On October 23, at the House of the Blackheads in Riga, the art projects Faces of Deportation and High Price To Pay / Ağır sınavlarğa baqmadan were presented as part of the QIRIM İÇÜN / FOR CRIMEA exhibition, within the cultural program of the Third Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform. 

The photo project titled “Faces of Deportation,” created by Crimean Tatar artist Zarema Yaliboylu, presents portraits of Crimean Tatars from different generations who survived the 1944 deportation and returned to their homeland. This art project aims to use photography to tell the story of a people whose rich history and culture have been subjected to destruction through historical falsification, the demolition of architectural landmarks, and the suppression of linguistic and cultural traditions over the centuries.

The installation High Price To Pay / Ağır sınavlarğa baqmadan reflects the return of the Crimean Tatars to their native land after years of exile. The exhibition shows the connection between cultural heritage and the daily lives of Crimean Tatars through household items, authentic clothing, and traditional crafts. It aims to convey not only the material heritage but also preserve the intangible memories of life before the deportation—memories of the peaceful, ordinary life that Soviet authorities took from the Crimean Tatars and that modern Russia continues to take today.

The installation features works and materials from the state enterprise Crimean House, the Crimean Tatar restaurant Musafir, Crimean Tatar ceramicist and curator of the Yol/Pathl project Rustem Skibin, the Crimean Tatar ceramics workshop Aqyar, the linen textile brand Ptashatam, and the traditional wooden candlestick workshop Triytsya Collections.

The exhibition was organized in collaboration with the Mission/Office of the Crimea Platform, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia, the British Embassy Kyiv, the media initiative Crimea Daily, the state enterprise Crimean House, the Ukrainian Institute, TRO Media, the ZMINA Human Rights Center, the Crimean Tatar restaurant Musafir, and the Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine.