Date & Location
2022
Kyiv, Ukraine
2022
Kyiv, Ukraine
Cast sculptures of the artist's body with flowers and bullets inside, 2022
Most of the flowers inside the sculpture were personally gathered by Maria Kulikovska during the summer of 2020 at Arabat Spit. This is a narrow and long strip of land in the northeast part of the Crimean Peninsula, approximately ninety kilometers away from Maria's home. In 2022, Russians initiated a full-scale invasion from this very part of the Crimean Peninsula into northern Ukraine, and today it remains a territory of active military actions. The process of collecting flowers reminded the artist of her carefree childhood. Picking the flowers, the artist seems to return to her occupied home. The spent casings from eastern Ukraine were acquired by the artist on the black market.
Feet from the Bullets and Flowers series
Cast sculptures of the artist's body with flowers and bullets inside, 2022.
Hands from the Bullets and Flowers series
Cast sculptures of the artist's body with flowers and bullets inside, 2022.
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