French Artist Memorializes Ukraine's Fallen Soldiers
- By AFP
Portraits of deceased Ukrainian soldiers painted by French street artist Christian Guemy on pieces of shell crates have been displayed to the public in Kyiv. The Guerre En Ukraine (War In Ukraine) exhibit is located in the War Museum's Exhibition Center in the Ukrainian capital.
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Relatives of deceased Ukrainian soldiers react to some of the portraits painted by French street artist Christian Guemy. His exhibition Guerre En Ukraine (War in Ukraine) opened in the Exhibition Center of Kyiv's War Museum on July 8.
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The exhibition includes video, installation, wall paintings, personal items of fallen soldiers, and their portraits, which were created over 18 months while the artist worked in Ukraine.
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A relative reacts to portraits of soldiers who were killed.
For Guemy, the people of Ukraine have been a source of inspiration for his work. The artist fashioned murals of Dmytro Kotsyubaylo, the youngest battalion commander in the Ukrainian Army, known as "Da Vinci." The death of the 27-year-old, who was killed in battle in Bakhmut, was a transformative moment in Ukraine's resistance against the Russian invasion.
For Guemy, the people of Ukraine have been a source of inspiration for his work. The artist fashioned murals of Dmytro Kotsyubaylo, the youngest battalion commander in the Ukrainian Army, known as "Da Vinci." The death of the 27-year-old, who was killed in battle in Bakhmut, was a transformative moment in Ukraine's resistance against the Russian invasion.
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The exhibit also features portraits of those who say they witnessed Russian war crimes, resistance fighters, and portraits of war reporters.
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A woman comforts a child as they view portraits of fallen Ukrainian soldiers.
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The portraits have had an emotional impact on visitors.
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A tribute portrait of AFP journalist Arman Soldin, who was killed near Bakhmut this year, also hangs in the exhibit that runs until August 8.
Guemy is continuing to produce works focusing on Ukraine.
Guemy is continuing to produce works focusing on Ukraine.
