Opening March 21, Beyond The Silence brings together artists from France, Germany, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Poland, and Ukraine.

Beyond The Silence
March 21 to June 1
Jam Factory Art Center
124 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St
Lviv, Ukraine

A collaboration between the Odesa Photo Days Festival and Magnum Photos agency, Beyond The Silence investigates themes of territory, conflict and/or adaptation, kidnapping and censorship. Creating a space for dialogue between photographers, it gives the artists an opportunity to tell authentic stories through photos, videos, and installations while highlighting the connections and consequences of actions taken by authorities and individuals across the globe.

Daria Svertilova (Ukraine), "They used to be here"

The exhibition in Lviv presents the work of 12 artists — open call winners and Magnum photographers.

  • Sasha Kurmaz (Ukraine, CEC ArtsLink alum)
  • Daniel Orlando Lara Garcia (Mexico)
  • Rafal Milach (Poland, Magnum Photos)
  • Ira Lupu (Ukraine)
  • Fawaz Oyediji (Nigeria)
  • Newsha Tavakolian (Iran, Magnum Photos)
  • Daria Svertilova (Ukraine)
  • Sai ▇▇▇ (Myanmar)
  • Antoine d’Agata (France, Magnum Photos)
  • Mykhaylo Palinchak (Ukraine)
  • Yadykar Ibraimov (Kazakhstan)
  • Thomas Dworzak (Germany, Magnum Photos)
Sasha Kurmaz (Ukraine), "The truth has died. Will she rise again"

“Beyond the Silence” project curator is Kateryna Radchenko  (Ukraine), the founder of the Odesa Photo Days Festival and an alumna of CEC ArtsLink Fellowships program. Exhibition architecture by Serhiy Petliuk (Ukraine, CEC ArtsLink alum). Coordinated by Magnum Photos’ Editorial Director Giulietta Palumbo. Organized by Magnum Photos and Odesa Photo Days Festival, Centro de las Artes San Agustín (Mexico), Africa Artists’ Foundation (Nigeria), Vlast (Kazakhstan), and the Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops (Cambodia). Supported by the Open Society Foundations and Ukrainian Institute – Український інститут.

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March 2025
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