60th Venice Biennale: Ukraine Presented the Project "Weaving Nets" and Distributed a map of Bomb Shelters in Venice
On 18 April, the opening ceremony of the National Pavilion of Ukraine at the 60th Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art took place in Italy. This year, Ukraine is presenting the project "Weaving Nets" curated by Victoria Bavykina and Max Gorbatsky.
"Weaving Nets" is a group project that presents the works of Katia Buchatska, Lia and Andrii Dostliev, Andrii Revkovskyi, and Daniil Rachynskyi in an architectural space designed by Oleksandr Burlaka.
The title of the project, Weaving Nets, comes from the practice of collectively weaving camouflage nets, which was common among Ukrainians during the full-scale invasion. This act is explored as a symbol of collective resistance in the face of war.
The 60th Venice Biennale is held under the theme "Foreigners Everywhere". The Ukrainian pavilion will address the issues of otherness through personal experiences of war, emigration, assimilation in new societies and language transformation under the pressure of Russian military aggression.
As part of the promotional campaign, the Ukrainian pavilion has also created a map of bomb shelters in Venice, which is being distributed to visitors to the Venice Biennale, according to Suspilne Kultura.
The map is also available online. In particular, the map shows that one of the bomb shelters is located near the Ukrainian pavilion.
"After the Second World War, bomb shelters became relics of the past. However, in Ukraine, since 2022, due to constant Russian missile attacks throughout the territory, bomb shelters have again become an important shelter for people. Knowing where the nearest shelter is has become a matter of life and death. Every Ukrainian, wherever they go, automatically takes into account the nearest air raid shelter, ready to use it in the event of an air raid alert," the map description reads.
