Kia Vahland

As an art historian, political scientist, and cultural journalist, Kia Vahland focuses on the meaning of images in modern conflicts. What kinds of images are politically potent in the 20th and 21st centuries and capable of convincing a broad audience? Vahland analyzes the visual means of these images, as well as their historical, social, and emotional contexts. Her project will investigate examples from the realms of photojournalism, amateur photography, and art, culminating in a discussion of images from Russia’s war against Ukraine.