The premiere of “Radar” at Villa Decius. An evening that proved literature truly crosses borders 19.11.2025
The trilingual Radar has returned with a new issue – bold, demanding, and painfully relevant. The premiere at Villa Decius brought together not only readers but also members of the diplomatic corps, artists, and everyone for whom literature is a tool of dialogue. It was an evening that reminded us that words still hold the power to change reality.
The trilingual Radar has returned with a new issue – bold, demanding, and painfully relevant. The premiere at Villa Decius brought together not only readers but also members of the diplomatic corps, artists, and those for whom literature is a tool of dialogue. It was an evening that reminded us that words still hold the power to shape reality.
The latest issue of Radar was launched at the Villa Decius Institute for Culture – the only trilingual literary magazine in Europe, which for years has been creating a shared space for Polish, Ukrainian, and German cultures. The theme of this edition, “Troublesome Places”, opens a discussion about spaces that are hidden, overlooked, or uncomfortable. These are precisely the places where contemporary reality is reflected: full of tension, silence, and questions that must be asked even when answers are not easy.
Among the guests were key representatives of public and diplomatic life: Holger Mahnicke, Consul General of Germany in Kraków, and Valentyna Kuzmin, Vice-Consul of Ukraine in Kraków. Their presence was more than a gesture of support. It clearly signaled that intercultural dialogue – especially today – is not an optional add-on to public life but its foundation. Radar, with its consistently transnational formula, fits perfectly into this mission.
A central moment of the evening was the conversation with the issue’s authors – Joanna Mueller and Wojciech Wilczyk. Moderated by Jan Burnatowski, the discussion quickly revealed that “troublesome places” are not only a literary concept. They are points where memory, emotion, experience, and social responsibility intersect. The authors shared the background of their work, inviting the audience to take a closer, more conscious look at the places – both geographical and mental – that we often bypass.
Radar is more than a magazine. The new issue continues the mission that has guided the project from the beginning: to create a space for meeting and exchange. Three languages, three perspectives, and a multitude of voices resonating with one another, complementing and challenging each other. This unique publication is created at Villa Decius thanks to the work of writers, translators, and the editorial team, all of whom believe that literature can be a powerful tool for connecting people.
The newest edition is, as always, available online for free:
www.e-radar.online
The latest issue of Radar was launched at the Villa Decius Institute for Culture – the only trilingual literary magazine in Europe, which for years has been creating a shared space for Polish, Ukrainian, and German cultures. The theme of this edition, “Troublesome Places”, opens a discussion about spaces that are hidden, overlooked, or uncomfortable. These are precisely the places where contemporary reality is reflected: full of tension, silence, and questions that must be asked even when answers are not easy.
Among the guests were key representatives of public and diplomatic life: Holger Mahnicke, Consul General of Germany in Kraków, and Valentyna Kuzmin, Vice-Consul of Ukraine in Kraków. Their presence was more than a gesture of support. It clearly signaled that intercultural dialogue – especially today – is not an optional add-on to public life but its foundation. Radar, with its consistently transnational formula, fits perfectly into this mission.
A central moment of the evening was the conversation with the issue’s authors – Joanna Mueller and Wojciech Wilczyk. Moderated by Jan Burnatowski, the discussion quickly revealed that “troublesome places” are not only a literary concept. They are points where memory, emotion, experience, and social responsibility intersect. The authors shared the background of their work, inviting the audience to take a closer, more conscious look at the places – both geographical and mental – that we often bypass.
Radar is more than a magazine. The new issue continues the mission that has guided the project from the beginning: to create a space for meeting and exchange. Three languages, three perspectives, and a multitude of voices resonating with one another, complementing and challenging each other. This unique publication is created at Villa Decius thanks to the work of writers, translators, and the editorial team, all of whom believe that literature can be a powerful tool for connecting people.
The newest edition is, as always, available online for free:
www.e-radar.online
Coming soon: a photo gallery and Wilczyk’s exhibition
The premiere was accompanied by the opening of an exhibition by Wojciech Wilczyk – one of the issue’s authors. His photographs offer not only a visual extension of the theme, but also an independent commentary on how we perceive space and history.
The premiere was accompanied by the opening of an exhibition by Wojciech Wilczyk – one of the issue’s authors. His photographs offer not only a visual extension of the theme, but also an independent commentary on how we perceive space and history.