Exhibition about grain destroyed by Russians opens simultaneously in UK and Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainian artist Mariia Proshkovska has unveiled her international project Making Oddkin in the UK. The exhibition is being held simultaneously at the OUTPOST Gallery in Norwich and the Centre for Contemporary Art in Zaporizhzhia. The project includes a photo exhibit, a film and an installation. It can be viewed from 4 to 26 October.
Source: UP.Culture, citing the press service
Details: In her project, the artist has focused on the theme of grain destroyed by Russian attacks. The artist reinterprets it as a material for memory and restoration. Mariia used mixtures of clay, water and grain ash, which emphasise the joint work and interdependence that form the basis for reconstruction.
The artist wants to draw attention to the value of grain for Ukraine, as well as to the complex process of wheat production and distribution in the context of full-scale war and regular attacks.
"One of the foundations of my practice is to find common values with other cultures and, through them, form new connections between Ukraine and other countries. This can be seen in the project 'Making Oddkin – Unusual Kinship', which gave the exhibition its name," said Mariia Proshkovska.
Performances by the artist are also scheduled for the exhibition in the UK on 4 and 5 October. According to the curators, this part of the project serves as cultural diplomacy. In particular, it aims to remind the local audience in the UK about the realities in which Ukrainian farmers are working today.
The exhibition is part of the biennial Platforma 2025 festival organised by English arts organisation Counterpoints, which brings together artists with experience of migration, and is implemented in partnership with the AIDA Foundation, a Havas Village Ukraine charitable initiative.
Mariia Proshkovska is a conceptual and socially engaged artist from Kyiv who lives between Ukraine and the UK. Her work focuses on gender social studies, the impact of trauma on society, and feminism.
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