You will never understand

2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Annual performance series

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Since 2020, this performance has been held on the last Sunday of August – Donetsk’s anniversary, which corresponds with Miner's Day In Ukraine. After ten years of the city’s occupation by the Russian Federation, the performance serves as an act of commemoration, where personal experiences and memories become a means of preserving cultural and social identity.

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The title "You Will Never Understand" is a purposeful provocation that at first divides the audience into those who share similar experiences and those who do not, only leading to a deeper understanding later: one does not need to fully experience or comprehend another’s trauma to show respect for it and support politically.

Over the years, the performance has evolved from a therapeutic ritual into a performative tour through Tempelhofer Feld. Since 2025, it has incorporated interviews with my grandmother, as well as observations about the weather, her wishes, and her recollections. The performance is rewritten and adapted each year in response to the changing socio-political climate, allowing its form and content to shift alongside the circumstances in which the commemoration takes place.

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