Voices From Ukraine

Exhibition opening: 23 September 2025 (Tuesday), 7 pm
Place: Labirynt Gallery, Księdza Jerzego Popiełuszki Street 5, Lublin
Languages: event in Polish, Ukrainian translation by Volodymyr Dyshlevuk; no Polish Sign Language translation
On view until: 16 November 2025 (Tuesday–Sunday, noon–7 pm)

Participating artists:
Kateryna Aliinyk, Katya Buchatska, Bohdan Bunchak, Vasylyna Buryanyk, Dasha Chechushkova, Davyd Chychkan, Danylo Pavliy, Nikita Kadan, Zhanna Kadyrova, Vlodko Kaufman, Kinder Album, Roman Khimei & Yarema Malashchuk, Yana Kononova, Yevhen Korshunov, Pavlo Kovach, Sofiia Kozlova, Sasha Kurmaz, Volodymyr Kuznetsov, Nataliia Lisova, Krystyna Melnyk, Sevilâ Nariman-qizi, Denys Pankratov, Andrii Pidlisnyi, Kateryna Pokora, Anton Saenko, Sana Shahmuradova Tanska, Mykyta Shklyaruk, Elena Subach, Karina Synytsia, Vasyl Tkachenko (Lyakh)

Curatorial team:
Daryna Skrynnyk-Myska, Waldemar Tatarczuk

Cooperation: Mateusz Wszelaki

‘Voices From Ukraine’ is an exhibition that presents the crises of the contemporary world from the perspective of a country defending itself against neo-imperial Russian military aggression. Artists from Ukraine draw attention to various aspects of this reality—from personal experiences of war to the broader context of threats to democracy, freedom, and the environment.

The exhibition explores how the war impacts everyday life and imagination—not only for those directly experiencing it, but for all of us who live in its shadow. Although the war in Ukraine has been ongoing for eleven years, and the full-scale invasion for over three, it still feels distant to many people living outside the country. Yet what is happening today beyond the eastern border concerns the future of us all—a future in which democracy, peace, and freedom are no longer taken for granted.

In the face of the growing influence of authoritarian regimes, art becomes a space for reflection and action. It helps us imagine different scenarios—a future that can still be changed. The artists participating in the exhibition give voice to their experiences, fears, and hopes, showing that imagination can be a form of resistance.

It is not only a story about war, but above all, about responsibility—for the world we have and the one we are still creating.

The exhibition in Lublin is the main part of the ‘Voices From Ukraine’ project. It is accompanied by two other exhibitions: ‘Voices From Ukraine. Borderlands’ at BWA Zielona Góra (from 5 September), which focuses on the motif of the border—physical and mental—as an existential and geopolitical metaphor; and ‘Voices From Ukraine. Landscapes’ at BWA Wrocław (from 26 September), which reflects on the impact of the war on nature, space, and collective identity. Together, they create a palimpsest of works created at a special moment in history, prompting reflection on what the future might look like.

Labirynt Gallery, 23.09–16.11.2025
In collaboration with:
BWA Wrocław: 26.09.2025–25.01.2026
BWA Zielona Góra: 5.09–26.09.2025

Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland from the Culture Promotion Fund