Exhibition “Lace of Memory” 29.11.2020
In the memory of the victims of the Great Famine in Ukraine (1932-1933)
In the memory of the victims of the Great Famine in Ukraine (1932-1933)
An Ukrainian papercuts exhibition “Lace of Memory”
On the anniversary of the Great Famine in Ukraine, you can admire stunning papercuts by Daria Alyoshkina under the Villa Decius’s Archways.
The story of the Great Famine is shown on pieces of embroidery which present pictures created based on testimonies of those who survided the genocide. These incredibly intricate works tell the story of the repression during the Great Famine and make one reflect about the black boards, the law of spikelets, the closed borders of the starving Ukraine. They also express the Ukrainian resistance against the Bolshevik government.
The author of the projects is DARIA ALYOSHKINA – a masterful artist, who not only gave new life to the ancient Ukrainian papercutting craft, but also turned it into a modern art and showed to the world through her enormous artworks. The artist’s love for papercuts is deeply rooted in her childhood spent in a picturesque village in the Vinnytsia Oblast, where her parents, both renowned artists, moved from Kiev after the birth of their children. This was the place where Daria once again learnt to perceive tradition, read symbols, feel them around her, and grasp a deep sense of the surrounding nature. During the preparation of the “Lace of Memory” project, she mostly used her own memories, as well as the stories of people who survived the Great Famine.
The interview with Daria Alyoshkina read here:
https://willadecjusza.pl/en/events/exhibition-lace-of-memory
An Ukrainian papercuts exhibition “Lace of Memory”
On the anniversary of the Great Famine in Ukraine, you can admire stunning papercuts by Daria Alyoshkina under the Villa Decius’s Archways.
The story of the Great Famine is shown on pieces of embroidery which present pictures created based on testimonies of those who survided the genocide. These incredibly intricate works tell the story of the repression during the Great Famine and make one reflect about the black boards, the law of spikelets, the closed borders of the starving Ukraine. They also express the Ukrainian resistance against the Bolshevik government.
The author of the projects is DARIA ALYOSHKINA – a masterful artist, who not only gave new life to the ancient Ukrainian papercutting craft, but also turned it into a modern art and showed to the world through her enormous artworks. The artist’s love for papercuts is deeply rooted in her childhood spent in a picturesque village in the Vinnytsia Oblast, where her parents, both renowned artists, moved from Kiev after the birth of their children. This was the place where Daria once again learnt to perceive tradition, read symbols, feel them around her, and grasp a deep sense of the surrounding nature. During the preparation of the “Lace of Memory” project, she mostly used her own memories, as well as the stories of people who survived the Great Famine.
The interview with Daria Alyoshkina read here:
https://willadecjusza.pl/en/events/exhibition-lace-of-memory