Nothing personal, it’s just war
performance, 43 min
object: military radio parts created by Telefunken for the Luftwaffe, metal, plaster, wood, glass, 30x40 cm
sound: Stories of Ukrainian girls aged 14-17 who were deported under the OST plan for forced labor to Germany during World
War II and worked in factories and companies engaged in the production of weapons
sound by Daria Veshtak (sirakusy)
realized within Check.Peace project, curator Kateryna Tarabukina, supported by Vitsche e.V., Prague Civil Society Centre,
Platform TЮ
Kulturbrauerei, Berlin, Germany
performance screening, exhibition «Check.Peace», curator Kateryna Tarabukina, Monitor Ukraine #13 program, Theater
Magdeburg, Germany
2023-2024
In her performance, Tetiana Kornieieva explores the topic of forced labor during the Second World War in Kulturbrauerei in Berlin. Through extensive research of archival materials, the artist discovered that some of Ukrainian women who were deported to Germany for forced labor under the OST plan were assigned to work for the Telefunken company, which was also involved in weapons manufacturing during the war. Being in a hopeless situation,
Ukrainian forced laborers became hostages of the idea of "nothing personal, it's just business", which is still on the table nowadays. Through her artworks, Tetiana addresses the collective memory of Ukrainians and raises the question as to why the significant events that greatly impacted Ukrainian’s lives during and after World War II remain largely unexpressed in the public spaces of Berlin.
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photo Roman Overko