Patriotic art project The Wall gathers Ukrainian and international artists to create murals in five cities to show unity and opposition to the aggressor country. The first in the series was a mural in Vienna, created in collaboration with Ukrainian Nikita Kravtsov and Frenchman Vincent Paronneau.
The Wall is a symbol of resistance, stability and protection that keeps Europe from war. But the call of the project is greater – it is associated with the cult album of Pink Floyd, a rock opera that tells the story of a hero who is separated from the rest of the world by a wall behind which he fights evil. The art project will be supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and the State Agency of Ukraine for Arts and Art Education.
The organizers invited famous Ukrainian and international artists to create the murals. This effectiveness reproduces the organic nature of cooperation and commonwealth of European countries and Ukraine, breathes freedom and will.
“Murals are our response to Russia’s barbaric aggression on the cultural front in the war unleashed by Putin. The policy of destruction and liquidation of Ukrainian identity is one of the key elements of Russia’s war against Ukraine. In our temporarily occupied territories, the Russian invaders are closing Ukrainian schools and imposing their language and history. Just as it was done for centuries with regard to the Crimean Tatars, whose cultural heritage, history and traditions were simply denied. If somewhere the invaders cannot physically throw down the collar, they simply resort to terror. Thus, since February 24, the Russian occupiers destroyed 87 religious objects, 13 museums, 38 historical buildings, 38 cultural buildings, 18 monuments, 10 libraries, and 2,660 educational institutions. The list is updated daily. Today, Ukraine is fighting not only for the right to exist, but also defends its right to be a member of the European family,” said Emine Japarova, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
As part of the art project, murals will also be created in Berlin, Geneva, Marseille and Ankara from November 1 to December 25, 2022.
