful for the invitation to participate in the exhibition organized in Potsdam to mark the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster.
The exhibition was held by the Ukrainian association Push-Ua e.V. in cooperation with the Ukrainian publishing house “Portal”.
Curator: Ola Kovalevska / @urbanlys Cultural Agency.
Photo @urbanlys_photos
We are incredibly happy that the book “Reactors Don’t Explode” has been published in German by @volandquist ! A story of the Chornobyl disaster - tragedy, but an amazing resource that helps us avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
If you’re in Germany, the book is already available in various bookstores!
Forty years since the tragedy at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
Forty years ago, Chornobyl became a symbol of the global lies of a totalitarian state.
Forty years later, those lies have not disappeared; they have simply become more sophisticated.
Today, Russia continues this tradition, using nuclear blackmail and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant as instruments of terror against Ukrainians. Today, drones fly over the Chornobyl sarcophagus to strike people’s homes. On this day, we remember the liquidators who became a shield for Europe and the world, dealing with the consequences under horrific conditions.
History has a tendency to repeat itself.
At the invitation of @unwomeneca #EU4GenderEquality, we held “Drawing Equality: Gender-Sensitive Illustrations in Children's Books” workshop at the @BolognaChildren ’sBookFair.
We discussed how, by moving away from visual clichés and beginning to portray people as the authors of their own stories, we are not merely changing their image but breaking down the stereotypes that persist in reality.
It was a real pleasure to work with the participants on creating collages and discussing the topic.
@euneighbourseast@unfpaeecaro@int_publishers
photo : UNWomenECA Matilde Piazzi
Workshop by @anaivan and @polosunya at the Bologna Children's Book Fair!
At the invitation of @unwomeneca #EU4GenderEquality, we’ll be hosting the “Drawing Equality: Gender-Sensitive Illustrations in Children's Books” workshop at the @BolognaChildren ’sBookFair
Why are boys often portrayed as brave, and girls as shy?
From an early age, illustrations shape how children understand what is “good” and what is “bad”, and what is expected of girls and boys.
Let's talk and draw something about it!
April 13, 11:30-13:00
The Illustration Survival Corner
@euneighbourseast@unfpaeecaro@int_publishers
Liebe deutsche Freunde, wir laden sich herzlich zu der Ausstellung ein, die wir in Potsdam anlässlich des 40. Jahrestags der Katastrophe von Tschornobyl organisieren.
Die Ausstellung wird von der ukrainischen Verein Push-Ua e.V. in Zusammenarbeit mit dem ukrainischen Verlag „Portal“ (Kyjiw) organisiert.
Wir bedanken uns herzlich bei allen teilnehmenden Organisationen, die sich bereit erklärt haben, ihre Projekte für die Ausstellung zur Verfügung zu stellen:
☢️ In der Ausstellung:
▪️International Exhibition Poster Project — 40th Anniversary Of The Chornobyl Tragedy “Nuclear Scar: Past · Present · Future” des Grafikdesigner-Verbands 4th Block (Charkiw, Ukraine)
▪️Dokumentarfotos aus dem Archiv des Fotografen Viktor Maruschtschenko Viktor Marushchenko
▪️Illustrationen aus dem Buch „Reaktoren explodieren nicht“ des Studios Seri/graph @studioserigraph (Verlag „Portal“, Ukraine)
▪️Präsentation der deutschen Übersetzung des Buches unter Beteiligung des Verlag Voland & Quist (Deutschland)
▪️Eine Installation im Bereich der zeitgenössischen Kunst: „The depth of Chornobyl“ von der Künstlerin Irshi (Ukraine)
▪️Kunstwerke der Volkskünstlerin Olha Shamrai, Freiwillige des Vereins Push UA (Potsdam)
Kuratiert von Ola Kovalevska / Urban Lys Kulturagentur.
📍Die Ausstellung läuft vom 11. bis zum 27. April 2026.
📍Adresse: Nikolaikirche, Am Alten Markt, 14467 Potsdam
🎨 Für das Ausstellungsplakat wurde das Plakat „Life is stronger than the atom“ von Natalia Hudz mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Grafikdesigner-Verbands „4-j Blok“ (Charkiw, Ukraine) verwendet
in our digital age, there’s something truly precious about seeing your work in print.
our comics in the pages of NYT International
thanks again @saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam and Louise
and thanks @les.vynogradov for tracking down the issue and documenting it for us
🎨 Ruszamy z Gdańską Szkołą Reportażu Graficznego!
Zapraszamy twórców wizualnych (profesjonalistów i amatorów) oraz dziennikarzy, którzy chcą rozwijać rysunek jako narzędzie dokumentowania rzeczywistości.
W programie: 3 weekendowe warsztaty z artystami z Gdańska, Bremy i Kijowa. Uczestnicy, którzy wezmą udział we wszystkich spotkaniach, zostaną zaproszeni do udziału w wystawie zbiorowej w Domu Literatury w Gdańsku (lato 2026).
📍 Grupa: maks. 10 osób (otwarty nabór, decyduje portfolio i list motywacyjny)
🌍 Wskazana dobra znajomość angielskiego
💸 Udział bezpłatny (organizator nie pokrywa kosztów podróży i noclegu)
Terminy warsztatów:
28–29.03 – Jeff Hemmer @afurnishedsoul (Brema)
18–19.04 – Dominika Wróblewska @jeg_er_domee (Gdańsk)
23–24.05 – Anya Ivanenko i Jenya Polosina @studioserigraph (Kijów)
📩 Zgłoszenia (PL/EN) do 09.03.2026
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Szczegóły i dokumenty do pobrania znajdziecie na stronie Miastoliteratury.com w zakładce Długa 35 (link pod postem na naszym Facebooku)
This winter was very difficult for many reasons, but the main one remains unchanged.
We had “an opinion” again.
Thanks to @saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam and Louise Loftus for making this happen; we have a platform thanks to you.
Ten years ago, these two infants founded a screen printing studio.
In November 2015, we opened a screen printing studio (which explains the name “Seri/graph”.) Since then, we have launched and held three @print.fest hand printing festivals, printed numerous prints and zines, and illustrated many books, taught illustration and printmaking and had several solo exhibitions.
With the start of full-scale war, we stopped printing and focused on visual storytelling, mostly comics.
We are no longer baby printmakers; we have come a long way, but there is so much more to come.
Thank you to everyone who has been with us on our journey, all our colleagues, clients, viewers, and readers. It's all thanks to you.
To be continued!
yours @anaivan and @polosunya
For many years now, @anaivan and I have been making waffles in any uncertain situation.
It's time to share the recipe.
Thanks to @saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam , Louise Loftus and Shoshana Schultz for making this happen.
and Anya and @les.vynogradov
