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Exhibition 'From Inside' at Festival d'Avignon highlights Ukraine's war stories

Exhibition 'From Inside' at Festival d'Avignon highlights Ukraine's war stories
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Main image: Garry Efimov. Faces of memory. 

"TEMNYI DMYTRO VIKTOROVYCH. February 7, 1991 – December 7, 2019. Junior Sergeant, squad leader of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was killed due to shelling in the village of Vilnyi near the town of Zolote in the Luhansk region. In the photo is his daughter Veronika."

 

Ukrainians continue to inform the world about Russia's war crimes. The exhibition From Inside at the Festival d'Avignon showcases the works of four Ukrainian photographers who strive to convey the horrors experienced by people in Ukraine during the war:

▪️ Alexander Chekmenev. Series: Citizens of Kyiv

▪️ Pavlo Dorohoi. The subway as shelter

▪️ Garry Efimov. Faces of memory, Selected images

▪️ Daria Svertilova. Temporary homes, Irreversibly Altered

In the From Inside project, the artists delve into the profound experiences and personal stories of Ukrainians. The works are exhibited in three locations across the city; details can be found via the link in the comments.

 

Temporary homes by Daria Svertilova

 

From Inside is exhibited in three locations:

Petit Paradis, 23 rue des Lices

  • July 4 – 21, Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00 > 13:00 – 15:00 > 20:00
    • "Temporary homes" and "Irreversibly Altered," Daria Svertilova
    • "Selected images" and "Faces of memory," Garry Efimov

Garden of La Manufacture, 2 rue des Écoles

  • July 4 – 21 (closed on July 10 and 17)
    • Monday to Sunday, 9:30 > 23:00
    • "Citizens of Kyiv," Alexander Chekmenev

Hall of the Hôtel de Ville, Place de l’Horloge

  • July 8 – 21, Monday to Friday, 8:30 > 16:30
    • "The subway as shelter," Pavlo Dorohoi

Admission is free.

The project's curator is Kateryna Radchenko, director of the Odesa Photo Days Festival.

The exhibitions are organized in partnership with La Manufacture collectif contemporain, Petit paradis, Odesa Photo Days, Hangar-Brussels, Hôtel de Ville d'Avignon.

The project Pavilion of the Future, Ukraine 2024: With Beating Hearts is implemented by the Ukrainian Institute and La Manufacture collectif contemporain with support from the IZOLYATSIA. Platform for Cultural Initiatives, Trans Europe Halles, and Malý Berlín, co-financed by the ZMINA: Rebuilding program created with the support of the European Union under a special project competition to support Ukrainian displaced persons and the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors. The project is supported by INSTITUT FRANÇAIS and the French Institute in Ukraine / Institut français d'Ukraine.

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