{"id":67532,"date":"2025-03-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppu.gov.ua\/press-center\/u-predstavnytstvi-vidbudutsia-publichni-ekskursii-vystavkoiu-tin-vid-vody\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:22:48","slug":"u-predstavnytstvi-vidbudutsia-publichni-ekskursii-vystavkoiu-tin-vid-vody","status":"publish","type":"press-center","link":"https:\/\/ppu.gov.ua\/en\/press-center\/u-predstavnytstvi-vidbudutsia-publichni-ekskursii-vystavkoiu-tin-vid-vody\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Tours of the Shadow of Water Exhibition to Be Held at the Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Shadow of Water<\/em> exhibition is dedicated to 11 years of resistance against the occupation of Crimea. It tells the story of defiance that exists in silence, gestures, preserved artifacts, and art. The exhibition honors those who resist assimilation\u2014both those who remain in occupied Crimea and those who have been forced to leave but continue to preserve their homeland through memories, creativity, and culture. Each featured artist speaks about Crimea, transforming memory into a form of resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A significant part of the exhibition is devoted to Crimean Tatar artists, who maintain a connection with their homeland through art, despite it being temporarily beyond the front line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artists from mainland Ukraine also reflect on their personal experiences of losing their homes. Nastia Shcherban, an artist originally from the Kherson region, explores memory and identity in her Preserving the Biome <\/em>work, depicting them as hidden seeds waiting to sprout once they return to their native soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artists investigate the connection between people and space through memory artifacts. Katya Buchatska’s work Chokrak Black<\/em> is a painting made with pigment derived from the mud of Chokrak Lake in Crimea. She frequently uses natural materials\u2014adding soil, sand, or mud to paint\u2014as a way to maintain a link to a place. The fine-dispersed mud of Crimea, once known for its healing properties, now serves only as a reminder of occupation. “Crimea is my heart\u2019s insufficiency. That\u2019s why creating \u2018Chokrak Black\u2019 was particularly painful,”<\/em> says the artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another dialogue with Crimea through symbolic objects is explored by artist Stas Turina, who has only visited the peninsula once. His installation Laboratory of Dreams<\/em> invites visitors to interact with associative artifacts that evoke memories and personal reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are pleased to announce three curated tours of the exhibition in March, led by Khrystyna Burdym and Darka Dryhola:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n