The Wall: Witness to the War in Ukraine
with Iva Sidash
© Iva Sidash
Saturday, April 27 at 2:00pm
Ukrainian documentary photographer and artist Iva Sidash speaks about her choice to document the full-scale war from the first days of the Russian full-scale invasion to the present. A native of Lviv and never a conflict photographer, Sidash began photographing internally-displaced persons (IDP’s) coming through Lviv’s railway stations. She followed the IDP’s and refugees, photographing masses of people waiting at the Polish border. She began traveling extensively in eastern Ukraine and immersed herself in the villages of formerly-occupied territories along the eastern front of Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, seeking out the stories of residents who survived the occupation. Her photographs document atrocities while, at the same time, demonstrating the resolve of Ukrainian people to endure in a free homeland.
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About Iva Sidash
An award-winning photographer, Sidash has been a subject of podcasts and interviews on documenting the war in Ukraine. She currently is enrolled in a course at the International Center of Photography in New York, after which she is planning to return home and proceed working in Ukraine documenting war focusing on frontline villages and cities.
Iva Sidash is a documentary photographer from Ukraine. A member of the National Society of Photo Artists of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. Finalist of the International Fujifilm Moment Street Photo Awards 2021.
In 2021 she was working in the Ukrainian media as a photojournalist. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022, she began documenting the war, focusing on civilians in front-line cities and villages.
In April 2023, she received the Director’s Grant from the International Center of Photography for 1-year-program Documentary Practices and Visual Journalism in New York. Her work has been published in INSIDER, Forbes The Financial Times, Der Spiegel, The Fisheye Magazine, Bird in Flight, and more. Her images have been exhibited in group exhibitions in the US, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Estonia, Poland, and Ukraine.
A solo exhibition of her work “The Wall: Witness to the War in Ukraine” will be on view at the Luxe Gallery at San Diego City College from April 8-26, 2024.
Location and Event Info
This event takes place at the Marriott Courtyard Old Town, located at 2435 Jefferson St, San Diego, CA 92110
Street parking is available in the surrounding area. A dedicated parking lot will be available to festival participants on April 27 from 9:00am to 10:00pm. Ride sharing and cycling are encouraged.
Public transit options to the festival include the Blue and Green Trolley lines, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, and MTS Bus lines 10, 30, and 44.
Access to the artist talk is included with Festival, VIP, and One Day Passes. Artist talks are included with Medium Review and Big Pass registration. Donation based drop-in attendance is available 30 minutes before the lecture start time.