Illya Pavlov

NUCLEAR SCAR: PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE

International Poster Exhibition – 40 Years After Chernobyl

November 24 – December 1, 2026

FB Design Gallery at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences

The year 2026 marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It has left a deep imprint on the collective memory—in Ukraine and far beyond. It represents a rift in history, a rupture in our trust in technology, and a shadow that lingers to this day.

Forty years later, the questions arise once more: Who bears responsibility? Who remembers? And what is the price of silence? This historic event served as the starting point for an international poster competition followed by a traveling exhibition. Students from the “100 Poster Battle” course taught by Prof. Lars Harmsen at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts also participated.

November 25, 2026 – Prof. Illya Pavlov as a Guest at MOP2

To mark the exhibition, the Department of Design at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts welcomes Prof. Illya Pavlov from Kharkiv/Graz, one of the curators of the international project. Together with Prof. Lars Harmsen, he will lead a cyanotype workshop, to which all interested parties are cordially invited.

Registration: lars.harmsen@fh-dortmund.de

10:00 a.m. – Cyanotype workshop

with Prof. Illya Pavlov and Prof. Lars Harmsen

5:00 p.m. – Lecture by Prof. Illya Pavlov as part of the lecture series dESIGN12+

6:00 p.m. – Opening reception for the exhibition

NUCLEAR SCAR: PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE

“40 YEARS AFTER CHERNOBYL”

Organizer: Association of Graphic Designers “4th Block,” Kharkiv, Ukraine

Curators

Prof. Oleg Veklenko (Ukraine)

Prof. Agnieszka Ziemiszewska (Poland)

Prof. Illya Pavlov (Austria/Ukraine)