Born in 1993 and 1992 in Ukraine, Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Khimei have been working as a filmmaker and visual artist duo since 2016. Their work examines the lingering structures of post-imperial power and their impact on a new generation of Ukrainians, caught between historical trauma and an uncertain future.
Through multi-channel video installations and cinematic narratives, they capture the fractured nature of reality, where collective memory and personal experience intertwine. The duo’s practice reflects on the role of the extra, the unseen figures of history, and the ways in which individuals navigate shifting political and social landscapes of contemporary Ukraine and beyond.
In 2026, TBA21 / the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza dedicated them a major solo exhibition titled “Pedagogies of War”. Their work is also presented this year with the Fondazione In Between Art Film show ‘Canicula’ in Venice, at PinchukArtCentre show ‘Still Joy’ in Kyiv and Venice, and at Jam Factory in Lviv. In 2025, they received the Curators’ Prize at OFFSCREEN for their installation You Shouldn’t Have to See This, which has been presented on several occasions, notably as part of “Dare to Dream”, a collateral event of the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024, as well as at their solo show at Kunstverein Hannover in 2025.
Their works have been exhibited in major institutions such as the 36th Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, PinchukArtCentre / Palazzo Contarini Polignac in Venice, Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, Albertinum in Dresden, Haus der Kunst in Munich, Castello di Rivoli in Turin, and Galeria Arsenał in Białystok. Gallerie Poggi has presented their work several times in Paris and at art fairs, including Frieze London and ARCOmadrid.
Their short film Additional Scenes (2024) won the main prize at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and at the Ukrainian Film Critics’ Awards, and their most recent short Homecoming (2026) premiered at ISFF Oberhausen. They have also received the VISIO Young Talent Acquisition Prize (2021) and the PinchukArtCentre Prize (2020). Their video works are held in several collections, including Fondazione In Between Art Film; Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein; Kontakt, Bucharest; TBA21; Frac Bretagne, Rennes; Kiasma, Helsinki; and M HKA, Antwerp, among others. Khimei and Malashchuk are members of the artistic collective Prykarpattian Theater.
Through multi-channel video installations and cinematic narratives, they capture the fractured nature of reality, where collective memory and personal experience intertwine. The duo’s practice reflects on the role of the extra, the unseen figures of history, and the ways in which individuals navigate shifting political and social landscapes of contemporary Ukraine and beyond.
In 2026, TBA21 / the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza dedicated them a major solo exhibition titled “Pedagogies of War”. Their work is also presented this year with the Fondazione In Between Art Film show ‘Canicula’ in Venice, at PinchukArtCentre show ‘Still Joy’ in Kyiv and Venice, and at Jam Factory in Lviv. In 2025, they received the Curators’ Prize at OFFSCREEN for their installation You Shouldn’t Have to See This, which has been presented on several occasions, notably as part of “Dare to Dream”, a collateral event of the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024, as well as at their solo show at Kunstverein Hannover in 2025.
Their works have been exhibited in major institutions such as the 36th Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, PinchukArtCentre / Palazzo Contarini Polignac in Venice, Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, Albertinum in Dresden, Haus der Kunst in Munich, Castello di Rivoli in Turin, and Galeria Arsenał in Białystok. Gallerie Poggi has presented their work several times in Paris and at art fairs, including Frieze London and ARCOmadrid.
Their short film Additional Scenes (2024) won the main prize at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and at the Ukrainian Film Critics’ Awards, and their most recent short Homecoming (2026) premiered at ISFF Oberhausen. They have also received the VISIO Young Talent Acquisition Prize (2021) and the PinchukArtCentre Prize (2020). Their video works are held in several collections, including Fondazione In Between Art Film; Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein; Kontakt, Bucharest; TBA21; Frac Bretagne, Rennes; Kiasma, Helsinki; and M HKA, Antwerp, among others. Khimei and Malashchuk are members of the artistic collective Prykarpattian Theater.