In this project in Chernivtsi, I continue the series of works "Welcome"
The idea of the project was to create two large 3x2 m canvases and a series of linocuts (installation sketches)
On the topic of "Soviet "liberation" terror". The works were located in two locations: the Local History Museum is located in the center of Chernivtsi at the address: str. O. Kobylyanska, building 28 and the Armenian Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul is an active Armenian Catholic church of the eastern rite in the city of Chernivtsi. It was built and consecrated in 1875, it functions intermittently during the stay of Soviet power in Bukovina. and a local history museum.
It was in these places in 1944 that brutal actions took place the then community of Chernivtsi. Such as stalking, wiretapping, abuse and murder. Violation of a person's right to freedom of worldview and religion in Ukraine, which in this context is closely related to historical events in the city of Chernivtsi.
Namely, the closing of the Armenian Church by the Soviet authorities to create a bomb shelter.
The paintings were created as part of the Art-Residence "Frontera Frustrate: Unspoken Identities"
Curators: Taras Polatayko, artist, director of TsCM Bunker
Waldemar Tatarchuk, artist, director of Galeria Labirynt (Poland)
and the curator of the theoretical part of the residence:
Oleksandr Sushinskyi, art critic, lecturer, curator of the Bunker Museum of Contemporary Art
The project is supported by the European Union and the House of Europe program
Dates of residency: August 1-30, 2020, Chernivtsi
Materials: Canvas, acrylic, carpet letterpress, typographic paint.
year of execution 2020
Vertical canvas 3x2m. kept in a private collection: Martin Roiter/Martin Roiter
The horizontal canvas 3x2 meters is kept in the private collection of: Igor Abramovich (Art dealer, art critic, curator, patron, art producer.)
