Svitanok / Sunrise Altarino

Svitanok (sunrise) is an assemblage of three artworks which form an altarino installation. It questions a never ending appropriation of Ukrainian culture by Russians.

The painting in the middle on top features a morning skygradient. It mounted in the icon corner, the sacred place for icon in the homes of Eastern Orthodox. In the beginning of the XX century Malevich, Ukrainian artist, placed his black square in the sacred corner to emphasize a significant shift in art. Today this shift is happening in Ukrainian society or even in whole Europe. Ukrainian people are fighting against darkness which came from Evil Empire to take our rights, free speech and
democracy.

On the right side is a homage to the icon Vyshhorodska Mother of God, a Byzantine icon originally gifted to Rus’ and found its home in the city of Vyshhorod. However, in 1169, the Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal stole the icon and took it to Vladimir, then sent his army to destroy Kyiv, the capital of Rus’.

On the left is a black hole swirl inspired by the craters on the ground from missiles made of black coal and refers to the fields of Donetsk region and resamples the endless abyss.