An exhibition documenting the ongoing war in Ukraine from the perspectives of local women opened yesterday at the National Human Rights Museum in New Taipei City.
“When Temporary Becomes the Ordinary: Days of War for Ukrainian Women,” a free exhibition organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Gendermuseum in Ukraine, showcases footage, photographs and sounds from Ukraine after the war began on Feb. 24 last year.
The exhibition is scheduled to run until Nov. 21.
Photo: CNA
A work titled Inner Shelter is a collage of sounds collected by artist Mariana Savchenko during her evacuation after fighting began.
Savchenko recorded her heart rate with a monitor on six dates to document how her body responded to the experience.
Gendermuseum director Tentiana Isaieva said in a video that the exhibition is “a collection of women’s stories about the war,” documenting their thoughts, experiences and losses, as well as their love for life and Ukraine.
Through the “horrible reality” told by women of Ukraine, the world can be reminded that “war is the biggest evil that brings only suffering” and that “we must join our power so that democracy wins,” Isaieva said.
The exhibition focuses on women because they have a special and important role during wartime, said Sherry Lee (李雪莉), editor-in-chief for The Reporter, which helped organize the exhibition.
Oleksandr Shyn, cofounder of Ukrainian Voices, another organizer, said his group was founded after the invasion with one goal: to deliver truth about Ukraine to the world.
“We’ve been trying to tell the world that Ukrainians are not just news, that Ukrainians are not just a death toll and statistics,” Shyn said.
Separately the United Ukrainian Ballet Company is scheduled to perform in Taiwan for the first time next week.
The troupe has scheduled three performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday next week at the Taipei Music Center, each of which consists of 13 pieces and acts that include classics such as Giselle and Carmen, and modern works such as Alexei Ratmansky’s Wartime Elegy.
Also on the program is Radio and Juliet, a ballet by choreographer Edward Clug set to the music of Radiohead, said UDN Fun Life, which organized the shows.
The troupe consists of more than 60 self-described “refugee Ukrainian dancers” who fled their homeland after Russia’s invasion.
With the help of Dutch ballerina Igone de Jongh and her manager Mattijs Bongertman, the refugees were provided shelter in The Hague, Netherlands, where the troupe was later formed.
The troupe has performed in the UK, Australia, Singapore, and the US, and has captivated audiences, UDN Fun Life said.
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