GRANTEE
In the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, this project documents the experiences of residents of a rural community in the Kyiv region, as well as people connected to it through family ties, personal histories, or engagement in volunteer and humanitarian activities.
It focuses on the everyday lives of people in the rear, where the war manifests itself through mobilization, prolonged separation, changes in social and religious practices, heightened anxiety, silence, and new forms of mutual support.
The project aims to record in-depth interviews and create a visual documentation of the environment, building a sensitive corpus of oral and visual sources that capture changes in how people experience time, their own bodies, everyday “normality,” language, and silence.
These materials will be used and, where necessary, shared only with full regard for participants’ safety and wishes.
The resulting archive will support future research.