KYIV is a portraiture and documentary photography series made in 2018 by Manuel Nieberle, exploring the social and physical landscape of Ukraine’s capital in the wake of the revolution on the Maidan in December 2013 and the unrest in February 2014, which claimed more than 80 lives. Since the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia and the civil war in the east of the country, it has been in the midst of a diplomatic and military tug-of-war between the EU and Russia and has been largely destabilized by repeated mutual breaches of ceasefire agreements. How does everyday life in the city look like, particularly regarding the Ukrainian youth, in which the revolution promised so much freedom and confidence for the future?
