Traces of an apocalypse

A visual report from the first zone. Exhibition on the 40th anniversary of Chornobyl

Stillness, past, danger. 40 years ago, the Chornobyl disaster changed the world. Today, the site is once again under threat: not just from radiation, but from war. This exhibition shows photographic memories and the voices of ghosts from a place that once lived, fell silent and is now being shaken again. But behind the ruins and the silence are also the faces of the people who entered the zone back in 1986. Their work, their courage and their presence are part of the history that must not be forgotten.

Participating photographers and artists

Oleg Kutskiy (Odesa)
Photo series "Ghosts of Chornobyl"

Oleg Veklenko (Kharkiv)
Photographs and excerpts from the memoir "Chornobyl: Sketches from the Scene of the Event"

In co-operation with the International Kharkiv Triennial "4th Block"/ Competition 2026 "Chornobyl 40", the nEUROPA Gallery presents 10 posters by students of the State Academy of Design and Art Kharkiv for the first time as part of the exhibition "Traces of an Apocalypse".
Posters by Dmytro Miroshnichenko, Maria Sayenko, Milana Kochnova, Nadia Kiiko, Nataliia Kryvobok, Serafima Kabanets, Sergij Ianko, Sofia Katrich, Valeria Nikiforova

Curation

Elena Pagel and Iryna Guziy

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