What does it mean to speak, write, and create while a war is still unfolding? Art theorists and artists examine the ethical stakes of cultural discourse in times of ongoing conflict, questioning the limits of interpretation, representation, and critical distance. The discussion asks how artistic, theoretical, and public forms of discourse can engage with violence, responsibility, and lived realities without simplifying them or reducing them to stereotypical or externally imposed narratives.

Asia Bazdyrieva, scholar, writer, Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Katia Denysova, art historian and curator, University of Tübingen, fellow IWM Vienna
Nikolay Karabynovych, artist, Amsterdam
Georg Schöllhammer, springerin, tranzit.at, Office Ukraine, Vienna
Moderation: Anastasiia Diachenko, Office Ukraine Vienna

In cooperation with Office Ukraine.