August 14 – September 14Bakery
"Ukraine – The Last Stronghold of Light": an exhibition of 28 contemporary Ukrainian artists
From August 14 to September 14, the Bakery of the National Sanctuary “Sophia of Kyiv” will host the exhibition “Ukraine – The Last Stronghold of Light”, featuring the works of 28 contemporary Ukrainian artists.
The opening will take place on August 14 at 4:00 PM.
Exhibition Concept
Ukraine is a living wound on the body of civilization, through which the world learns about itself. It is a mirror in which Europe sees its own fatigue, and where the ideals of democracy are tested for authenticity. Here, amid the rubble of the old world—between the concrete ruins of apartment blocks and the torches on barricades—a new ethic is being born: one of resistance, sacrifice, and memory.
Ukraine is a civilization that fiercely holds onto culture, even when violence surpasses all limits. Here, a song becomes a bullet, a prayer becomes armor, and an image becomes an act of resistance. Goodness here is not sentimentality, but a choice. Not comfort, but heroism.
Evil seeks to make people indifferent, because indifference is stronger than hatred. Indifference is the death of love. And so, evil triumphs not when cities are destroyed, but when the ability to weep over their ruins is lost.
Ukraine is a place of resistance. It is a heart that continues to beat in the chest of a dead world. It is a citadel of meaning in a time of disintegration. When history seems to have lost its logic, Ukrainians restore its dignity.
Europe, long accustomed to stability, now fears to look into the Ukrainian window. For it reflects the true cost of freedom. It reminds us that convenience does not equal truth. That peace is not the absence of war, but the presence of dignity. And it is Ukraine that pays for this dignity — again and again.
Ukraine is an unyielding stronghold of freedom. It is a soul that never signed a capitulation. It is the nation’s nerve, which has become a litmus test for all civilization. It is the light that shines from within the darkness — without turning away. And as long as it burns, the darkness has not won.– Oleksandr Liapin
Exhibiting Artists:Petro Bevza, Olha Bereziuk, Anastasiia Budnikova, Max Vityk, Andrii Hurenko, Ihor Husiev, Yurii Denysenkov, Oleh Zhyvotkov, Serhii Korniievskyi, Hanna Kryvolap, Oleksii Lytvynenko, Oleksandr Liapin, Sasha Makarska, Mykola Matsenko, Vadym Petrov, Anastasiia Podervianska, Vasyl Riabchenko, Stepan Riabchenko, Vasyl Savchenko, Serhii Savchenko, Tiberii Silvashi, Maryna Skuhareva, Oleksandr Sukholit, Oleh Tistol, Nata Trandafir, Olesia Trofymenko, Andrii Tsoi, Valerii Shkarupa.
Project Curator: Teiatna Savchenko
Supported by: Triptych Art Gallery
FREE ENTRY TO THE EVENT(with a valid entrance ticket to the Sophia of Kyiv museum complex)– Full ticket: 400 UAH– Discounted ticket: 200 UAH– Combat veterans do not need to purchase a ticket.