In war

In circumstances of peace, we usually perceive culture as something on the borderline of education and entertainment, or use the word “culture” as a synonym for art. But what if it is not the culture of a society that impacts the choice to commit or not to commit violence? To destroy or to create? To hurt or to heal? Since 2014, Ukraine has been fighting for its own territories and people on them. From 2022 — for democracy and humanism in opposition to russian terror. In recent years, artists in Ukraine have been mostly engaged in activist art and work a lot with memory, shaping Ukrainian narratives to replace artificial Soviet ones. Modern Ukraine is only 31 years old, and also through art it is gaining its subjectivity. From this article you will understand why this is happening now (again).