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Bullets and Flowers

Date & Location

2022

Kyiv, Ukraine

PROJECT DETAILS

Cast sculptures of the artist's body with flowers and bullets inside, 2022

Story

Most of the flowers inside the sculpture were personally gathered by Maria Kulikovska during the summer of 2020 at Arabat Spit. This is a narrow and long strip of land in the northeast part of the Crimean Peninsula, approximately ninety kilometers away from Maria's home. In 2022, Russians initiated a full-scale invasion from this very part of the Crimean Peninsula into northern Ukraine, and today it remains a territory of active military actions. The process of collecting flowers reminded the artist of her carefree childhood. Picking the flowers, the artist seems to return to her occupied home. The spent casings from eastern Ukraine were acquired by the artist on the black market.

Maria Kulikovska, Feet from the Bullets and Flowers series, 2022
Maria Kulikovska, Feet from the Bullets and Flowers series, 2022
Maria Kulikovska, Feet from the Bullets and Flowers series, 2022
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Feet from the Bullets and Flowers series

Cast sculptures of the artist's body with flowers and bullets inside, 2022.

Hands from the Bullets and Flowers series. Cast sculptures of the artist's body with flowers and sleeves inside, 2022
Hands from the Bullets and Flowers series. Cast sculptures of the artist's body with flowers and sleeves inside, 2022
Hands from the Bullets and Flowers series. Cast sculptures of the artist's body with flowers and sleeves inside, 2022
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Hands from the Bullets and Flowers series

Cast sculptures of the artist's body with flowers and bullets inside, 2022.