FRAGMENTS OF UKRAINE

Lives marked by war, everyday life disrupted by unjust loss.

The large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has left millions of people homeless. Nearly 11 million residents have been forced to leave their homes. Some of them have found refuge abroad, while others remain displaced within their own country.

The exhibition Fragments of Ukraine is a response to these realities. It captures the loss of security and existence under the burden of constant aggression. Home, which should be a place of security, growth, family, and friendship, is falling apart. 

The main theme is the human dimension of the war conflict, the lives of those who have unjustly become its victims. Their fates are reflected in the form of fragments of civilian buildings hit by Russian missiles. The ruins of homes collected from public spaces, where they lay scattered on the ground like traces of a destroyed future. The view of the ruins conveys a deeper awareness of the consequences of the invasion, which go beyond statistics. 

Peter Baran responds to the war in a country that is our immediate neighbor in a physically tangible way through installations, sculptures, and photographs. 

The exhibition project was supported by public funds in the form of a grant from the Fund for the Support of the Arts.

Curated by Fanny Elisabeth Pekarčíková and Hana Ontkocová.

Supported using public funding by Slovak Arts Council.
Realizáciu diel výstavného projektu podporil z verejných zdrojov formou štipendia Fond na podporu umenia.