Monumental landmarks leftover from Ukraine’s Soviet era, the vast mosaics scaling Kyiv’s walls are at once a symbol of Ukrainian cultural heritage and a reminder of the spread of propaganda through its streets. Ravaged by war, and falling into disrepair – chiselled away by modernization – preserving the mosaics has become an important act of resistance, recognizing their significance to the nation’s art history as their presence is threatened by Russian occupation.
As the artist couple behind Kyiv art collective LISOVA 3, Svitlana Hryb and Serhii Spizhovyi are reclaiming the mosaics’ legacy by developing a large-scale street memorial from found fragments, approaching art as a metaphor for preserving Ukrainian identity. Embodying the unity of fragmented parts, mirroring the makeup of the country itself, the project becomes the focus of short documentary Mosaics of Kyiv, directed by Kyrylo Svietashov and Svitlana Symakova. …read more at nowness.com
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