When?29 March at 18:00
Where?m. Nikolaev, shopping center “Portal”, 2nd floor (hall near the escalator to the 3rd floor)
Entrance to the exhibition — free
Curator: Serhiy Melnichenko
A well-known school of conceptual and art photography in the South of Ukraine MYPHinvites to the exhibition five winners and winners of the subgrant program, who received 750$ within the project “Mykolaiv School of Photography (MYPH): Tattoos of War”.
In their photo projects, the artists tell personal stories of the inhabitants of the southern region of Ukraine, their experiences of living in the war. In this way, the authors create an art therapeutic effect through fixing the consequences of Russian aggression.
“The Tattoo of War project is about layers, layers. About collective memory. About reflections. About feelings and emotions. What will stay with us forever are our collective memories. Everyone has their own, but we all have the same thing. It's about pain,” the message says.
Featured artists:
Artem Gumilevsky — “Hands That Smell of Bread”
Veronica Mole — “Imprint of Memories”
Sofia Tchaikovska — “The Limit of Definition”
Oleksandr Savchuk — “Found Puzzle”
Ainur Sakisheva — “In History — War”
Also, the organizers will hold an art therapy photography workshop for a wide audience of Nikolaev.
The exhibition will last until April 28, 2024.
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Recall that the school of conceptual and art photography MYPH was founded by Serhiy Melnychenko in his hometown Mykolaiv. The training aims to promote and understand contemporary conceptual and artistic photography among artists. During Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Nikolaev photographers took an active volunteer position. Someone joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and some from artistic photography switched to documentary in order to record the consequences of the occupiers' actions. MYPH founder Sergey Melnychenko told UAPF readers about training young photographers, their projects, their projects, as well as impact of war on photography in Nikolaev.
The project “Mykolaiv School of Photography (MYPH): Tattoos of War” is supported under the program (re) connection UA 2023/24, implemented by NGO “Museum of Contemporary Art” and Ukrainian Emergency Art Fund (UEAF) in partnership with UNESCO and funded through the UNESCO Emergency Heritage Fund. The program (re) connection UA 2023/24 aims to restore connections between artists and their audiences, support artists as actors in preserving the cultural identity of Ukraine, implementing new approaches to the culture of memory, strengthening the resilience and adaptability of institutions, communities, artists to the challenges of wartime.
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
When?29 March at 18:00
Where?m. Nikolaev, shopping center “Portal”, 2nd floor (hall near the escalator to the 3rd floor)
Entrance to the exhibition — free
Curator: Serhiy Melnichenko
A well-known school of conceptual and art photography in the South of Ukraine MYPHinvites to the exhibition five winners and winners of the subgrant program, who received 750$ within the project “Mykolaiv School of Photography (MYPH): Tattoos of War”.
In their photo projects, the artists tell personal stories of the inhabitants of the southern region of Ukraine, their experiences of living in the war. In this way, the authors create an art therapeutic effect through fixing the consequences of Russian aggression.
“The Tattoo of War project is about layers, layers. About collective memory. About reflections. About feelings and emotions. What will stay with us forever are our collective memories. Everyone has their own, but we all have the same thing. It's about pain,” the message says.
Featured artists:
Artem Gumilevsky — “Hands That Smell of Bread”
Veronica Mole — “Imprint of Memories”
Sofia Tchaikovska — “The Limit of Definition”
Oleksandr Savchuk — “Found Puzzle”
Ainur Sakisheva — “In History — War”
Also, the organizers will hold an art therapy photography workshop for a wide audience of Nikolaev.
The exhibition will last until April 28, 2024.
Recall that the school of conceptual and art photography MYPH was founded by Serhiy Melnychenko in his hometown Mykolaiv. The training aims to promote and understand contemporary conceptual and artistic photography among artists. During Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Nikolaev photographers took an active volunteer position. Someone joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and some from artistic photography switched to documentary in order to record the consequences of the occupiers' actions. MYPH founder Sergey Melnychenko told UAPF readers about training young photographers, their projects, their projects, as well as impact of war on photography in Nikolaev.
The project “Mykolaiv School of Photography (MYPH): Tattoos of War” is supported under the program (re) connection UA 2023/24, implemented by NGO “Museum of Contemporary Art” and Ukrainian Emergency Art Fund (UEAF) in partnership with UNESCO and funded through the UNESCO Emergency Heritage Fund. The program (re) connection UA 2023/24 aims to restore connections between artists and their audiences, support artists as actors in preserving the cultural identity of Ukraine, implementing new approaches to the culture of memory, strengthening the resilience and adaptability of institutions, communities, artists to the challenges of wartime.
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
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