How Did I Get to the Bomb Shelter: Multidisciplinary exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian artists

How did I get to the bomb shelter is a multidisciplinary exhibition of works by seven contemporary Ukrainian artists curated by Yulia Sapiha and produced by The Nordic House in Reykjavik. In the exhibition artists explore themes related to their personal experiences of war during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, longing for peace and security, their paths towards survival and hopes for the future.  From 23 February to 28 April the exhibition is open at Klaipeda Culture Communication center  exhibition hall (Didžioji Vandens str. 2, Klaipeda).

How did I get to the bomb shelter seeks to visualize the experiences of artists who came face to face with the war. Wartime is definitely about harshness, hatred and fear, but it is also about boundless courage, empathy and a heightened sense of love, which for many became a ’bomb shelter’. We might then ask: What paths lead to the artists personal shelter?

The works explore these topics in several dimensions, by creating a dialouge between the new surrounding reality in Ukraine and generated experiences from this reality. The viewer is immersed in the abstract history of Ukraine to enable experiencing this moment of before and after. Encouraging the questions: What will be left to restore and recreate when the war is over? How to find peace during these difficult times and keep hope alive for the future?

Exhibiting artists include Kinder Album (b. 1982), Mykhaylo Barabash (b. 1980), Jaroslav Kostenko (b. 1979), Sergiy Petlyuk (b. 1981), Olena Subach (b. 1980), Art Group Sviter (b. 1982) and Maxim Finogeev (b. 1987).

Klaipeda Culture Communication center  exhibition hall (Didžioji Vandens str. 2, Klaipeda) working hours: Wednesday – Sunday 11:00–19:00

Artists

• Art Group SVITER
• Elena Subach
• Kinder Album
• Maksym Finogeiev
• Mikhaylo Barabash
• Sergiy Petlyuk
• Yaroslav Kostenko