For Solomiya Magazine, Ukraine is one of the very hearts of Europe’s democratic societies. As an independent magazine founded in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Solomiya is the result of an engaged, decolonial involvement of artists with their environment shaped by an unprecedented imperial aggression.
The magazine is a platform for both emerging and established Ukrainian creatives, using a wide range of forms of expression from visual arts to text that entail personal experiences, emotional observations and intellectual discourses. Solomiya offers its readers profound, diverse and subjective perspectives on current realities and complex social issues in Ukraine - and beyond.
Publishing annually and entirely in English, unconventional design and exceptional visual approaches are at the core of its creation process conducted in both Kyiv and Berlin. Solomiya is proud to be printed vegan, shipped worldwide and available in all major European capitals.
The two founders
Vsevolod Kazarin
and
Sebastian Wells,
both trained as photographers, cultural worker
Andrii Ushytskyi
and curator
Ivanna Kozachenko
form the editorial team of Solomiya Magazine.
Kollektiv Scrollan
is a design studio based in Berlin. Their members, Anne-Lene Proff and Peter Bünnagel, develop the visual appearance of the magazine.
SHIFT BOOKS
is a Berlin-based independent publisher run by Helena Melikov and Christian Dettler specialized in photography, contemporary art and social interest. SHIFT BOOKS are produced sustainably and printed vegan.
Our magazine productions would not have been possible without the support of the
Akademie der Künste
,
Klaus Stemmler Foundation
and IWM. For the years 2024-2025, Solomiya Magazine is proud to be supported by WeTransfer’s Supporting Act Foundation. Help us with our mission, benefit from our network and feel free to contact us about possible partnerships. Or help us directly with a donation.