Photo exhibition “Ukraine — life during the war” held in Germany
In Bamberg (Germany), the Ukrainian community of the UGCC took part in the opening of the exhibition of photojournalist Till Meyer in the Ratibor Castle Museum near Nuremberg.
A local Ukrainian pastor, Fr. Ivan Sokhan, thanked the author for his courageous and eloquent testimony of the truth about the realities of military life in Ukraine during the Russian aggression: “Your testimony is important both for the entire Ukrainian people and for each of your characters personally, because in this mourning time, it is so important for us not to be alone while facing these challenges, but make a personal drama of each person be seen and shared by others.”
During the official part of the opening of the photo exhibition, the author, in great detail and with personal experience, told the stories of his photographs’ creation, and most importantly, their characters. This way, the photos depicted a much larger and deeper meaning.
The Ukrainian priest also thanked the organizers of the exhibition, in particular the museum director, the local community of Roth, and visitors, for the opportunity to testify and for being compassionate towards what every Ukrainian is going through today.
The exhibition will last several weeks, so we are pleased to invite everyone who cares and is interested to attend.
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Till Meyer, a photojournalist from Bamberg, documents Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. His new exhibition “Ukraine — Life during the War” opened in the Ratibor Castle Museum (Roth).
The Bamberg resident has been documenting the war in Ukraine for six years in his photo and text reports. Due to Russia’s full-scale invasion, the once-forgotten war has brought its final threat to Europe’s security. The exhibition in Roth displays photographs taken over a span of two years of the war.
The photos show nights in bomb shelters and life in subway stations, people’s resistance in frontline Kharkiv, and the tango in Odesa, which helps people flee the war. The photographs also tell the story of brave Red Cross nurses and a woman with a disability, creating a haven in Dnipro for displaced people with disabilities.
Many of the photos were taken at the front. The author visited Bakhmut during his three trips. Thus, we can see how soldiers recover from the explosion and how wounded soldiers are treated in a stabilization unit close to the front.
Till Meyer was in Kherson in November 2022, shortly after its de-occupation and retaking by Ukrainian troops. Here, he captured both a survivor of torture and those celebrating the restoration of their freedom.
The UGCC Department for Informationbased on the materials of the Apostolic exarchate in Germany and Scandinavia
