Performance: Vanja was here Event

The performance will take place as part of Anastasiia Yakovenko’s exhibition of the same name.

Since the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, more and more cases of rape committed by Russian soldiers have been recorded in the country. Anastasiia Yakovenko explores the questions of who is allowed to speak about sexual attacks, what remains unsaid and how the victims can deal with these crimes. She does not only want to draw the attention of the European public to these war crimes, but also to motivate the victims to seek psychological help and support.

During the performance donations for the recovery project Unbreakable mom by the Masha Fund (https://mashafund.org.ua/) will be collected. The project helps not only victims of sex crimes, but all women and kids in Ukraine who are suffering from a war trauma like losing loved ones, losing their homes or witnessing violence.

Anastasiia Yakovenko (b.1998 in Poltava, Ukraine) worked at the Theatre of Modern Dialogue (Ukrainian “Театр Сучасного Діалогу”) in Poltava. In 2021 she discovered photography as an artistic expression for herself. Anastasiia Yakovenko currently studies communication science in Vienna.
Anastasiia Yakovenko. Vanja was here
In collaboration with Freiraum Ukraine

Location: Forecourt of MuseumsQuartier Wien (next to the entrance of the Q21 Schauräume), Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna
Exhibition: June 15 to August 21, 2022 | EIKON Schauraum