KOLYSKA
09.06.2023 – 14.07.2023 Vernissage : 09.06 -19:00 IN Kurt Mühlenhaupt Museum Address: Fidicinstraße 40, 10965 Berlin "Kolyska" in Ukrainian means cradle, home (place of origin, birth of the new) and swing. (place of origin, birth of the new) and swing. The concepts of cradle and home imply familiarity and security, which were and security that have been taken away from both refugees and defending Ukrainians. The swing is a metaphor for life in a state of flux, ups and downs. depths. They signify the power of one's own impulse, but also that they are being pushed by someone else. By someone...
GOLDNARBEN
12.05.2023 - 31.10.2023 📍Where: Schloss Schönhausen Schonhausen Palace, Tchaikovsky Street 1,13156 Berlin The artists of the project are residents of the UCC. Supported by the Embassy of Ukraine in the Federal Republic of Germany. Kintsugi is a traditional method of restoring ceramics and porcelain. Its feature is to emphasize the traces of wrinkles with gold or silver paint, instead of completely hiding them, thereby forming a kind of "golden scars" This concept resonates with young Ukrainian art today, because artists focus on problems and traumas, instead of silencing them and masking them under a thick layer. Working in bomb shelters...
NATIONENCODE
Ukrainische Kulturfestival "Nationencode" 📍:26.02.2023 📍 :Hotel Aquino, Hannoverschestr 5b, 10115 Berlin Das Ukrainische Kulturfestival "Nationencode" fördert die ukrainische Kunst und die jetzt in Berlin lebenden ukrainischen Künstler:innen. Im Rahmen des Festivals werden sie ihre kreative Arbeit zeigen und gemeinsam mit Künstlerinnen aus anderen Ländern kulturelle Brücken bauen. Auf dem Programm stehen Auftritte ukrainischer, deutscher, französischer, australischer und amerikanischer Musiker:innen sowie eine Kunstausstellung mit Werken bekannter ukrainischer Maler:innen, die auch käuflich erworben werden können. Außerdem darf sich das Publikum auf traditionelle ukrainische Speisen und Getränke freuen. Die Ausstellung der Künstler wird von der Organisation UCC (Ukrainian Cultural Community) unterstützt @ucc_berlin Der Verein...
TESTAMENT OF BUCHA
At the center of the installation is a shot-up, burnt-out passenger car in which four civilians attempting to flee Bucha were killed by the Russian army. The scene of this damaged car contrasts with the clean surroundings of the Kurfürstendamm, confronting visitors with the reality of war and the daily struggle of Ukrainians. The “Testament of Bucha” exhibition documents the war crimes committed against the civilian population of Bucha and against civilians in occupied areas of the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kyiv regions of Ukraine. The destroyed car is a painful reminder of the ongoing war on the European continent, that is putting...